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Ask Elisha
Ask Elisha
4:23 PM
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Q: Why did Babylonians/Persians use the ascension year method

Hello 2 Kings 24:12 NKJV [12] Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner. According to the Old Testament, the siege of Jerusalem in 597 BCE too...

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KorvinStarmast
KorvinStarmast
9:52 PM
@curiousdannii I am so disappointed that we ended up with a close vote for this question. your answer is a great attempt at wrestling with a very hard and interesting question.
 
curiousdannii
curiousdannii
10:46 PM
@KorvinStarmast Don't be, it's just one vote, and arguably it should be moved to BHSE
 

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