Seventy Years

Seventy Years is a frequent number in Scripture, both symbolical and literal; e.g. the seventy years of Tyre's depression after its capture by Nebuchadnezzar till its relief by the downfall of Babylon (Isa 23:187); and especially the seventy years of, the Jewish captivity at Babylon (Jer 25:11; Jer 29:10). SEE CAPTIVITY.

⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.