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is a frequent number in Scripture, both symbolical and literal; e.g. the seventy years of Tyre's depression after its capture by Nebuchadnezzar till its relief by the downfall of Babylon (Isa_23:15-17); and especially the seventy years of, the Jewish captivity at Babylon (Jer_25:11; Jer_29:10). SEE CAPTIVITY.