Difference between revisions of "Seventy Years"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43766" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43766" /> == | ||
Psalm 90:10 Isaiah 23:15 Jeremiah 25:11 Jeremiah 29:10 2 Chronicles 36:21 Zechariah 1:12 Leviticus 25:1-7 Leviticus 26:34-35[[Sabbatical Year]] <p> Daniel meditated on Jeremiah's prophecy ( Daniel 9:2 ) and learned that 70 weeks of years were intended ( Daniel 9:24 ). See [[Seventy Weeks]] . </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8025" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8025" /> == | ||
<p> The period assigned by Jeremiah for the duration of the [[Jewish]] exile in [[Babylon]] (Jeremiah 25:11 , Jeremiah 25:12; Jeremiah 29:10; compare 2 Chronicles 36:21 f; Ezra 1:1; Daniel 9:2 ). If the period be reckoned from the date of the first deportation in the 4th year of [[Jehoiakim]] (2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:6 ff; Daniel 1:1 by another reckoning calls it the 3rd year), i.e. 606 | <p> The period assigned by Jeremiah for the duration of the [[Jewish]] exile in [[Babylon]] ( Jeremiah 25:11 , Jeremiah 25:12; Jeremiah 29:10; compare 2 Chronicles 36:21 f; Ezra 1:1; Daniel 9:2 ). If the period be reckoned from the date of the first deportation in the 4th year of [[Jehoiakim]] ( 2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:6 ff; Daniel 1:1 by another reckoning calls it the 3rd year), i.e. 606 [[Bc,]] till the decree of Cyrus, 536 [[Bc,]] the prediction was fulfilled to a year. See [[Captivity]] . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60076" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60076" /> == | ||
<p> is a frequent number in Scripture, both symbolical and literal; e.g. the seventy years of Tyre's depression after its capture by [[Nebuchadnezzar]] till its relief by the downfall of | <p> is a frequent number in Scripture, both symbolical and literal; e.g. the seventy years of Tyre's depression after its capture by [[Nebuchadnezzar]] till its relief by the downfall of Babylon ( Isaiah 23:15-17); and especially the seventy years of, the Jewish captivity at Babylon ( Jeremiah 25:11; Jeremiah 29:10). (See [[Captivity]]). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 22:47, 12 October 2021
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Psalm 90:10 Isaiah 23:15 Jeremiah 25:11 Jeremiah 29:10 2 Chronicles 36:21 Zechariah 1:12 Leviticus 25:1-7 Leviticus 26:34-35Sabbatical Year
Daniel meditated on Jeremiah's prophecy ( Daniel 9:2 ) and learned that 70 weeks of years were intended ( Daniel 9:24 ). See Seventy Weeks .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
The period assigned by Jeremiah for the duration of the Jewish exile in Babylon ( Jeremiah 25:11 , Jeremiah 25:12; Jeremiah 29:10; compare 2 Chronicles 36:21 f; Ezra 1:1; Daniel 9:2 ). If the period be reckoned from the date of the first deportation in the 4th year of Jehoiakim ( 2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:6 ff; Daniel 1:1 by another reckoning calls it the 3rd year), i.e. 606 Bc, till the decree of Cyrus, 536 Bc, the prediction was fulfilled to a year. See Captivity .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
is a frequent number in Scripture, both symbolical and literal; e.g. the seventy years of Tyre's depression after its capture by Nebuchadnezzar till its relief by the downfall of Babylon ( Isaiah 23:15-17); and especially the seventy years of, the Jewish captivity at Babylon ( Jeremiah 25:11; Jeremiah 29:10). (See Captivity).
