La chronologie et 607 av. n. è. · Claim record

L’argument central publié par l’organisation, celui sur lequel reposent les deux articles de 2011, est que la Bible énonce un exil de soixante-dix ans, que la Bible comme l’histoire profane situent le retour en 537 av. n. è., et qu’une destruction en 587 av. n. è. ne laisserait qu’un exil d’une cinquantaine d’années.

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Explication de l’organisation · 1 novembre 2011 Vérifié

L’argument central publié par l’organisation, celui sur lequel reposent les deux articles de 2011, est que la Bible énonce un exil de soixante-dix ans, que la Bible comme l’histoire profane situent le retour en 537 av. n. è., et qu’une destruction en 587 av. n. è. ne laisserait qu’un exil d’une cinquantaine d’années. Source: The Watchtower, 1 novembre 2011 Source: The Watchtower, 1 novembre 2011 Source: The Watchtower, 1 octobre 2011

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : « Toutefois, Jérémie et Daniel, des écrivains de la Bible, affirment expressément que l’exil des Juifs a duré 70 ans, et non 50. »

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

1 novembre 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.”

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Note sur la fiabilité. 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 clearest one-sentence statement of the organisation’s argument.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-chr-o-w-2011-1101-thesis

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

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

1 novembre 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.”

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

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-chr-o-w-2011-1101-why-trust-bible

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

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

1 octobre 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.

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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.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-chr-o-w-2011-1001-70-years-judah

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

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

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