The Egyptian history also agrees with the Assyrian and Babylonian records.
I don't think they were trying to stop Russel 2000 years later!
HB
Proof for the 586 date for the temple of Solomon
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anakolouthos
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Doug Mason
Firstly, I am not particularly fussed if one says Jerusalem was destroyed in 587 or a year later in 586.
Jack Finegan in his book "Light from the Ancient Past", pages 592-596 presents a detailed and balanced analysis of the dating of this event. After considering the options, Finegan decided "the seventh and tenth days of the fifth month when the city was finally destroyed were August 15 and 18, 586". If you wish, I could make an OCR scan of the pages.
The month of Ab (Jul/Aug) is the fifth month, whether the writer was using the Nisan (March/April) calendar or the Tishri (Sept/Oct) calendar: "We find ourselves concerned chiefly with two Jewish years, one beginning in the spring on Nisan 1, one beginning in the fall on Tishri 1. Regardless of which year is used, numbering of the months is normally in sequence from Nisan." Handbook of Biblical Chronology, Jack Finegan, Item 170 (page 92), also Item 167 (pages 90-91). See also "The Chronology of Ezra 7" by Horn and Wood.
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moomanchu
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ditto