Many claim that Jehovah's Witnesses have made up the date of 607 B.C.E. as the date of when the Jews began serving Babylon to fit with their own convenient chronology, but is that true? Well, most biblical historians agree that Babylon fell in 539 BCE and the captives were released a couple of years later according to the Cyrus Cylinder. 70 years prior to 537 BCE is 607 BCE. But where do we get the date from? Secular historians and secular history? No. We get it from the Bible. Jehovah's Witnesses believe the Bible to be infallible. So what does the Bible say? At Jeremiah 29:10, Jehovah says, "When 70 years at Babylon are fulfilled, I will turn my attention to you, and I will make good my promise by bringing you back to this place [Jerusalem]." However, the NIV translates this as "70 years for Babylon," suggesting that the 70 years applies to Babylon rather than to Jerusalem. But is this correct? Judge for yourself. At Daniel 9:2, Daniel wrote: "...