An historical dissertation on the prophetic scriptures of the Old Testament. Chiefly those of a chronological character; shewing their aspect on the present times, and on the destinies of the Jewish nation / by Matthew Habershon.

  • Habershon, Matthew, 1789-1852.
Date:
1840
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    years. yrs. mths, 2 Kings xviii, 2-10. Hezekiah ....(29) 29° 5 pee, Me Manasseh ....(55) 55 4 xxl, 19, Amon. 4i2's aie (2) Sue re pet be SLOSIAH 52s el vinie x (31) a hey xxii. 31. Jehoahaz...... +) 0 3 xxiii. 36, Jehoiakim....(11) 10 9 xxiv. 8. Jehoiakin .... (4) 0 3 Xxiv. 18. Zedekiah ...,(11) lhe 425 | VI. From the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Birth of Christ, 588 years. With regard to this era, as Scripture history here ends, the autbentic records of profane history * are the chief authorities for its chronology, checked and confirmed indeed by the books of Ezra and Nehe- miah, in connection with the “seventy weeks” of Daniel.}+ Its chief subdivisions are therefore the lead- ing events of profane history ; it will be sufficient to give the following: From the destruction of the Temple to the fall of Babylon by Cyrus .....ecececcenscevecas 52 years. From Cyrus to the fall of the Persian monarchy under Alexander .......50sieeecececetces 205 From Alexander to the establishment of the Roman EMPire iiss ce eis shew yee ee mere eaaee 304 From the commencement of the reign of Augustus to the birth OfAehipist S234 \esiew owes vse ee 27 588 * See ch. v. p. 96. + See ch. iv.