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70 years of Babylonian reign comes to an end
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Fulfillment of
Jer 25:11-12
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Cyrus begins his reign as king
Ezr 1:1
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Cyrus makes the 1st decree permitting the Jews to return and
rebuild Jerusalem (Not to be mistaken with
457BC: the time, mentioned in in Dan 8, when the last decree was given
by Artexerxes, which decree sealed the authority to finish such a
work or rebuilding. It took all 3 decrees for the work to go
forward and be completed. See
Ezr 6:14).