The First Adam
Creation Year: 0
Jewish Year: Before inception
Western Year: 3977 BC

"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."
Genesis 2:7
King James Version

This is the inferred creation date of Adam according to scripture.

Not knowing the age of Adam when he was created, (i.e. was he created with the age of a man being 20 years old?) For the sake of this study these years are counted just as Scripture has it, the years Adam lived. Genesis 5:3-5 specifically states that Adam had lived 130 years when he begat Seth. This means that Adam's first year was as God had created him, a man.

Adam lived a total of 930 years.

Genesis 5:3-5

We don't know what year she was made, so I put her in the next year figuring that it took that time to name all the animals, Genesis 2:19-20.

Eve was formed from Adam's rib, Genesis 2:21-23

We don't know what year they fell so this is just to show the passage of time, Genesis 3:22-24.

We don't know what year she was tempted so this is just to show the passage of time, Genesis 3:6.

We don't know what year Eve gave birth so this is just to show the passage of time, Genesis 4:1.

We don't know what year Eve gave birth so this is just to show the passage of time, Genesis 4:2.

We don't know what year this happened so this is just to show the passage of time, Genesis 4:8.

Creation Year: 130
Jewish Year: Before inception.
Western Year: 3847 BC

Adam's age at the birth of Seth Genesis 5:3-5.

Seth lived 912 years, Genesis 5:6-8.

Why the difference in the Jewish calendar and the rendering of chronology according to Scripture?

While I struggled with this over the years, I waited on the Lord to show me the truth. The entire study, started over 7 years ago, has been one in pursuit of the truth. To quote Pilate, "...What is truth?..." The answer is found in Psalms 119:160, "Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgment endureth for ever." This is a prophecy of Jesus, "...the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...full of grace and truth." John 1:14.

So I say can you put down your ideas, your dogma, your desires to hear truth? The more I learn about the Lord and read His word, I can only conclude what Enoch had said, "But without faith it is impossible to please him..." Hebrews 11:6. Once in the Old Testament and twice in the New Testament it states that the Just shall live by faith.

When we are faced with a dilemma of contradictory information, where do you decide to turn to for the truth? Scientists? Archeologists? Your pastor? I emphatically decided before I even started this study that it was to find out the truth. My foundation being Scripture; that no matter how much evidence there was in history or encyclopedias, Scripture would overrule any information if it was contradictory to what is written in the word of God, Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:4, Hebrews 4:12.

So when I came to the impossible task of explaining away why there was a difference in the Jewish calendar and the chronology presented in Scripture, I waited on the Lord. Two years after completing the study, I found the answer in Hebraic Literature. To quote Yoma, fol.9, col. 1.,

"What is the meaning where it is written (Ps. x. 27), 'The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened;' 'The fear of the Lord prolongeth days' alludes to the four hundred and ten years the first Temple stood, during which period the succession of high priests numbered only eighteen. But 'the years of the wicked shall be shortened' is illustrated by the fact that during the four hundred and twenty years that the second Temple stood the succession of high priests numbered more than three hundred. If we deduct the forty years during which Shimon the Righteous held office, and the eighty of Rabbi Yochanan, and the ten of Rabbi Ishmael ben Rabbi, it is evident that not one of the remaining high priests lived to hold office for a whole year."

When I read this and other online sites on this topic, I realized that in order to cover up the dates of the Messiah, the calendar had to have been surreptitiously changed by the Jewish rulers of the time. Even before this action, the New Testament said they lied about Jesus' resurrection, knowing full well who He was (Matthew 27:62-66) and they paid the Roman soldiers large sums of money to be quiet about what really happened (Matthew 28:11-15). These passages showed the length to which they were willing to go to hide the truth. Even today, as Scripture states, they believe Jesus' body was stolen by His disciples. They knew where and when Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1-8), they knew exactly who He was, Jesus told them (Luke 4:16-22)! Some of the rulers knew and accepted Him, (John 3) and defended Him (John 7:50) and cared for His body (John 19:38-42) after the crucifixion.

To further this, the "Tract Abuda Zara" (rules and regulations concerning transaction of business with heathens) states, "The disciples of Elijah taught: The world will continue for six thousand years, the first two thousand of which were a chaos (Tahu), the second two thousand were of Torah, and the third two thousand are the days of the Messiah, and because of our sins many years of these have elapsed, and still he has not come." So if they believe this, then at 4000th year, the very year Jesus started His ministry they would have been on the lookout for the Messiah (Mark 1:15). They rejected Jesus, but accepted Barabbas and later Simon Bar Kokhba. The Talmud relates that Akiba ben Joseph credited Kokhba with the title "Messiah"! That is until he was killed by the Romans on the 9th of Av 135 AD. At his death they had to quickly correct themselves so they "declared Simon bar Kokhba a false messiah and renamed him Simon bar Kozeba ('Son of the lie')", TheFreeDictionary.com.

The Talmud, Sanhedrin, fol. 97, col. 1. states, "As the land of Canaan had one year of release in seven, so has the world one millennium of release in seven thousand years; for it is said (Isa. ii. 17), 'And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day;' and again (Ps. xcii. 1), 'A psalm or song for the Sabbath day,' which means a long Sabbatic period, and again (Ps. xc. 4), 'For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as the day of yesterday.'"

2 Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

For the sake of one righteous man the whole world is preserved in existence, as it is written (Prov. x. 25), "The righteous man is an everlasting foundation." This verse explains why the Rapture happens.

The Jewish calendar is an algorithm created in 359 AD (c.) so the author "started" different than the actual start of "time".

Creation Year: 235
Jewish Year: 19
Western Year: 3742 BC

The age of Seth when he had Enos , Genesis 5:6-8.

Enos lived 905 years, Genesis 5:11.

Creation Year: 325
Jewish Year: 109
Western Year: 3652 BC

The age of Enos when he had Cainan, Genesis 5:9-11.

Cainan lived 910 years, Genesis 5:14.

Creation Year: 395
Jewish Year: 179
Western Year: 3582 BC

The age of Cainan when he had Mahalaleel, Genesis 5:12-14.

Mahalaleel lived 895 years, Genesis 5:17.

Creation Year: 460
Jewish Year: 244
Western Year: 3516 BC

The age of Mahalaleel when he had Jared, Genesis 5:12-14.

Jared lived 962 years, Genesis 5:20.

Creation Year: 622
Jewish Year: 406
Western Year: 3355 BC

The age of Jared when he had Enoch, Genesis 5:18-20.

Enoch lived 365 years because the Lord took him in a rapture, Genesis 5:22-24, Hebrews 11:5.

Creation Year: 687
Jewish Year: 471
Western Year: 3290 BC

The age of Enoch when he had Methuselah, Genesis 5:21.

Methuselah lived 969 years, the oldest in all of history, Genesis 5:27.

Creation Year: 874
Jewish Year: 658
Western Year: 3103 BC

The age of Mehtuselah when he had Lamech, Genesis 5:25.

Lamech lived 777 years, Genesis 5:31.

Creation Year: 930
Jewish Year: 714
Western Year: 3047 BC

Adam dies within a day, Genesis 5:5 Genesis 2:17 II Peter 3:8.

Creation Year: 987
Jewish Year: 771
Western Year: 2990 BC

Enoch is raptured, Genesis 5:23-24 Hebrews 11:5-6, because he pleased God. He was a prophet, Jude 1:14-15.

Creation Year: 1001
Jewish Year: 785
Western Year: 2976 BC

End of day one, beginning of day two, II Peter 3:8.

Creation Year: 1056
Jewish Year: 840
Western Year: 2921 BC

The age of Lamech when he had Noah, Genesis 5:28-31.

Noah lived 950 years, Genesis 9:29.

Creation Year: 1056
Jewish Year: 840
Western Year: 2921 BC

The age of Noah when he had Shem. This is a pitfall if not careful. In Genesis 5:32 it states that Noah was 500 years old when he had Ham, Shem and Japheth. This is a generalized statement because later in Genesis 11:10 is says that Shem had his first son 2 years after the flood at the age of 100. The flood occurred in Noah's 600th year, Genesis 7:6.

602 - 100 is 502. Shem was born when Noah was 502 years old.

Shem lived 600 years, Genesis 11:10-11.

Creation Year: 1656
Jewish Year: 1440
Western Year: 2321 BC

Noah lives another 350 years for a total of 950 years.

On 17 Heshvan 1440 Noah and his family went into the ark and that same day the flood waters were broken up, Genesis 7:11-13, and it flooded for 40 days and 40 nights, Genesis 7:17.

Another 150 days (Genesis 7:24, 8:3) the waters increased until 19 Nisan 1440 when they abated. It was on that day the waters "abated", that is, they started to recede. According to Genesis 8:4 the ark rested 2 days earlier on the 7th month, the 17th day (17 Nisan 1440). It is Nisan because it wasn't a leap year so there was no Adar II. The waters decreased (Genesis 8:5) until the 10th month when on the 1st day of the month (1 Tammuz 1440) the mountain tops could be seen - I guess like little islands.

Noah waited 40 days (Genesis 8:6, 12 Av 1440) to send out the raven and the dove - the dove returned. Seven more days he sent out the dove, who had returned (19 Av 1440), and again the dove returned. Yet 7 more days Noah waited and sent the dove out again, not to return (Genesis 8:12, 26 Av 1440).

Methuselah dies (Year of the Flood) Noah is 600 years old, Genesis 5:26-27, Genesis 7:6.

Creation Year: 1657
Jewish Year: 1441
Western Year: 2320 BC

Finally in the 601st year of Noah's life, 1st month 1st day (Genesis 8:13, 1 Tishri 1441) the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark.

They all possibly left the ark when the ground was dry on the 27th of Heshvan 1441 (Genesis 8:14), interestingly exactly 365 days, according to the dates provided in scripture, the serial day number, and the Jewish calendar.

Creation Year: 1658
Jewish Year: 1442
Western Year: 2319 BC

The age of Shem when he had Arphaxad, Genesis 11:10-11.

Arphaxad lived 438 years, Genesis 11:12-13.

Creation Year: 1693
Jewish Year: 1477
Western Year: 2284 BC

The age of Arphaxad when he had Salah, Genesis 11:12.

Salah lived 433 years, Genesis 11:14-15.

Creation Year: 1723
Jewish Year: 1507
Western Year: 2254 BC

The age of Salah when he had Eber, Genesis 11:16.

Eber lived 464 years, Genesis 11:16-17.

Creation Year: 1757
Jewish Year: 1541
Western Year: 2220 BC

The age of Eber when he had Peleg, Genesis 11:16.

Genesis 10:25 states "...Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided..." the answer as to what was divided, Genesis 10:32, Deuteronomy 32:8, Acts 17:26.

I believe this was the time of the tower of Babel, Genesis 11:9.

Peleg lived 239 years, Genesis 11:18-19.

Creation Year: 1787
Jewish Year: 1571
Western Year: 2190 BC

The age of Peleg when he had Reu, Genesis 11:18.

Reu lived 239 years, Genesis 11:20-21.

Creation Year: 1819
Jewish Year: 1603
Western Year: 2158 BC

The age of Reu when he had Serug, Genesis 11:20.

Serug lived 230 years, Genesis 11:22-23.

Creation Year: 1849
Jewish Year: 1633
Western Year: 2128 BC

The age of Serug when he had Nahor, Genesis 11:22.

Nahor lived 148 years, Genesis 11:24-25.

Creation Year: 1878
Jewish Year: 1662
Western Year: 2099 BC

The age of Nahor when he had Terah, Genesis 11:24.

Terah lived 205 years, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:32.

Creation Year: 1948
Jewish Year: 1732
Western Year: 2029 BC

The age of Terah when he had Abram, Genesis 11:26.

Abram lived 175 years, Genesis 25:7.

Creation Year: 1958
Jewish Year: 1742
Western Year: 2019 BC

Sarai is born (Abram's wife-to-be), deduced from, Genesis 17:17.

Creation Year: 2001
Jewish Year: 1785
Western Year: 2001 BC

End of day two, beginning of day three, II Peter 3:8.

Creation Year: 2006
Jewish Year: 1790
Western Year: 1971 BC

Noah died (58th year of Abram), Genesis 9:28-29.

Creation Year: 2023
Jewish Year: 1807
Western Year: 1954 BC

Abram leaves Haran with Lot by the call of God, Genesis 12:1-5.

Creation Year: 2023
Jewish Year: 1807
Western Year: 1954 BC

This is the time of the sacrifices to God and God promises Abram an heir, Genesis 15:9, Galatians 3:17. Genesis 15:13. A promise of heir and affliction of 400 years. It is here I believe that the 430 years start not only because God Himself says 400 (from Isaac), but Exodus 12:40-41 says "430 years" in verse 40 and emphasizes it in verse 41 by saying "this selfsame night", the Passover, and the sacrifice God made Abram execute in Genesis 15:9.

Creation Year: 2033
Jewish Year: 1817
Western Year: 1944 BC

Abram takes Hagar, after 10 years in the land (Genesis 16:3-4), to be his wife and she becomes pregnant.

Creation Year: 2034
Jewish Year: 1818
Western Year: 1943 BC

Genesis 16:16.

Creation Year: 2047
Jewish Year: 1831
Western Year: 1930 BC

Genesis 17:4-27.

Creation Year: 2048
Jewish Year: 1832
Western Year: 1929 BC

Abraham's age at the birth of Isaac, Sarah is 90, Genesis 17:17.

Isaac lived 180 years, Genesis 35:28.

Creation Year: 2053
Jewish Year: 1837
Western Year: 1924 BC

Isaac is weaned. Ishmael (19 years old) and Hagar are cast out, Genesis 21:14. The start of the affliction of 400 years (Galatians 3:17). This year is 30 years since Abraham's call and promise of his seed being slave for 400 years. It is here that I break from tradition, but from here on, you will need to pay attention to what scripture says. From here to the Exodus scripture is purposefully vague to weed out any who do not wish to know the truth. This study is but a written document of what the Spirit has shown me through scripture. Let His words speak. (Genesis 21:9-13)

Creation Year: 2085
Jewish Year: 1869
Western Year: 1892 BC

Genesis 23:1-2.

Creation Year: 2088
Jewish Year: 1872
Western Year: 1889 BC

Isaac married Rebekah, Genesis 25:20.

Creation Year: 2108
Jewish Year: 1892
Western Year: 1869 BC

Isaac's age at the birth of Jacob and Esau, Genesis 25:26.

Jacob lived 147 years, Genesis 47:28.

Creation Year: 2108
Jewish Year: 1892
Western Year: 1869 BC

Isaac's age at the birth of Jacob and Esau, Genesis 25:26.

Creation Year: 2148
Jewish Year: 1932
Western Year: 1829 BC

Esau married Judith, Genesis 26:34.

Creation Year: 2184
Jewish Year: 1968
Western Year: 1793 BC

I know the following seems incredable, but if you count the age of Joseph and the age of Jacob when he went to Egypt it is amazing that Jacob was so old when he took Rachel and Leah, but here it is, Genesis 37:2-3.

Jacob asks for Rachel's hand, but needs to work 7 years for her, Genesis 29:18-21.

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Creation Year: 2191
Jewish Year: 1975
Western Year: 1786 BC

Jacob is tricked and given Leah instead of Rachel, so he works another 7 years, Jacob marries Rachel a week later, but must work another 7 years for her, though they be married, Genesis 29:25-30.

During these next 7 years all 11 sons and 1 daughter are born to Jacob!

Creation Year: 2192
Jewish Year: 1976
Western Year: 1785 BC

The age when Rueben is born to Jacob, Genesis 29:32.

Creation Year: 2193
Jewish Year: 1977
Western Year: 1784 BC

The age when Simeon is born to Jacob, Genesis 29:33.

Creation Year: 2194
Jewish Year: 1978
Western Year: 1783 BC

The age when Levi is born to Jacob, Genesis 29:34.

Creation Year: 2195
Jewish Year: 1979
Western Year: 1782 BC

The age when Judah is born to Jacob, Genesis 29:35.

Creation Year: 2196
Jewish Year: 1980
Western Year: 1781 BC

The possible age when Dan is born to Jacob, Genesis 30:1-13.

Creation Year: 2197
Jewish Year: 1981
Western Year: 1780 BC

The possible age when Naphtali is born to Jacob, Genesis 30:1-13.

Creation Year: 2196
Jewish Year: 1980
Western Year: 1781 BC

The possible age when Gad is born to Jacob, Genesis 30:1-13.

Creation Year: 2197
Jewish Year: 1981
Western Year: 1780 BC

The possible age when Asher is born to Jacob, Genesis 30:1-13.

Creation Year: 2196
Jewish Year: 1980
Western Year: 1781 BC

The possible age when Issachar is born to Jacob, Genesis 30:17-24.

Creation Year: 2197
Jewish Year: 1981
Western Year: 1780 BC

The possible age when Zebulun is born to Jacob, Genesis 30:17-24.

Creation Year: 2198
Jewish Year: 1982
Western Year: 1779 BC

The possible age when Dinah (Daughter) is born to Jacob, Genesis 30:17-24.

Creation Year: 2198
Jewish Year: 1982
Western Year: 1779 BC

The age when Joseph is born to Jacob, Genesis 30:25-34.

Joseph lives 110 years, Genesis 50:26.

Creation Year: 2199
Jewish Year: 1983
Western Year: 1778 BC

Jacob works another 6 years for the cattle, Genesis 31:41.

Creation Year: 2205
Jewish Year: 1989
Western Year: 1772 BC

Jacob's name is changed to Israel, a good a date as any, Genesis 32:28.

Creation Year: 2212
Jewish Year: 1996
Western Year: 1765 BC

At some time, Benjamin is born and Rachel dies, Genesis 35:17-20.

Creation Year: 2216
Jewish Year: 2000
Western Year: 1761 BC

Israel made Joseph a coat of many colors, Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers at the age of 17, Genesis 37:2.

Creation Year: 2217
Jewish Year: 2001
Western Year: 1760 BC

God blesses Joseph and he works for Potiphar, Genesis 39:1-6.

Creation Year: 2226
Jewish Year: 2010
Western Year: 1751 BC

Joseph is made ruler of Potiphar's house, Genesis 39:7-10.

Creation Year: 2227
Jewish Year: 2011
Western Year: 1750 BC

Joseph is put into prison because of the lie of Potiphar's wife, but God is with him and helps him with interpreting dreams, Genesis 40:5. God shows him the meaning of the dreams and asked the butler to remember him to Pharaoh, Genesis 40:14-15, but he is forgotten of for two years until the Lord gives Pharaoh a dream that needs interpreting.

Creation Year: 2228
Jewish Year: 2012
Western Year: 1749 BC

Isaac dies at 180 years old (Genesis 35:27-28) with Jacob at his side.

Creation Year: 2229
Jewish Year: 2013
Western Year: 1748 BC

Two years later Joseph is taken to Pharaoh to interpret his dream. Joseph is 30 years old (Genesis 41:46) when he stood before Pharoah.

Creation Year: 2230
Jewish Year: 2014
Western Year: 1747 BC

Pharaoh's dream begins, Genesis 41:25-32

Creation Year: 2230
Jewish Year: 2014
Western Year: 1747 BC

So great did the Lord bless Joseph that he was ruler of all of Egypt save the throne of Pharaoh, Genesis 41:38-45

Creation Year: 2237
Jewish Year: 2021
Western Year: 1740 BC

Pharaoh's dream continues, Genesis 41:25-32

Creation Year: 2238
Jewish Year: 2022
Western Year: 1739 BC

Jacob goes to Egypt to live (Genesis 45:6-11; Genesis 47:9, Genesis 47:28) at 130 years old.

Creation Year: 2255
Jewish Year: 2039
Western Year: 1722 BC

Jacob dies, Genesis 47:28, at 147 years old.

Creation Year: 2309
Jewish Year: 2093
Western Year: 1668 BC

Joseph dies, Genesis 50:26, at 110 years old.

Creation Year: 2331
Jewish Year: 2115
Western Year: 1646 BC

Levi dies, Exodus 6:16, at 137 years old.

Kohath, son of Levi, lived 133 years (Exodus 6:18), but we have no reference as to how old his father was when he was born.

Amram, son of Kohath, lived 137 years, (Exodus 6:20) the father of Moses and Aaron, Jochabed was their mother.

Note: Moses was 80 (Exodus 7:7) when the Exodus took place, fulfilling Genesis 15:16 as to Moses being the 4th generation of those strangers and afflicted and 430 years.

The clock started with Isaac at 5 years old, when he was weaned and everyone rejoiced except for Ishmael who mocked the event. Sarah enraged asked Abraham to remove them from the family. God okayed it and they were thrown out. This is the start of the countdown.

When Jacob went into Egypt because of the famine and God's blessing to Joseph, they were the "thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs" (Genesis 15:13a) but when Joseph died they "and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them".

The hard part to understand is the phrase then that follows - "four hundred years."

In order for all scriptures to match, including the times given and the generations mentioned this must be the solution to the puzzle. The time mentioned was an all-encompassing timeframe.

Jacob was the stranger, Levi, Kohath, Amram and Moses were the afflicted - the 4 generations - fulfilling Genesis 15:16.

Creation Year: 2370
Jewish Year: 2154
Western Year: 1607 BC

Aaron is born. The end year of the 430-years (The Exodus) minus 83 years, as Aaron was 3 years older than Moses, comes to this year, Exodus 7:7.

Creation Year: 2373
Jewish Year: 2157
Western Year: 1604 BC

Moses is born and hid. (42 years after the death of Levi)

Genesis 15:12-16 - the promise fulfilled.

Moses lives 120 years Deuteronomy 34:7.

Creation Year: 2413
Jewish Year: 2197
Western Year: 1564 BC

Joshua is born, deduced by Joshua 14:7

Joshua lives 110 years, Judges 2:8

Creation Year: 2453
Jewish Year: 2237
Western Year: 1524 BC

430 Years from the Promise

14 Nisan, that evening, the Passover. On 15 Nisan they leave Egypt, 430 years after Abram's Sacrifice and God's promise ("...the selfsame day...", Exodus 12:41), Moses is 80 (Exodus 7:7).

Though Josephus isn't one for accuracy, but in Book II, Chapter 15, para 2 he states: "They left Egypt in the month Xanthicus, on the fifteenth day of the lunar month; four hundred and thirty years after our forefather Abraham came into Canaan, but two hundred and fifteen years only after Jacob removed into Egypt. It was the eightieth year of the age of Moses, and of that of Aaron three more. They also carried out the bones of Joesph with them, as he had charged his sons to do."

For once he's dead on.

Creation Year: 2453
Jewish Year: 2237
Western Year: 1524 BC

6 Sivan 2237 (4 June 1524 BC, Julian) is the date it's believed the 10 Commandments were Received.

Though Josephus isn't one for accuracy, but in Book II, Chapter 15, para 2 he states: "They left Egypt in the month Xanthicus, on the fifteenth day of the lunar month; four hundred and thirty years after our forefather Abraham came into Canaan, but two hundred and fifteen years only after Jacob removed into Egypt. It was the eightieth year of the age of Moses, and of that of Aaron three more. They also carried out the bones of Joesph with them, as he had charged his sons to do."

For once he's dead on.

Later, Joshua is 40 (Joshua 14:7), the spies give an evil report and everyone is forced to wander for 40 years, Numbers 14:33.

The Jewish Comentary, the Mishna, records that the people believed the evil report of the spies and mourned all night in fear. They turned against Moses and the two faithful spies, Joshua and Caleb (the only two from Egypt that entered the promised land). (Ta'anit 29a says it happend on the 9th of Av, Numbers 14:1-10 just records the curse from the Lord and the revolt against Moses and not the date.) This event started their 40 year wandering in the desert.

Creation Year: 2493
Jewish Year: 2277
Western Year: 1484 BC

Moses dies, Deuteronomy 34:7-9, and the wandering years, 40 in all (Numbers 32:13), are over and Joshua takes Israel into the promised land at age 80.

Creation Year: 2493
Jewish Year: 2277
Western Year: 1484 BC

4 days shorts of 40 years, Israel enters the land of milk and honey, Joshua 4:19

Creation Year: 2494
Jewish Year: 2278
Western Year: 1483 BC

Joshua leads Israel to war at 81 to age 85. These are the years of warring with the seven nations of Cannon, Acts 13:9, Joshua 14:10, Joshua 14:15.

Creation Year: 2498
Jewish Year: 2282
Western Year: 1479 BC

End of the 5th year of war. Joshua is 85 years old, and that it's been 45 years since they went into the land to spy it out, Joshua 14:10. And the land had rest from war, Joshua 14:15.

Creation Year: 2499
Jewish Year: 2283
Western Year: 1478 BC

1st year Joshua is a judge only, for the next 25 years, until his death at 110, Joshua 24:29. Why do I make the distinction? Because this is the end of the 1st year Joshua was a Judge and the end of their journey to the promise land, and the warring to make a home for themselves. Their journey was over and they had rest. This is the start of the clock for I Kings 6:1. See from here to Solomon's 4th year of reign is exactly 480 years. If you read I Kings 6:1 you'll see that it doesn't say from the Exodus to Solomon's 4th year, it says "...after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt...". You could take it as being from the Exodus, but when you do this Judges study you'll see that it was closer to 590 years, again forcing you to choose to believe scripture or not.

Creation Year: 2499
Jewish Year: 2283
Western Year: 1478 BC

Time of the judges,

Creation Year: 2524
Jewish Year: 2308
Western Year: 1453 BC

Servitude: Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia

Until Samson, the times of the Judges is chronologically in order, but some do over lap, meaning having more than one judge at the same time. This will be pointed out when we get there.

Saddly, right after Joshua died, Israel didn't remove (utterly destroy) the inhabitants and some were found living among Israel, which lead them to going after strange gods (Judges 2:11-12), so God sold them into servitude. Judges chapter two is a summary of all the judges and the evils of Israel and their cycle of destruction.

This first servitude was for eight years, Judges 3:8.

Creation Year: 2532
Jewish Year: 2316
Western Year: 1445 BC

Because of their cry, God raised up a judge to deliver them, the brother of Caleb. They had rest for 40 years, Judges 3:9-11.

Creation Year: 2572
Jewish Year: 2356
Western Year: 1405 BC

Othniel deis, Judges 3:11.

Creation Year: 2532
Jewish Year: 2316
Western Year: 1445 BC

Servitude to Eglon, king of Moab

Servitude for 18 years they served Eglon, Judges 3:12-14.

Creation Year: 2590
Jewish Year: 2374
Western Year: 1387 BC

Ehud came to save Israel because they cried unto God, and judged 80 years, Judges 3:15.

Creation Year: 2670
Jewish Year: 2454
Western Year: 1307 BC

Ehud dies, Judges 3:30, however, Shamgar was also a deliverer at this time, Judges 3:31.

Creation Year: 2670
Jewish Year: 2454
Western Year: 1307 BC

Servitude to Jabin, king of Canaan

Servitude for 20 years they served Jabin, Judges 4:1-3.

Creation Year: 2690
Jewish Year: 2474
Western Year: 1287 BC

Deborah, judge and prophetess, judged 40 years, Judges 4:4, Judges 5:31.

Creation Year: 2670
Jewish Year: 2454
Western Year: 1307 BC

Servitude: Medianites for 7 years, Judges 6:1.

Creation Year: 2737
Jewish Year: 2521
Western Year: 1240 BC

Judge Gideon, judged 40 years, Judges 6:11-16, had 70 sons, Judges 8:30.

Israel asked Gideon (Jerubbaal) to be "ruler" as king over them, but he refused, Judges 8:22, Judges 8:28.

Creation Year: 2777
Jewish Year: 2561
Western Year: 1200 BC

Judge Abimelech

Gideon had a son to a concubine and named him Abimelech, Judges 8:31-33. Israel went out again after other gods. Now Gideon (Jerubbabel) had another son that his 70 sons rejected because he was the son of a concubine, so Abimelech had them all killed, but not until after they chose to accept him into their house. So the men of Shechem made Abimelech king over them.

Judged 3 years, Judges 9:22-24.

Creation Year: 2780
Jewish Year: 2564
Western Year: 1197 BC

Judge Tola

Judged 23 years, Judges 10:1-2.

Creation Year: 2803
Jewish Year: 2587
Western Year: 1174 BC

Judge Jair

Judged 22 years, Judges 10:3.

Creation Year: 2815
Jewish Year: 2599
Western Year: 1162 BC

Eli is born, deduced by his age of death, I Samuel 4:12-18.

Creation Year: 2825
Jewish Year: 2609
Western Year: 1152 BC

Servitude: Philistines and Amorites for 18 years, Judges 10:6-9, but this time when they prayed for a deliverer God told them to pray to their gods for deliverance, Judges 10:10-14.

Creation Year: 2843
Jewish Year: 2627
Western Year: 1134 BC

Judge Jephthah, Judges 11:11

Judged 6 years, Judges 12:7. Note: about 300 years since entering the promise land, Judges 11:26.

Creation Year: 2849
Jewish Year: 2633
Western Year: 1128 BC

Judge Izban, judged 7 years, and had 30 daugthers and 30 sons and sent his daugthers abroad and took 30 daughter from abroad. Judges 12:8-10

Creation Year: 2856
Jewish Year: 2640
Western Year: 1121 BC

Judge Elon, judged 10 years, Judges 12:11-12

Creation Year: 2866
Jewish Year: 2650
Western Year: 1111 BC

Judge Abdon, judged 8 years, Judges 12:13-15

Creation Year: 2873
Jewish Year: 2657
Western Year: 1104 BC

Judge Eli (overlap), judged 40 years, I Samuel 4:12-18

Creation Year: 2874
Jewish Year: 2658
Western Year: 1103 BC

Servitude, Philistines, Judge Eli, Judge Samson, and part of Prophet Samuel, Judges 13:1

Here is another break from tradition. This is the last mention of anything concerning judges until I Samuel. From here to David it can get rather muddy, but I believe that with the given evidence (scripture), this time frame matches Eli, Samson, Samuel and Saul. We've seen that judges can over lap and the fact that all these mentioned are in a separate book, as well as the lack of time given (except what is given - meaning the ark for 20 years in Kirjathjearim, the age and death of Eli, the absence of the age of Saul and Samuel, and any dates linking them to David) leads to the idea that they are not connected to the other judges, other than Eli. Furthermore, I believe that to add Samson, Eli and the 40 years of the Philistines into 80 years on top of 40 years for Samuel, contradicts scripture. This method of linking them all to the same 40 years, at this time, is the only way ALL verses fit without disregard to other scriptures.

Note: Not all of Samuel's years are in with Eli's, just most.

Eli is judge for these next 40 years starting at age 58. Samson is deliverer during this timeframe for 20 years - fyi, deliverer and judge is the same.

Samuel serves with Eli, I Samuel 2:18, 26.

Note: this is just a mention of activities and not inteded to be attributed to this year. Scripture only mentions this event and not the timeframe.

Creation Year: 2893
Jewish Year: 2677
Western Year: 1084 BC

Samuel is recoginzed by the people as a prophet.

Note: this is just a mention of activities and not inteded to be attributed to this year. Scripture only mentions this event and not the timeframe, I Samuel 3:20

Creation Year: 2894
Jewish Year: 2678
Western Year: 1083 BC

Ishbosheth is born to Saul (Deduced by the year he took office as king of Israel.) II Samuel 2:10

Creation Year: 2904
Jewish Year: 2688
Western Year: 1073 BC

David is born (Deduced by his age at becoming king of Judah.)

Creation Year: 2914
Jewish Year: 2698
Western Year: 1063 BC

Eli dies and the ark is taken by the Philistines, I Samuel 4:12-18 at 98 years old.

This is the end of the judges. Total time: 415 years from Joshua's 5th year to this year.

Creation Year: 2914
Jewish Year: 2698
Western Year: 1063 BC

The ark is 7 months in Philistines and returned to Israel and put in Kirjathjearim for 20 years after the Lord sent them plagues and destroyed their god, I Samuel 6:1

Creation Year: 2914
Jewish Year: 2698
Western Year: 1063 BC

Creation Year: 2915
Jewish Year: 2699
Western Year: 1062 BC

20 years until David called for the ark from Kirjathjearim in the first year of his reign, I Chronicles 13:5-6, I Samuel 7:2.

At some time, Saul is anointed King, then later becomes king, the Kingdom is taken away, and given to David, who is anointed, but not made King for a while. Like Saul, no dates are given in scripture.

Now I know of Acts 13:21, but remember Samuel's time is included and because of the ark being in Kirjathjearim for 20 years from Eli's death to David's reign, well that doesn't leave enough time for 40 years to pass to be attributed to Saul. In fact one Jewish site stated that Saul reigned only 2 years. The fact is, scripture doesn't say. Furthermore, since Josephus isn't scripture, he's not perfect, often wrong when dealing with numbers. I believe this is because even at his time he was influenced by the errors of Claudious Ptolomey.

I believe this because of the verse before it (Acts 13:20) states that the 450 years were "until Samuel," meaning that Samuel's years were not included in with the time of the Judges. I believe that the 40 years is attibuted to Samuel which overlap Eli and Saul and David. I know that it's a stretch but Scipture is without error and to give Saul 40 years reign contradicts I Samuel 7:2 and I Chronicles 13:5-6 which shows that from the death of Eli to David's first year of reign was only 20 years.

Note: this is just a mention of activities and not inteded to be attributed to this year. Scripture only mentions this event and not the timeframe.

Creation Year: 2934
Jewish Year: 2718
Western Year: 1043 BC

Samuel dies, Saul dies, David made king over Judah II Samuel 2:4 at 30 years old, Ishbosheth is made king over Israel at 40, II Samuel 2:8-10,

Creation Year: 2934
Jewish Year: 2718
Western Year: 1043 BC

David gets the ark out of Kirjathjearim, I Chronicles 13:5-6.

Creation Year: 2941
Jewish Year: 2725
Western Year: 1036 BC

Ishbosheth is murdered and David is made King over Israel also, II Samuel 5:1-5, and ruled 33 more years.

Creation Year: 2974
Jewish Year: 2758
Western Year: 1003 BC

David dies and Solomon reigns in his stead, I Kings 2:12.

This year is the "about" 530 years from the Exodus per the summary of Paul in Acts 13. The Exodus was in Creation Year 2453 to David's death in this year, Creation Year 2974, is 521 years.

The years of "about forty years" (Acts 13:18), "about the space of four hundred and fifty years" (Acts 13:20) and "by the space of forty years" (Acts 13:21) add up to "about" 530 years. 3 "abouts" and 8 years difference, works for me.

Why does this work for me? Well, it's simple, if Paul didn't know the exact dates of each event mentioned, and scripture didn't spell it all out, the "abouts" is all we're going to get. With all the dates presented here stopping and starting in January (program limitation), one must keep in mind that some events happen in quick seccession and others take time to change. This "wiggle room" is a given, even in scripture, hence the usage of "about".

Though you may not agree with the individual judge times, or the reign length of Saul, to have all these verses agree shows that this scenario is very close to actual events. So now you understand why I chose to count from Joshua's 5th year (they rested from war - Acts 13:19 and Joshua 14:10) to the 4th year of Solomon and beleive I Kings 6:1 that it was 480 years, because it was, exactly, not "about". After resting in the land from way, Creation Year 2498, to Solomon's 4th year of reign, Creation Year 2978, equals 480 years exactly.

Creation Year: 2978
Jewish Year: 2762
Western Year: 999 BC

480 years from resting from the wars under Joshua to this year, I Kings 6:1, Creation Year 2498, after the 5th year of Joshua, that year they rested from the wars, Joshua 14:10.

Creation Year: 2978
Jewish Year: 2762
Western Year: 999 BC

Solomon starts to build the temple of God in the 2nd month which is Iyyar (or Ziv or Zif), I Kings 6:37-38.

Creation Year: 2985
Jewish Year: 2769
Western Year: 992 BC

The temple is completed, I Kings 6:38 in the month Bul, which is Heshvan, the 8th month.

Creation Year: 2986
Jewish Year: 2770
Western Year: 991 BC

Solomon calls all the elders of Israel, etc., and they meet on the 9th of Tishri and celebrate the great Day of Atonement on the 10th, then Solomon dedicates the house of God on the Feast of Tabernacles, on the 15th of Tishri, the 7th month, I Kings 8:1-2.

Also see I Kings 8:65-66, II Chronicles 7:9-10. The first seven days were occupied with the dedication (9th - 15th), and the other seven devoted to the Feast of Tabernacles on the 15th, (15th-22nd) and were told they could go on the 23rd.

Creation Year: 3001
Jewish Year: 2785
Western Year: 976 BC

End of day two, beginning of day three, II Peter 3:8.

Creation Year: 3014
Jewish Year: 2798
Western Year: 963 BC

Jeroboam reigned 22 years, I Kings 14:20.

Creation Year: 3014
Jewish Year: 2798
Western Year: 963 BC

Rehoboam was 41 and reigned 17 years, I Kings 14:21.

These secular kings mentioned here have their year of accession added. The Jewish kings had no accession years added to their years, usually. This is very important to remember.

The Talmud states too in Yoma, fol. 38, col. 2, "If a king be crowned on the twenty-ninth of Adar (the last month of the sacred year), on the morrow--the first of Nissan--it is reckoned that he commences his second year, that being the new year's day for royal and ecclesiastical affairs."

There is a study just to the Kings.

Creation Year: 3018
Jewish Year: 2802
Western Year: 959 BC

King Shishak of Egypt came and took the treasures of the Temple, I Kings 14:25.

Creation Year: 3031
Jewish Year: 2815
Western Year: 946 BC

I Kings 15:1

Abijam (Abijah) reigned 3 years, King of Judah, II Chronicles 13:21, had 14 wives, 22 sons, 16 daughters.

Reheboam must of died just before his end of the year for Ajijah to have started to reign in Jeroboam's 18th year or some event took place that's not recorded as to why it wasn't immediate in his 17th year. I Kings 14:25.

Creation Year: 3032
Jewish Year: 2816
Western Year: 945 BC

II Chronicles 13:17 - 500,000 men of Israel died in a single battle with Abijah.

Creation Year: 3033
Jewish Year: 2817
Western Year: 944 BC

Asa reigned 41 years 20th* year of Jeroboam I Kings 15:9

* The Jews didn't count accession years. No explanation for this count of the year, but if Creation Year 3034 was the 2nd year of Asa then Nadab would have taken the throne while Jeroboam was still king. Something not impossible, but changing this affects other scripture references to follow.

Creation Year: 3034
Jewish Year: 2818
Western Year: 943 BC

I Kings 15:25

Nadab (reigned 2 years) 2nd year of Asa.

Creation Year: 3036
Jewish Year: 2820
Western Year: 941 BC

Baasha killed Nadab and all the house of Jeroboam (reigned 24 years) 3rd year of Asa I Kings 15:28, 33

Jehu the prophet told Baasha he was evil and would end up like Jeroboam, I Kings 16:1-7

Jeroboam died in the 2nd year of Asa; Nadab ruled 2 years; Baasha killed Nadab in the 3rd year of Asa, yet Nadab ruled 2 years. The difference is that all events are shown from January to January instead of the more plausable May to Aug, etc.

Creation Year: 3059
Jewish Year: 2843
Western Year: 918 BC

Elah reigned 2 years the 26th year of Asa, I Kings 16:8

Creation Year: 3060
Jewish Year: 2844
Western Year: 917 BC

Zimri ruled 7 days and was killed, in the 27th year of Asa, I Kings 16:15-20

Creation Year: 3060
Jewish Year: 2844
Western Year: 917 BC

Omri reigned 12 years the 27th year of Asa, but fought with Tibni for 3 years as co-King, I Kings 16:21-23

Creation Year: 3061
Jewish Year: 2845
Western Year: 916 BC

Tibni and Omri fought and Israel was split between them in a battle, I Kings 16:21-23.

Creation Year: 3064
Jewish Year: 2848
Western Year: 913 BC

I Kings 16:23

Creation Year: 3071
Jewish Year: 2855
Western Year: 906 BC

Ahab reigned 22 years, worse even still than all before him and he rebuilt Jerico as prophecied according to Joshua 6:26, I Kings 16:29.

Creation Year: 3074
Jewish Year: 2858
Western Year: 903 BC

Jehoshaphat, 35 years old, ruled 25 years in 4th year of Ahab, I Kings 22:41-42.

Creation Year: 3091
Jewish Year: 2875
Western Year: 886 BC

Ahaziah (in the 17th year of Jehoshaphat) ruled 2 years co-regent, I Kings 22:51.

Creation Year: 3092
Jewish Year: 2876
Western Year: 885 BC

Jehoram (18th year of Jehoshaphat) son of Ahab ruled because Ahaziah had no sons. Also called Joram, 32 years old, ruled 12 years, II Kings 3:1.

Creation Year: 3096
Jewish Year: 2880
Western Year: 881 BC

Because his father was illness in his bowels, he co-reigned until his father died 2 years later, II Chronicles 21:9-20.

Jehoram, co-reigned with his father 32 years old ruled 8 years in 5th year Joram. II Kings 8:16.

Jehoram a terrible king. Killed all his house but the Lord would not kill him without child for the promise God kept to David. He was the only king not buried in David's sepulchre.

Creation Year: 3102
Jewish Year: 2886
Western Year: 875 BC

11th year of Joram and began to rule as co-regent, Ahaziah ruled with his ill father, son-in-law of Ahab's house and his mother was daughter of Omri, II Kings 9:20-29.

He ruled one year in Jerusalem, was caught in Samaria the next year, II Kings 8:25-26.

Creation Year: 3103
Jewish Year: 2887
Western Year: 874 BC

Jehu ruled 28 years after killing Ahab's 70 sons, including Joram and Ahaziah his son, II Chronicles 22:7-12 II Kings 10:1 II Kings 9:21-27.

Because Jehu the prophet did kill them God promised his family would rule up to 4 generations, but he served Baal instead!

Creation Year: 3103
Jewish Year: 2887
Western Year: 874 BC

The only woman ruler of Judah, daughter of Omri King of Israel, killed everyone but one. She ruled 6 years and was killed, II Kings 11:1-3, II Chronicles 22:10-12.

Note: No matter the problems of years before this year, everything is reset here because Jehu killed both the King of Israel and Judah. Athaliah, Queen of Israel, ruled in her son's stead.

Creation Year: 3109
Jewish Year: 2893
Western Year: 868 BC

Joash (Jehoash) ruled in the 7th year after the death of Athaliah by Jehoiada, II Kings 12:1, II Kings 11:4, 7 years old and ruled 40 years, 7th year of Jehu, II Kings 11:21, II Chronicles 24:1.

Creation Year: 3131
Jewish Year: 2915
Western Year: 846 BC

Jehoahaz ruled 17 years in the 23rd year of Joash, II Kings 13:1

Also the priests hadn't obeyed Jehoash's command to fix the breaches of the Temple by this time, II Kings 12:6.

Creation Year: 3145
Jewish Year: 2929
Western Year: 832 BC

Jehoash, King of Israel, also called Joash, ruled 16 years starting in the 37th year of Joash, King of Judah, II Kings 14:1 and was co-regent with his father Jehoahaz king of Israel, II Kings 13:10.

Creation Year: 3146
Jewish Year: 2930
Western Year: 831 BC

II Kings 14:1, II Chronicles 24:25, II Chronicles 25:1

Amaziah 25 years old, ruled 29 years starting in the 2nd year of Jehoash

Joash was ill and Amaziah was co-regent.