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Around AD 66, the Jews revolted against Rome. In the spring of AD 67, General [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vespasian Vespasian] of the Roman Empire led his legions to quickly seize Galilee, and by AD 68, he marched through Jericho and entered Jerusalem.

In the summer of AD 68, the siege was briefly lifted due to the death of Emperor [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nero-Roman-emperor Nero]. Subsequently, General Vespasian was acclaimed as emperor and returned to Rome. His son Titus besieged Jerusalem in the spring of AD 70 and, several months later, completely conquered the city. As Jesus prophesied, ~~“not~~ one stone here will be left on another” in the Temple of Jerusalem,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+24%3A1-2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 24:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and 1.1 million people killed while 97,000 were taken captive.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/romansiegeofjeru00furn/page/152/mode/2up?q=titus The Battle of Jerusalem], A.D. 66-70, XIV The Walls of Jerusalem, The Roman siege of Jerusalem, Furneaux Rupert, 1972</ref> The destruction of the Temple, completed just six years after its construction, marked the end of an era in Israel’s history.

In the summer of AD 68, the siege was briefly lifted due to the death of Emperor [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nero-Roman-emperor Nero]. Subsequently, General Vespasian was acclaimed as emperor and returned to Rome. His son Titus besieged Jerusalem in the spring of AD 70 and, several months later, completely conquered the city. As Jesus prophesied, “Not one stone here will be left on another” in the Temple of Jerusalem,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+24%3A1-2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 24:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and 1.1 million people killed while 97,000 were taken captive.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/romansiegeofjeru00furn/page/152/mode/2up?q=titus The Battle of Jerusalem], A.D. 66-70, XIV The Walls of Jerusalem, The Roman siege of Jerusalem, Furneaux Rupert, 1972</ref> The destruction of the Temple, completed just six years after its construction, marked the end of an era in Israel’s history.

===The Jews and Jerusalem===

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 Around AD 66, the Jews revolted against Rome. In the spring of AD 67, General [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vespasian Vespasian] of the Roman Empire led his legions to quickly seize Galilee, and by AD 68, he marched through Jericho and entered Jerusalem.
-In the summer of AD 68, the siege was briefly lifted due to the death of Emperor [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nero-Roman-emperor Nero]. Subsequently, General Vespasian was acclaimed as emperor and returned to Rome. His son Titus besieged Jerusalem in the spring of AD 70 and, several months later, completely conquered the city. As Jesus prophesied, “not one stone here will be left on another” in the Temple of Jerusalem,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+24%3A1-2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 24:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and 1.1 million people killed while 97,000 were taken captive.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/romansiegeofjeru00furn/page/152/mode/2up?q=titus The Battle of Jerusalem], A.D. 66-70, XIV The Walls of Jerusalem, The Roman siege of Jerusalem, Furneaux Rupert, 1972</ref> The destruction of the Temple, completed just six years after its construction, marked the end of an era in Israel’s history.
+In the summer of AD 68, the siege was briefly lifted due to the death of Emperor [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nero-Roman-emperor Nero]. Subsequently, General Vespasian was acclaimed as emperor and returned to Rome. His son Titus besieged Jerusalem in the spring of AD 70 and, several months later, completely conquered the city. As Jesus prophesied, “Not one stone here will be left on another” in the Temple of Jerusalem,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+24%3A1-2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 24:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and 1.1 million people killed while 97,000 were taken captive.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/romansiegeofjeru00furn/page/152/mode/2up?q=titus The Battle of Jerusalem], A.D. 66-70, XIV The Walls of Jerusalem, The Roman siege of Jerusalem, Furneaux Rupert, 1972</ref> The destruction of the Temple, completed just six years after its construction, marked the end of an era in Israel’s history.
 ===The Jews and Jerusalem===

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