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of_o nehemiah_n and_o sanballat_n which_o have_v be_v sufficient_o answer_v before_o §_o 14._o joh._n funccius_n henr._n buntingus_n lansbergius_n 6._o whether_o this_o computation_n of_o daniâ—l_a aught_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o time_n of_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n mention_v in_o ezr._n 7._o v._o 6._o and_o many_o of_o their_o follower_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o begin_n of_o these_o 70_o week_n ought_v to_o be_v fix_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n mention_v in_o ezra_n funccius_n appoint_v its_o beginning_n exact_o on_o the_o 12_o day_n of_o march_n when_o ezra_n and_o the_o jew_n begin_v their_o journey_n from_o the_o river_n ahava_n towards_o jerusalem_n but_o their_o hypothesis_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o wrong_a basis_n by_o confound_a artax_n longimanus_fw-la with_o artax_n memor_n beside_o that_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o this_o artaxerxes_n mention_v in_o ezra_n understand_v which_o of_o the_o two_o you_o will_v no_o particular_a command_n or_o edict_n be_v issue_v for_o rebuild_v the_o temple_n and_o holy_a city_n but_o only_o for_o the_o return_n of_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o jerusalem_n under_o the_o direction_n of_o ezra_n and_o since_o according_a to_o their_o own_o hypothesis_n the_o structure_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v complete_v before_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o 6_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n hystaspis_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o edict_n can_v have_v any_o relation_n to_o that_o mention_v by_o the_o 25._o the_o daniel_n 9_o for_o 25._o angel_n lansbergius_n to_o avoid_v this_o contradiction_n have_v invent_v this_o expedient_a that_o the_o two_o several_a mandate_n or_o edict_n issue_v by_o artaxerxes_n one_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n concern_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o direction_n of_o ezra_n the_o other_o in_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n concern_v the_o rebuilding_n 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§_o 15._o africanus_n and_o theodoretus_n and_o among_o our_o artaxerxes_n whether_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o computation_n be_v to_o be_v fix_v 〈◊〉_d time_n of_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n modern_a author_n tho._n lydiott_n joh._n temporarius_n corn._n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la joh._n vossius_fw-la and_o other_o who_o interpret_v the_o word_n in_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n of_o artasasta_n or_o artax_n longimanus_fw-la begin_v this_o epocha_n of_o the_o 70_o week_n with_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o this_o reign_n when_o nehemiah_n go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o rebuild_v the_o wall_n and_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n but_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n temp._n rest_n l._n 12._o c._n 32._o de_fw-fr doct._n temp._n diony_n petau._n patronize_v this_o opinion_n which_o however_o he_o explain_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n we_o do_v say_v he_o agree_v for_o the_o most_o part_n with_o those_o who_o begin_v these_o 70_o week_n with_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o