Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

The Prophecy of Seventy Septets (or literally 'seventy times seven') appears in the angel Gabriel's reply to Daniel, beginning with verse 22 and ending with verse 27 in the ninth chapter of the Book of Daniel,[1] a work included in both the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Bible; as well as the Septuagint.[2] The prophecy is part of both the Jewish account of history and Christian eschatology.

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Daniel 9

In chapter 9, Daniel records that an angel appears to him in response to his prayer and makes a proclamation regarding the timing of important events in the future regarding the people of Israel and the holy city of Jerusalem.