Prophecy of Seventy Weeks
IN THE BIBLE, A PROPHECY (DAN. 9:24-27) GIVEN TO DANIEL BY THE ANGEL GABRIEL
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The Prophecy of Seventy Weeks is the narrative in chapter 9 of the Book of Daniel in which Daniel prays to God to act on behalf of his people and city (Judeans and Jerusalem), and receives a detailed but cryptic prophecy of "seventy weeks" by the angel Gabriel. The prophecy has proven difficult for readers, despite having been the subject of "intense exegetical activity" since the Second Temple period.