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Decree to rebuild Jerusalem:
Artaxerxes Longimanus 20th yr to Nehemiah
(Neh. 2:1-8,13,17), March 5, 444 B.C..
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Until Messiah, presentation of
Jesus as King, March 30th,
A.D. 33
(Luke 19:28-40)
LUNAR
YEARS (69 Sevens)
69 x 7 = 483 years, 483 years x 360 days/lunar year = 173,880 days
SOLAR
YEARS (March 5, 444 B.C. to March 30, A.D. 33)
444 B.C.
to A.D. 33 = 476
years (only one year between B.C. 1 and A.D. 1)
476 years x 365 days/year = 173,740 days
173, 740 days + 116 days in leap years + 25 days (March 5 - 30) = 173,880
days[1]
[1] �� John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, eds., The Bible knowledge commentary (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.) Dan. 9:26.