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Chronologie und 607 v. u. Z. · Claim record

Das zentrale veröffentlichte Argument der Organisation, auf dem beide Artikel von 2011 beruhen, lautet: Die Bibel nenne ein siebzigjähriges Exil, sowohl die Bibel als auch die weltliche Geschichte setzten die Rückkehr auf 537 v. u. Z. an, und eine Zerstörung im Jahr 587 v. u. Z. ließe nur ein Exil von etwa fünfzig Jahren übrig.

Claim ID claim-chronology-org-best-argumentConcerns 1. November 2011Erklärung der Organisation

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Erklärung der Organisation · 1. November 2011 Geprüft

Das zentrale veröffentlichte Argument der Organisation, auf dem beide Artikel von 2011 beruhen, lautet: Die Bibel nenne ein siebzigjähriges Exil, sowohl die Bibel als auch die weltliche Geschichte setzten die Rückkehr auf 537 v. u. Z. an, und eine Zerstörung im Jahr 587 v. u. Z. ließe nur ein Exil von etwa fünfzig Jahren übrig. Source: The Watchtower, 1. November 2011Source: The Watchtower, 1. November 2011Source: The Watchtower, 1. Oktober 2011

Die Position der Organisation oder ihre spätere Erklärung: „Wie die Bibelschreiber Jeremia und Daniel jedoch eindeutig erklären, waren die Juden nicht 50, sondern 70 Jahre im Exil.“

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Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watchtower, “When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part Two”

1. November 2011 · p.22 · par. 9 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“Biblical and secular history agree that this exile in Babylon ended after Cyrus conquered Babylon and freed the Jews, who returned to Jerusalem in 537 B.C.E. Since the Bible explicitly says that the exile lasted for 70 years, it must have begun in 607 B.C.E.”

The article opens by restating Part One’s four conclusions in a bulleted box, then sets out the arithmetic in a single sentence. The following paragraph notes that “most scholars date the destruction of Jerusalem at 587 B.C.E. This allows for only a 50-year exile.”

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watchtower, When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part Two

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Notes. The clearest one-sentence statement of the organisation’s argument.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-chr-o-w-2011-1101-thesis

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watchtower, “When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part Two”

1. November 2011 · p.27 · pars. 35-36 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“At present, the majority of secular historians believe that Jerusalem was destroyed in 587 B.C.E. However, the Bible writers Jeremiah and Daniel clearly state that the Jews were in exile for 70 years, not 50 years. (Jeremiah 25:1, 2, 11; 29:10; Daniel 9:2) Those statements strongly indicate that Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 B.C.E. As the above evidence shows, that conclusion has some secular support.”

The closing section, headed “Why Trust the Bible?”, continues: “Secular experts have repeatedly questioned the Bible’s accuracy. Yet, when more evidence is uncovered, the Bible record has time and again been vindicated.”

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watchtower, When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part Two

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Full document fetched from the Watchtower Online Library on 19 September 2026 and read in full; the quotation, the paragraph and the page were confirmed against the article text and its embedded page markers (span class=“pageNum”).

Notes. The organisation’s own summary of its case, and its best counter-argument, in its own words.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-chr-o-w-2011-1101-why-trust-bible

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watchtower, “When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part One”

1. Oktober 2011 · p.27 · pars. 9-11 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“So according to the Bible, the 70 years was a period of bitter punishment for Judah, and God used the Babylonians as the instrument for inflicting this severe chastisement.”

The article first states the alternative reading it rejects: “Instead of saying 70 years ‘at Babylon,’ many translations read ‘for Babylon.’ (NIV) Some historians therefore claim that this 70-year period applies to the Babylonian Empire. According to secular chronology, the Babylonians dominated the land of ancient Judah and Jerusalem for some 70 years, from about 609 B.C.E. until 539 B.C.E. when the capital city of Babylon was captured.” It then argues from Jeremiah 25:4-11 and Lamentations that the 70 years were aimed at Judah and Jerusalem.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watchtower, When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part One

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Full document fetched from the Watchtower Online Library on 19 September 2026 and read in full; the quotation, the paragraph and the page were confirmed against the article text and its embedded page markers (span class=“pageNum”).

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Notes. The article states the “for Babylon” reading of Jeremiah 29:10 before rejecting it; critics sometimes assert that the organisation never mentions it.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-chr-o-w-2011-1001-70-years-judah

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