Josephus is a Jewish historian and comments on this period and the 70 years thus I would think the Jews' own interpretation of when the 70 years began and ended would be pertinent, if only to modify or dismiss it if disagreed upon, but it's not ever mentioned.
Thank You JC for the refference material. You do have a point. That is interesting to read.
I was not able to acess the links because I am on dial-up right now and my pc is timming out constantly. But I want to come back to this later when I have faster access.
Thanks again.