Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, 14.487:
‹This destruction befell the city of Jerusalem when Marcus Agrippa and Caninius Gallus were consuls of Rome on the hundred eighty and fifth Olympiad, on the third month, on the solemnity of the fast as if a periodical revolution of calamities had returned since that which befell the Jews under Pompey;¹ for the Jews were taken by him on the same day, and this was after twenty-seven years time.›
Pompey conquered Jerusalem on Monday May 30 in 64 BC or on Monday Sivan 1st 3698, of the Hebrew calendar¹.
Herod and Sosius conquered Jerusalem on Monday May 31 37 BC or on Monday Sivan 1st 3725, of the Hebrew calendar¹.
Antiquities XVII Chapter 8 records that Herod died: ‹having reigned since he had procured Antigonus to be slain thirty-four years: but since he had been declared King by the Romans thirty-seven.›
A reign of thirty-seven years from May 31 37 BCE marks 1 CE as the year of the death of Herod, which is in concordance with gospel records of Jesus Christ being born 1 CE: ‹in the time of Herod the King›— First Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ. For further see War of Varus.
¹Calculation procedure: exact the Julian year's weekday, date, and lunar phase to provide its accordant Hebrew calendar year's weekday and date.
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Even if Herod reign ended at 1 CE we still need to know when did Herod kill all the children 2 years and younger. Jesus was born of a Holy Ghost and a Virgin before the killing of the children by Herod in gMatthew.Trees of Life wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:55 pm Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, 14.487:
‹This destruction befell the city of Jerusalem when Marcus Agrippa and Caninius Gallus were consuls of Rome on the hundred eighty and fifth Olympiad, on the third month, on the solemnity of the fast as if a periodical revolution of calamities had returned since that which befell the Jews under Pompey;¹ for the Jews were taken by him on the same day, and this was after twenty-seven years time.›
Pompey conquered Jerusalem on Monday May 30 in 64 BC or on Monday Sivan 1st 3698, of the Hebrew calendar¹.
Herod and Sosius conquered Jerusalem on Monday May 31 37 BC or on Monday Sivan 1st 3725, of the Hebrew calendar¹.
Antiquities XVII Chapter 8 records that Herod died: ‹having reigned since he had procured Antigonus to be slain thirty-four years: but since he had been declared King by the Romans thirty-seven.›
A reign of thirty-seven years from May 31 37 BCE marks 1 CE as the year of the death of Herod, which is in concordance with gospel records of Jesus Christ being born 1 CE: ‹in the time of Herod the King›— First Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ. For further see War of Varus.
¹Calculation procedure: exact the Julian year's weekday, date, and lunar phase to provide its accordant Hebrew calendar year's weekday and date.