607, when the drought had lasted six years. Elijah's 

 drought in B.C. 910-906, or two cycles before B.C. 568- 

 564. Elisha's drought in B.C. 891-885 or two cycles 

 before B.C. 549-543. Abraham's drought in B.C. 1920 or 

 eight cycles before B.C. 552. 



Mention should also be made of the fact of the fulfilment 

 of the promise made in Jeremiah xxx, 3 : xxxi, 5, 6, that 

 after seventy years (B.C. 606-536) of desolation and 

 captivity (xxv, 8-12) were accomplished the Jews would 

 return to the land of their fathers in Palestine. See Daniel 

 ix, B.C. 538, and Ezra i, n, B.C. 536, in which the restor- 

 ation to Jerusalem is clearly set forth. 



The chronological investigation in the light of the testi- 

 mony of the monuments in Babylonia, Assyria and Kgypt, 

 already referred to,' establishes the accuracy of Usher's 

 dates for this particular period, as follows:— 



Monumental Date. Usher's Date. 



B.C. 621. Discovery of the book of the law BC. 624 



(Deuteronomy) in Josiah's 18th year 

 (II Kings, xxiii, f.f.). 



B.C. 597. Jehoichin(3mo). First deportation B.C. 599 

 of captives (including Jehoichin) to 

 Babylonia in the 8th year of Nebuchad- 

 nezzar (II Kings, xxiv, 12- 16). 



B.C. 586. Destruction of Jerusalem by the B.C. 588 

 Chaldeans in the 19th year of Nebu- 

 chadnezzar (II Kings, xxv, 8). Second 

 deportation of captives to Babylonia. 

 (II Kings, xxv, 1 — 21). 



B.C. 561. Jehoichin released from prison by B.C. 562 



Evil-Merodach in the 37th year of his 



