17 BC · Intertestamental
Herod begins rebuilding the temple
Herod began his great reconstruction of the temple, the Ussher record dating the start of building to 17 BC after two years of assembling materials. The Jews' "forty-six years" (John 2:20) counts from this work.
📖 John 2:20
20“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”