Clarification on the 70 Years

by KW13 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  KW13

  This is a question i probably ask five times a year but oh well

  I have;

  609 BC — The Babylonians defeat the Assyrians
  605 BC — The Babylonians defeat the Egyptians/Nebuchadnezzar becomes King
  597 BC — Babylonians capture Jerusalem following a siege - Exile of prominent Jews
  586 BC - Jerusalem & Temple destroyed.
  539 BC - Babylon called to account. 70 Years ended.

  My problem is explaining Daniel 9:1-2.

  Is he referring to the same 70 years or perhaps to the fact the temple was rebuilt in 516BC, 70 years after its destruction in 586.

  Also;

  Do the Witnesses accept that Nebuchadnezzar began ruling in 605 BCE?
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  wannabefree

  Have you read Gentile Times Reconsidered ? Good book.
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  KW13

  I heard that, would love the chance to sometime. Will check Amazon someday
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  Ding

  KW13,

  One suggestion I've read for the desolation of Daniel 1:1-2 is:

  586: Destruction of the temple

  516: Completion of 2nd temple in 6th year of Darius (Ezra 6:15; Zech. 7:1,5)
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  KW13

  thanks ding