Pompey's Capture of Jerusalem

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Fact

Pompey captured Jerusalem in 63 BC on the Day of Atonement

Evidence

• Every ancient author who gives a date agrees on 63 BC

• Josephus explicitly states it was on the Day of Atonement (10th of 7th month)

• Roman consular records confirm the date

• No ancient source places it in any other year

• This provides an anchor for calculating Herod's capture 27 years later

Read in Context

• The Reign of Herod

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Herod's Age At Appointment High Herod's Capture of Jerusalem Very High

This is one of the most securely dated events in Jewish history of this period. It serves as an anchor point for dating Herod's capture of Jerusalem exactly 27 years later.