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70 Years of Babylonian Captivity  to  Start of John the Baptist: 611 Years

586 BC - Judah's 70 Years Captivity Started 2 Kings 22:21

+ 3 X 7 years

586 BC - 68th Jubilee    Jubilees failed = 8 years; Total = 60

565 BC - End of 40 Years of Iniquity for Judea. Favorable conditions for Judea

+ 2 X 777 X 7 Days

539 BC September 25 - Battle of Opis - Babylonian Nobonidus against Cyrus of Persia

539 BC October 15 - Fall of Babylon, Start Medo-Persian Empire - Silver breast and arms

538 BC - Decree of Cyrus to rebuild Jerusalem,

536 BC - 69th Jubilee  Jubilees failed = 8 years; Total = 68 years

536 BC - Daniel computed when Captivity will end. Plans made for Temple Construction

535 BC - 2nd month - Foundation laid for Temple Construction

+ 2 X 777 X 7 Days

529 BC - 1st Jubilee Year. 69th missed Jubilee

522 BC - 2nd Jubilee Year. 70th missed Jubilee.

520 BC - Restarted building of Temple, 66th year captivity

516 BC - End of 70 years of Babylonian Captivity - Start of Judean return

+ 1 year

515 BC - 3rd Jubilee - Dedication of the Temple

+ 70 years

486 BC - 70th Jubilee - 8 Jubilees Celebrated

458 BC - 7th Year of Artaxerxes - Decree to Rebuild the walls and the city - 80 years after Cyrus

445 BC - 70 years after Dedication of the Temple

+ 70 years

436 BC - 71st Jubilee - 8 Jubilees Celebrated

386 BC September 15 - 72nd Jubilee - 9th Grand Jubilee

375 BC June 1st - 140 years after Dedication of the Temple - End of Malachi

400 years of silence

4 BC, June 11 - Gestation of John the Baptist, 9 days after Pentecost

3 BC, March 18 - Nisan 1 - Birth of John the Baptist

26 AD June 1 - Start of John’s ministry , Sabbath