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In Jeremiah 25:11 are the seventy years literal?

In Jeremiah 25:11 are the seventy years literal?

Jeremiah 25:11 KJV

And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Were the seventy years of serving Babylon a duration of time or were they literal cal…

Must Acts 13:21 mean that Saul reigned 40 years?

Must Acts 13:21 mean that Saul reigned 40 years?

Acts 13:21 is usually taken to mean that Saul reigned 40 years. However, some hold that the forty years are to include Samuel’s time on the scene before Saul’s reign began. Here are the revelant verses in the NIV:

20 All this took about 4…

When was Egypt uninhabited for 40 years?

When was Egypt uninhabited for 40 years?

Ezekiel 29:10-11 (NLT – emphasis added):

I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia. For forty years not a soul w…

Was the ministry of Jesus 3 1/2 years or 70 weeks?

Was the ministry of Jesus 3 1/2 years or 70 weeks?

Was the ministry of Jesus 3 1/2 years or 70 weeks?
"The Gospels record that exactly seventy weeks – four hundred and ninety days – transpired from the day that Yeshua was baptized in water until the day he fulfilled his initial missio…