70 years of Temple destruction (aug 7, 587 BC – oct 18, 517 BC)
Description:
Zechariah 1:12 "Then the angel of the Lord said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which you have been angry these seventy years?”> Compare to Ezekiel 8-10. Anger AFTER the exile started.
Temple restoration complete "the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king."
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Date:
aug 7, 587 BC
oct 18, 517 BC
~ 69 years