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37 Yr From Herod's Roman Appointment (dec 1, 40 BC – jan 26, 1 BC)

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Flavius Josephus: Herod died after a day that the Jews observe as a fast which happened just before an eclipse of the moon (...); after he had reigned for 34 years from the time when he had put Antigonus to death, and for 37 years from the time when he had been appointed king by the Romans (...); before the Passover (Jewish Antiquities XVII:166-167, 191, 213).

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dec 1, 40 BC
jan 26, 1 BC
~ 39 years