Footnote

“Seventy weeks.” Heb., sha·vu·ʽimʹ shiv·ʽimʹ; that is, 70 weeks of years totaling 490 years. “Week of years” is mentioned in the Jewish Mishnah in Baba Metzia 9,x and in Sanhedrin 5,i. See H. Danby’s English translation of the Mishnah, 1950 ed., pp. 363, 388. Compare Le 25:8 ftns.