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- This number of years will take us back from the year in which Judea was finally desolated by Nebuzar-adan, bc 584, to the establishment of idolatry in Israel by Jeroboam, bc 975. "Beginning from "So he offeredª° upon¹ the altarª which¹ he had madeª° in Bethelª the fifteenthªª dayª of the eighthª month,ª [even] in the monthª which¹ he had devisedª° of his own heart;ª¹ and ordainedª° a feastª unto the childrenª of Israel:ª and he offeredª° upon¹ the altar,ª and burnt incense.ª°" {1Kg 12:33}. Ending "In the threeª and twentiethª yearª of Nebuchadrezzarª Nebuzaradanª the captainª of the guardª carried away captiveª° of the Jewsª sevenª hundredª fortyª and fiveª persons:ª all¹ the personsª [were] fourª thousandª and sixª hundred.ª" {Jer 52:30}."
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