the bible timeline - divinerevelations.info · ac 3892 – 3891 bc 41 ac 2 3882 – 3881 bc 51 ac...
TRANSCRIPT
Understanding Times and Seasons Part 3
The Bible Timeline
Declaring the End from the Beginning
Compiled by M. J. Beattie
Copyright © 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 M. J. BeattiePermission is granted only for the unedited reproduction and free distribution of this paper. All rights reserved.
(Comments or questions may be addressed to [email protected] .) 0 4 - 0 9 - 2 0 1 3
Background information used in the construction of this timeline maybe found in the following publications available free of charge at cgsf.org:
UnderstandingTimes and Seasons
Part 1
The Biblical Evidence aboutGod’s Many Clocks
By M. J. Beattie
Discusses the units of time in Scripture.
UnderstandingTimes and Seasons
Part 2
Seven Millennial Days
By M. J. Beattie
Explores the prophetic implications of each day of creation week.
The Bible Timeline
Preface
The Jewish calendar defines the autumn of 3760 BC as the time of the creation ofAdam. This is based on a timeline created by Rabbi Yose ben Halafta in the second century AD. His dates basically follow the Biblical genealogies and other Scriptures in the Hebrew Masoretic Text in about the same way as the present work. But his numbers shrink the period of the Persian Empire down to just over 50 years, putting the fall of Babylon in around 374 BC instead of 539.
Rabbi Yose’s dates are based on an interpretation of Daniel 9 that looked to Simon bar Kokhba (who died in the Jewish revolt in 135 AD) as a messiah, in fulfillment of the seventy weeks prophecy — squeezing the time between the destructions of the first and second temples into a 490-year period. With this interpretation, the Rabbis (Pharisees) conveniently and deliberately denied that Jesus was the Messiah. Yet Rabbi Yose’s dates for events in the pre-Christian era are clearly in conflict with the records of history.
In the present work, the mainstream view of extra-biblical history is regarded as being generally accurate — in agreement with the Scriptures. And the gap between the Testaments is bridged with an understanding of the seventy weeks prophecy that accepts Jesus as the Messiah.
The Scriptural basis used in arriving at each date on this timeline is carefully
documented. However it should be understood that many of these dates, even many computed exclusively from the Bible, are approximate. In gleaning numbers from the genealogies in Genesis, we cannot assume that all of the individuals mentioned were born on the same day of the year. The number of months more or less than the given number of years is seldom stated.
However, having said that, it should be noted that the numbers given in the Bible add up in some very interesting ways — especially when viewed against a backdrop of the various symbolic lengths of a “day” or of a “time” in Scripture.
The Old Testament Scriptures give all of the information necessary to determine the number of years between the creation of Adam and the completion of the temple by Solomon — which brings us to the end of the third millennium of human history.
For the fourth millennium (the time of Solomon through Jesus), historians have used the Biblical numbers regarding the reigns of the various kings (of Judah, Israel, Babylon, etc.) along with archeological evidence to establish the BC dates. Although there has been resistance among atheistic historians to give much weight to the Scriptural record, the more evidence that has been unearthed, the more obvious it has become that the numbers found in Scripture
are in harmony with the witness of secular history, some of which is literally written in stone, clearly establishing the timing of the most significant fourth millennium events. But, as with the genealogies, the exact date (month and day as well as year) of events in the fourth millennium are not always given. In such cases there is a small margin of error possible. Human error in understanding could also throw things off a bit, but the general timeframe is well established. And the story of the millennial days gives the key necessary to verify that the approximate dating of the kings of Israel and Judah (as computed by those who accept both the archeological evidence and the Biblical record) is generally accurate.
Where to Begin The first order of business in making
any timeline is to decide what number to start with. Many timelines inadvertently start with year zero as the first year of Adam’s life, so that he would be one year old in year 1, two in year 2, and 930 years old when he died in year 930. But here the year 1 AC is used as the first year After Creation and as the first year of Adam's life, such that he was one year old during year two and died during year 931. With this approach, if sabbatical years were counted from creation, then years evenly
The Bible Timeline i
divisible by seven (years 7, 14, 21, etc.) would have been sabbatical years.
The Jews traditionally associate Adam’s creation with the beginning of the Biblical civil year. Here, the Sabbath of creation week is viewed as a jubilant memorial feast — a day celebrating the completion of creation, a feast of blowing of wedding trumpets for the newly created Adam and Eve, and the day of the new moon commencing the civil year (Rosh Hashanah, the Biblical Dayof Trumpets). God set aside that day, the seventh day of the week, for mankind — resting from His labor to spend the time with His children. And He saw that all He had created and made was very good!
Setting Dates? It is not humanly possible for all of the
dates presented on this timeline to be correct. One can only offer the evidence of Biblical and extra-biblical history to the best of one’s ability up to the point of publication. Many numbers seem to fit perfectly (or nearly so),
such as those that allow for a 2520-year gap, or some other relevant length of time, between two significant dates. Alignment of sabbatical and jubilee years, like those observed in the fulfillment of the seventy weeks prophecy, also helps to verify dating. And when the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, is seen standing where it ought not, then some remaining details will fall into place.
Although there was an expectation before beginning construction of this timeline that the events of the various millenniums should correspond directly to the events of creation week, every effort was made to be sure that there was no fudging of dates to force the numbers to fit. If Genesis One was to fit the timeline, the timeline had to be true. The timeline was not put together expressly to fit Genesis One; Genesis One just happens to fit the timeline. The way that it fits turns out to be somewhat different than expected, but it does fit amazingly well. And the events of creation week do appear to
have been meant to be prophetic, to illustrate in a parable how God would work with mankind throughout the ages.
The production of this timeline was not begun to find out when Jesus Christ will return. The goal was to prove the veracity of the idea that all of the events of creation week foreshadowed things to come in a 7000-year plan for humans on earth. If the timing of the return of Jesus Christ is hidden in the story of Genesis One, then that is God’s doing. And, as the details of the story unfold, it behooves us to give glory to the Great Designer of such an intricately detailed and wonderfully laid out plan.
One thing is certain: If the millennial days on this timeline are even close to being appropriately aligned, then the end of the age is upon us now. And, “the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God” stands at the door knocking (Revelation 3:14,20)*. Can we hearHis voice?
“Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other;I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning,And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure’…”
— Isaiah 46:9-10
*Except for the creation week scroll, and as otherwise noted, all Scriptures quoted in this document are from the New King James version.
The Bible Timeline ii
1 A
C
M. J
. Bea
ttie
02-
27-2
009
1
1
3922
–39
21 B
C
11 A
C
3912
– 3
911
BC
21 A
C
3902
– 3
901
BC
31 A
C
3892
– 3
891
BC
41 A
C
2
3882
–38
81 B
C
51 A
C
3872
– 3
871
BC
61 A
C
3862
– 3
861
BC
71 A
C
3852
– 3
851
BC
81 A
C
3
2
3842
–38
41 B
C
91 A
C
3832
– 3
831
BC
101
AC
38
22 –
382
1 B
C
111
AC
38
12 –
381
1 B
C
121
AC
4
3802
–38
01 B
C
131
AC
37
92 –
379
1 B
C
141
AC
37
82 –
378
1 B
C
151
AC
37
72 –
377
1 B
C
161
AC
5
3
3762
–37
61 B
C
171
AC
37
52 –
375
1 B
C
181
AC
37
42 –
374
1 B
C
191
AC
37
32 –
373
1 B
C
201
AC
6
3722
–37
21 B
C
211
AC
37
12 –
371
1 B
C
221
AC
37
02 –
370
1 B
C
241
AC
4
3682
–36
81 B
C
251
AC
36
72 –
367
1 B
C
261
AC
36
62 –
366
1 B
C
271
AC
36
52 –
365
1 B
C
281
AC
1
3642
–36
41 B
C
291
AC
36
32 –
363
1 B
C
301
AC
36
22 –
362
1 B
C
311
AC
36
12 –
361
1 B
C
2
331
AC
35
92 –
359
1 B
C
341
AC
35
82 –
358
1 B
C
351
AC
35
72 –
357
1 B
C
361
AC
3
3562
–35
61 B
C
371
AC
35
52 –
355
1 B
C
381
AC
35
42 –
354
1 B
C
401
AC
4
6
3522
–35
21 B
C
411
AC
35
12 –
351
1 B
C
421
AC
35
02 –
350
1 B
C
431
AC
34
92 –
349
1 B
C
441
AC
5
3482
–34
81 B
C
451
AC
34
72 –
347
1 B
C
461
AC
34
62 –
346
1 B
C
471
AC
34
52 –
345
1 B
C
481
AC
6
7
1
3442
–34
41 B
C
491
AC
34
32 –
343
1 B
C
501
AC
34
22 –
342
1 B
C
511
AC
34
12 –
341
1 B
C
521
AC
34
02 –
340
1 B
C
531
AC
33
92 –
339
1 B
C
541
AC
33
82 –
338
1 B
C
551
AC
33
72 –
337
1 B
C
Creation of Adam & Evein autumn, 3922 BC — on theeve of the first day of year 1 AC
Years A fter C reation:
\__ one day __/
The first six days ofcreation week all beganwith evening (darkening).Likewise, the first sixmillenniums each beganwith spiritual darkening.From the foundation ofthe world, Satan hasbeen dimming the lightof God's good, trueknowledge by mixing itwith his own corrupt, evilinstructions. It was thismixture, the knowledgeof good mixed with evil,that Adam and Eveswallowed when theyate of the forbidden fruit.
391
AC
321
AC
40-year days:(Hebrews 3:7-9)
396
AC
7 (14)7
5
3602
–
3691
BC
( 3922 – 2934 BC / 6 to 9 p.m . )
3601
BC
3531
BC
231
AC
461
AC Jared ("a descent") 962 years..
910 years
Mahalaleel ("praise of God") 895 years
Seth (means "put" i.e. "substituted" in place of Abel) 912 years
Adam (the name means "ruddy," as flushed with blood) lived 930 years
Adam lived 130 years before Seth + 800 = 930 years
80-year days:each hour about 42 months
(Revelation 3:10; 13:5; 17:12)
131
AC
80 years is a day
70 + 840 = 910
65 + 830 = 895
3692
–
3532
–
Cainan ("fixed" as a nest / "their smith")
90 + 815 = 905
326
AC
236
AC
105 + 807 = 912
Enosh ("mortal") 905 years
Count 50 days (each "day" lasting forty years) to the time of theinitial calling of Abram and Sarai, to separate them from their roots inUr of the Chaldees, as the firstfruits brought into the Old Testament church.
On this timeline, the sixthday of creation week isconsidered to be the lastday of year 0 AC. Mankind'sfirst year, the first yearAfter Creation, is year 1 AC.Adam was one year oldduring year 2 AC, six yearsold during 7 AC, and 930years old during 931 AC.
T h o u s a n d - y e a r d a y s
With the Lord a thousand years are as one day (2 Peter 3:8).
Adam was told, "In the day that you eat of it [of the tree of theknowledge of good and evil] you shall surely die" (Genesis 2:17).
And so he did — he ate, and he died within the first millennial day.
o n e l o n g d a r k n i g h tover half a millennium without any widely-influential prophet of God
The numbers of the years in the lives ofAdam through Noah are given in Genesis 5.
A thousand years is as a watch in the night.(Psalm 90:4)
The serpent's deception brought spiritual darkness upon mankind. SoGod cut the world as a whole off from the Light of the tree of Life until
an acceptable way for repentant sinners to access it was provided bythe sacrifice of Christ. (Isaiah 59:1-2; 53:4-5; John 14:6; 6:47-58; 3:16)
1000-year days: (Psalm 90:4; 2 Peter 3:8)
Count 50 days to the bringing of the firstfruits of the NewTestament church into the threshing floor, to the initial reaping
of Jews and Gentiles out of the world. (Acts 2; James 1:18; Romans 16:5)
1st mil lennium's night
Even ing Watch in a nearly 4000-year night
"The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble" (Proverbs 4:19 RSV).
Years according toBC or AD
Western dating:
1000-yearnight watches:
0 A
C
3922
BC
COUNT 50 DAYS from the cutting of the Wave Sheaf (Deuteronomy 16:9).Christ, the ultimate Wave Sheaf, was slain (set apart / cut off) from the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8).
"Sunrise" time500 years into the 1st millennial day,
the world remained spiritually dark —densely clouded over with the
gloom of deceit.
"Sundown"
Darkness descended uponmankind when Adam and Eve turned awayfrom the light of God's words to walk in the
shadows of the serpent's deception.
1 AC / autumn, 3922 BC
"The earth was [became] withoutform [lacking backbone, character,and family stability — swayed by theserpent's guile] and void [of the true
knowledge and spirit of God], and[mental and spiritual] darkness wasupon the face of the deep [cloudingthe vision of the human 'waters']..."
(Genesis 1:2)
"In the beginning Godcreated the heavensand the earth."
(Genesis 1:1, RSV)
441
AC
M. J
. Bea
ttie
06-
13-2
012
5
3482
–34
81 B
C
451
AC
34
72 –
347
1 B
C
461
AC
34
62 –
346
1 B
C
471
AC
34
52 –
345
1 B
C
481
AC
6
7
3442
–34
41 B
C
491
AC
34
32 –
343
1 B
C
501
AC
34
22 –
342
1 B
C
511
AC
34
12 –
341
1 B
C
521
AC
34
02 –
340
1 B
C
531
AC
33
92 –
339
1 B
C
541
AC
33
82 –
338
1 B
C
551
AC
33
72 –
337
1 B
C
561
AC
1
8
3362
–33
61 B
C
571
AC
3352
–33
51 B
C
581
AC
3342
–33
41 B
C
591
AC
33
32 –
333
1 B
C
601
AC
2
3322
–33
21 B
C
611
AC
33
12 –
331
1 B
C
631
AC
32
92 –
329
1 B
C
641
AC
3
9
3282
–32
81 B
C
651
AC
32
72 –
327
1 B
C
661
AC
32
62 –
326
1 B
C
671
AC
32
52 –
325
1 B
C
4
691
AC
32
32 –
323
1 B
C
701
AC
32
22 –
322
1 B
C
711
AC
32
12 –
321
1 B
C
721
AC
5
10
3202
–32
01 B
C
731
AC
31
92 –
319
1 B
C
741
AC
31
82 –
318
1 B
C
751
AC
31
72 –
317
1 B
C
761
AC
6
3162
–31
61 B
C
771
AC
31
52 –
315
1 B
C
781
AC
31
42 –
314
1 B
C
791
AC
31
32 –
313
1 B
C
801
AC
11
3122
–31
21 B
C
811
AC
31
12 –
311
1 B
C
821
AC
31
02 –
310
1 B
C
831
AC
30
92 –
309
1 B
C
841
AC
1
3082
–30
81 B
C
851
AC
30
72 –
307
1 B
C
861
AC
30
62 –
306
1 B
C
881
AC
2
12
3042
–30
41 B
C
891
AC
30
32 –
303
1 B
C
901
AC
30
22 –
302
1 B
C
911
AC
30
12 –
301
1 B
C
921
AC
3
3002
–30
01 B
C
931
AC
29
92 –
299
1 B
C
941
AC
29
82 –
298
1 B
C
951
AC
29
72 –
297
1 B
C
961
AC
4
13
2962
–29
61 B
C
971
AC
29
52 –
295
1 B
C
991
AC
29
32 –
293
1 B
C
1001
AC
5
2922
–29
21 B
C
1011
AC
29
12 –
291
1 B
C
1021
AC
29
02 –
290
1 B
C
1031
AC
28
92 –
289
1 B
C
624
AC
= 3
299
BC
689
AC Methuselah
While the earth waited for the Messiah's Light, the night watchmen (Enoch, Noah, Moses, the prophets...)were lights, called upon to expose the works of the devil. (Isaiah 21:6; Jeremiah 6:17; Ezekiel 3:17-21; 33:7-9)
"Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them... All things that areexposed are made manifest by the light, for whatsoever makes manifest is light" (Ephesians 5:11,13).
Enoch prophesied, "Behold the Lord comes... to execute judgment on all, to convict all whoare ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodlyway, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him" (Jude14-15).
9 p.m.changing of guard in 4000-year night
931
AC
=29
92-9
1 B
C
187 + 782 = 969
Methuselah ("man of a dart" pointing toward flood) 969 years
871
AC
621
AC
6
2942
–
2881
BC
2872
–
3301
BC
3241
BC
2941
BC
2871
BC
3302
–
2882
–
14
2
birt
h of
Noa
h
About 70 years afterthe disappearance ofEnoch, Lamech calledhis newborn son'sname Noah, saying,"This one will comfortus concerning ourwork and the toil ofour hands, becauseof the ground whichthe LORD has cursed."
(Genesis 5:29)
1058
AC
1043
AC
/ 28
79 B
C
7 (14) 7 (21)
Adam'sdeath
3242
–
Cainan
3051
BC
3052
–
Evening Watch in a nearly 4000-year night( 3922 – 2934 BC / 6 to 9 p.m. )
Seth
Adam
461
AC Jared ("a descent") 962 years
910 years
Mahalaleel ("praise of God") 895 years
681
AC
1041
AC
981
AC
1051
AC
Lamech 777 years
65 + 830 = 895
Enosh
Enoch
"…The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day" (Proverbs 4:18 RSV).
"All the days of Enoch were 365 years" (Genesis 5:23).
This matches the number of days in a solar year and points tothe fact that the spiritual light in Enoch came directly from God,from the "Sun of Righteousness" (Malachi 4:2), the daytime"Light of the world" (John 9:5) with whom Enoch walked.
1st mil lennium's daytime
162 + 800 = 962
989
AC
=
2934
BC
("initiated" to do a special work — hot and on fire with the Light of God) lived 365 yearsEnoch
876
AC
65 + 300 = 365
"Sundown"The 1st millennial day came to
a close when Enoch walked off withGod (the Light of Day) and disappeared.
989 AC / 2934 BC
For want of the right foundation, because the worldloved darkness and had the spirit of murder, the first"1000-year day" was cut short by about twelve years.Similarly, the rest of the days of Satan's rule over manappear to have been shortened (Matthew 24:22; Mark 13:20).
Spiritual Daylightcame to Enoch as God worked with him. And that light
was shared with the world as Enoch boldly and openly lived and taughtGod's right and holy way. Yet, Enoch was hated because he prophesied of
God's eventual judgment against the ungodly behavior of the men of his day —men who loved the darkness of having their own way, rather than the light.
(Genesis 5:21-24; Jude 14-15; Hebrews 11:5)
as Enoch walked with God]. AndGod saw that the light [in Enoch]was good; and God separatedthe light from the darkness [bytaking Enoch away from those whosought to kill him]. God called the
"... and the Spirit of God was movingover the face of the waters. AndGod said, "Let there be light' [ofthe knowledge of God, showing theright way to live]; and there was light[emanating from God through Enoch
light Day [ meaning "Hot", on firewith the Truth], and the darknesshe called Night ["Twisted" away fromthe light ]. And there was eveningand there was morning, one [mil-lennium-long ] day" (Genesis 1:2-5).
"Sunrise" time500 years into the 1st millennial day,
the world remained spiritually dark —densely clouded over with the
gloom of deceit.
921
AC
M. J
. Bea
ttie
06-
13-2
012
3
3002
–30
01 B
C
931
AC
2992
–29
91 B
C
941
AC
29
82 –
298
1 B
C
951
AC
29
72 –
297
1 B
C
961
AC
4
13
2962
–29
61 B
C
971
AC
29
52 –
295
1 B
C
991
AC
29
32 –
293
1 B
C
1001
AC
5
2922
–29
21 B
C
1011
AC
29
12 –
291
1 B
C
1021
AC
29
02 –
290
1 B
C
1031
AC
28
92 –
289
1 B
C
1061
AC
28
62 –
286
1 B
C
1071
AC
28
52 –
285
1 B
C
1081
AC
2842
–28
41 B
C
1091
AC
2832
–28
31 B
C
1101
AC
28
22 –
282
1 B
C
1111
AC
2812
–28
11 B
C
1121
AC
1
15
2802
–28
01 B
C
1131
AC
27
92 –
279
1 B
C
1141
AC
27
82 –
278
1 B
C
1151
AC
27
72 –
277
1 B
C
1161
AC
2
2762
–27
61 B
C
1171
AC
2752
–27
51 B
C
1181
AC
27
42 –
274
1 B
C
1191
AC
27
32 –
273
1 B
C
1201
AC
3
16
2722
–27
21 B
C
1211
AC
27
12 –
271
1 B
C
1221
AC
27
02 –
270
1 B
C
1241
AC
4
2682
–26
81 B
C
1251
AC
26
72 –
267
1 B
C
1261
AC
26
62 –
266
1 B
C
1271
AC
26
52 –
265
1 B
C
1281
AC
5
17
2642
–26
41 B
C
1291
AC
26
32 –
263
1 B
C
1301
AC
2622
–26
21 B
C
1311
AC
2612
–26
11 B
C
1321
AC
6
2602
–26
01 B
C
1331
AC
25
92 –
259
1 B
C
1341
AC
2582
–25
81 B
C
1351
AC
25
72 –
257
1 B
C
1361
AC
18
2562
–25
61 B
C
1371
AC
2552
–25
51 B
C
1381
AC
25
42 –
254
1 B
C
1391
AC
25
32 –
253
1 B
C
1401
AC
1
2522
–25
21 B
C
1411
AC
25
12 –
251
1 B
C
1431
AC
24
92 –
249
1 B
C
1441
AC
2
19
3
2482
–24
81 B
C
1451
AC
24
72 –
247
1 B
C
1461
AC
24
62 –
246
1 B
C
1471
AC
24
52 –
245
1 B
C
1481
AC
3
2442
–24
41 B
C
1501
AC
24
22 –
242
1 B
C
1511
AC
24
12 –
241
1 B
C
1521
AC
4
20
2402
–24
01 B
C
Adam'sdeath
1058
AC
1043
AC
/ 28
79 B
C
9 p.m.changing of guard in 4000-year night
2nd mil lennium's night
2431
BC
2391
BC
Methuselah
a n o t h e r s p i r i t u a l l y d a r k n i g h twith no open intervention or major public prophecy from God
Enoch
About 70 years afterthe disappearance ofEnoch, Lamech calledhis newborn son'sname Noah, saying,"This one will comfortus concerning ourwork and the toil ofour hands, becauseof the ground whichthe LORD has cursed."
(Genesis 5:29)
989
AC
=29
34 B
C
Lamech 777 years
182 years + 595 = 777 years
1291
AC
1051
AC
1491
AC
1531
AC
1041
AC
1231
AC
1421
AC
981
AC
2691
BC
2501
BC
2502
–
2392
–
birt
h of
Noa
h
14
Enosh
1423
AC
Mahalaleel
2692
–
2865
BC
1141
AC
Noah ("rest") 950 years
1236
AC
Cainan
2432
–
2941
BC
2871
BC
2942
–
2881
BC
2882
–
2872
–
6 7 (35)7 (28)
931
AC
=29
92-9
1 B
C
1539
AC
/ 23
84 B
C
Jared
Seth
M i d n i g h t W a t c h( 9 p.m. to midnight / 2934 – 1946 BC )
"...The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt” (Isaiah 57:20).
For further clarification of apparent anomalies, see appendix.
"Sundown"The 1st millennial day came to
a close when Enoch walked off withGod (the Light of Day) and disappeared.
989 AC / 2934 BC
For want of the right foundation, because the worldloved darkness and had the spirit of murder, the first"1000-year day" was cut short by about twelve years.Similarly, the rest of the days of Satan's rule over manappear to have been shortened (Matthew 24:22; Mark 13:20).
Noah's message:
" Mankind's days will be 120 years."(Genesis 6:3)
Repent or die!
"Sunrise" timeThe midpoint of the 2nd millennial daywas overcast with the darkness of sin
and clouds of impending doom.
How could Shem have been 100 yearsold when Arphaxad was born twoyears after the flood, if Noah was 500when Shem was born and 600 whenthe flood came? For the numbersto fit, Noah must have been almost(but not quite) 501 years old whenShem was born, turning 600 shortlybefore the flood began. Then whenArphaxad was born about two yearsafter the 40-day deluge, Shem wouldhave been almost (but not yet) 101.The alternative explanation claimsthat it was not Shem, but ratherJapheth who was born when Noahwas 500 (and that it was not Abram,but rather his older brother Haranwho was born when Terah was 70).But does this explanation makesense? The Bible is the story ofAbraham. Genesis holds his familyrecords, handed down through Moses,to whom God spoke face-to-face.The birth dates of Japheth andHaran are irrelevant to the story.
The first two millenniums were like winter days. They had long,cold nights (spiritually-speaking) and relatively short periods of daylight.
1441
AC
M. J
. Bea
ttie
03-
06-2
013
2
19
2482
–24
81 B
C
1451
AC
24
72 –
247
1 B
C
1461
AC
24
62 –
246
1 B
C
1471
AC
24
52 –
245
1 B
C
1481
AC
3
2442
–24
41 B
C
1501
AC
24
22 –
242
1 B
C
1511
AC
24
12 –
241
1 B
C
1521
AC
4
20
2402
–24
01 B
C
1541
AC
1
2382
–23
81 B
C
1551
AC
23
72 –
237
1 B
C
1561
AC
5
2
2362
–23
61 B
C
1571
AC
23
52 –
235
1 B
C
1581
AC
3
2342
–23
41 B
C
1591
AC
23
32 –
233
1 B
C
1601
AC
6
4
21
2322
–23
21 B
C
1611
AC
23
12 –
231
1 B
C
1621
AC
5
2302
–23
01 B
C
1631
AC
22
92 –
229
1 B
C
1641
AC
6
2282
–22
81 B
C
1661
AC
22
62 –
226
1 B
C
1671
AC
22
52 –
225
1 B
C
1681
AC
1
22
2242
–22
41 B
C
1701
AC
22
22 –
222
1 B
C
1711
AC
22
12 –
221
1 B
C
1731
AC
21
92 –
219
1 B
C
1741
AC
21
82 –
218
1 B
C
1771
AC
21
52 –
215
1 B
C
1781
AC
21
42 –
214
1 B
C
1791
AC
21
32 –
213
1 B
C
1801
AC
4
2122
–21
21 B
C
1811
AC
21
12 –
211
1 B
C
1821
AC
21
02 –
210
1 B
C
1831
AC
20
92 –
209
1 B
C
1841
AC
5
24
2082
–20
81 B
C
1851
AC
20
72 –
207
1 B
C
1861
AC
20
62 –
206
1 B
C
1871
AC
20
52 –
205
1 B
C
1881
AC
620
42 –
2041
BC
1891
AC
20
32 –
203
1 B
C
1901
AC
20
22 –
202
1 B
C
1921
AC
25
2002
–20
01 B
C
1931
AC
19
92 –
199
1 B
C
1941
AC
19
82 –
198
1 B
C
1961
AC
19
62 –
196
1 B
C
1981
AC
19
42 –
194
1 B
C
2
2011
AC
19
12 –
191
1 B
C
3
2051
AC
18
72 –
187
1 B
C
1971
BC
Abram ("high father") — Abraham ("father of
) = 205
1902
–
1882
–
1932
–
Midnightchanging of guard in 4000-year night
1922
–
1851
AC
29 + 119 ( = 148 )
32 + 207 ( = 239 )
Serug
30 + 209 ( = 239 )
Nahor ("snorer" / "snorting")
1880
AC
148 years
70 ( + 135
1789
AC
1695
AC
1821
AC
2008
AC
/ 1
914
BC
1539
AC
/ 23
84 B
C
1559
AC
3 7 (49) 1 (50)7 (42) 2
100
Isaac2050 AC1872 BC
1952
–19
51 B
C
2012
–
1972
–
2432
–
2391
BC
2172
–
34 + 430 ( = 464 )
7 Rest
500 ( + 450 ) = 950
Eber ("a region across" / "on the opposite side") 464 years
Noah lived 600 years before the flood + 350 after = 950 years (Genesis 7:6; 9:28-29)
The story of Noah's ark is in Genesis 5:28–9:29.The numbers of the years in the lives ofShem through Terah are in Genesis 11:10-26,32.
Sarai ("ruler") — Sarah ("princess") 127
205 years
("stronghold of Chaldees") 438 yearsArphaxad
Lamech lived 777 years died 1653 AC
CircumcisionCovenant
& Fall of SodomSpring, 2049 AC
1873 BC
Birth of IsaacSpring, 2050 AC
1872 BC
(Genesis 17; 21:5)
Terah,with Abram,Lot and Saraimoved fromUr of theChaldeansto Haran(Genesis 11:31)(date not given)
TerahTerah ("station")
1891
BC
26
4
M i d n i g h t W a t c h( 9 p.m. to midnight / 2934 –1946 BC )
2202
–
2231
BC
2232
–
2201
BC
2271
BC
2272
–
1491
AC
1721
AC
1691
AC
1651
AC
1531
AC
2021
AC
2041
AC
1911
AC
1751
AC
2001
AC
1991
AC
1971
AC
1951
AC
1761
AC
2031
AC
1886
BC
2036
AC
Serug ("tendril" / "intertwined") 230 years
30 + 200 ( = 230 )
Reu
Tower of Babelconfusion of languages2164–2163 BC
1759 AC
Peleg ("earthquake" or "division") 239 years
1950
AC
1972
BC
God gave Methuselahthe honor of the longesthuman lifespan (969 years).
Peleg
1998
AC17
25 A
C
Nahor
Noah's 7th centurypictured the millennial rest
Lamech's age at death seems to indicate thathe lived a rather "perfect" (i.e. righteous) life.
Nimrod ("the rebel")
1999
AC
35 + 403 ( = 438 )
Abram : 86 + Hagar
2028
AC
2051
AC
Ishmael
Salah ( "dart" / "growth shoot" / "branch" ) 433 years
Reu ("friend") 239 years
40-dayDelugeautumn, 2264 BC
Heshvan 17– Kislev 26, 1659 AC(early in a sabbatical year)
Babel was built and abandoned atthe end of Noah's seventh century,foreshadowing the rise and fall ofGog and Magog at the end of theseventh millennium (Revelation 20).
100 + 500 ( = 600 ) (Genesis 11:10-11)
1660 AC
The deaths of Lamech andMethuselah were signsof the imminence of the
END OF THE WORLDthat then existed (2 Peter 3:6).
"The righteous perisheth, andno man layeth it to heart: andmerciful men are taken away,
none considering that therighteous is taken away from the
evil to come" (Isaiah 57:1 KJV).
2431
BC
1921
BC
2171
BC
2011
BC
2161
BC
1931
BC
Noah
2392
–
2162
–
23
1881
BC
1901
BC
1892
–
Shem ("name" as in honor, authority, character) 600 years
Noah: preacher of righteousness 120 years
I Ancient world's last hour – the 12th 140-year period since creation. I
1959
AC
1963
BC
J u b i l e e
birthbetrothal
and marriage of
Sarai
the free womanpicturing
Jerusalemabove
(Galatians 4:22-31)
"Cainan" (Luke 3:36) means "their smith". Salah may have been son of Arphaxad, the smith.
As Paul (Acts 13:20) misunderstoodthe length of the period of thejudges, so Stephen (Acts 7:4) wasmistaken in saying that Terahwas dead when Abram left Haran.However, Terah was indeed deadspiritually (Joshua 24:2),which is why Abramwas told to leave him.Stephen, a man full offaith, was in error in anumber of the details thatActs 7 faithfully recordsthat he said. His exampleserves to instruct usthat God's NT servantsare not infallible. Wemust prove all things.
2nd mil lennium's daytime
I – – – – – 1 4 0 y e a r s – – – – – – – I ( 50 x 140 = 7000 )
The earth was divided, dispersed from Babel, in the daysof Peleg's gestation. So the building of the city ceased(Genesis 10:25; 11:8-9). And the people of Babel, withtheir corrupt ideas about religious worship and about how toto treat one another, were scattered abroad to flow out overthe face of all the earth. Thus they, and those who followedin their wicked ways, became the "waters below" or "seas"of the post-flood world — as referred to in Revelation 17:15.
Methuselah ("man of a dart") died 1658 AC
1759
AC
30 + 403 ( = 433 )
Cush, son of Ham Haran
"Sundown" endingthe 2nd millennial day came as
Noah's influence faded, and most ofhis descendants turned to idolatry.
c. 1977 AC / 1946 BC
? Tammuz ( the "sun"-god / Baal )
Spiritual daylight came when God spoketo Noah, revealed His plans to him, andmade him a preacher of righteousness.
(Compare Ezekiel 33:9)Noah's message:
(Genesis 6:3)Repent or die!
20-yr day
The Great Flood1659 AC / 2264 BC
gave the land a year of rest
The Great Flood
Count seven weeks (of 20-year "days") from when Noah began to preach until the end of Israel's sojourning. Noah, as the first chosen to be saved intothe post-flood world, foreshadowed Christ's having been set apart from the foundation of the world to become "the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep"
(1 Corinthians 15:20). Then, Israel in the wilderness, as "holiness to the Lord, thefirstfruits of His increase" (Jeremiah 2:2-3), prefigured those in the NT era who havebeen separated from the world as the "firstfruits of His creatures" (James 1:18).
Abrammoved toCanaanat age 75 —365 years afterNoah left the ark2025 AC1897 BC(Genesis 12:4)
"Sunrise" timeThe midpoint of the 2nd millennial daywas overcast with the darkness of sin
and clouds of impending doom.
And God called the firmament Heaven[meaning "lofty; aloft"]. And there wasevening [as the light of what Enoch hadtaught faded] and there was morning[as Noah's preaching gave light to theworld] a second day" (Genesis 1:6-8).
"And God said, 'Let there be afirmament [a space of air as in Noah'sark] in the midst of the waters [of floodand rain], and let it separate the watersfrom the waters. 'And God made thefirmament [sealing Noah into the ark]
“…The waters … are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues” (Revelation 17:15).
and separated the waters [people]which were under the firmament[under the ark in the flood] from thewaters [people] which were abovethe firmament [floating up above inthe air within the ark]. And it was so.
Lot
How could Shem have been 100 yearsold when Arphaxad was born twoyears after the flood, if Noah was 500when Shem was born and 600 whenthe flood came? For the numbersto fit, Noah must have been almost(but not quite) 501 years old whenShem was born, turning 600 shortlybefore the flood began. Then whenArphaxad was born about two yearsafter the 40-day deluge, Shem wouldhave been almost (but not yet) 101.The alternative explanation claimsthat it was not Shem, but ratherJapheth who was born when Noahwas 500 (and that it was not Abram,but rather his older brother Haranwho was born when Terah was 70).But does this explanation makesense? The Bible is the story ofAbraham. Genesis holds his familyrecords, handed down through Moses,to whom God spoke face-to-face.The birth dates of Japheth andHaran are irrelevant to the story.
" Mankind's days will be 120 years."
1941
AC
19
82 –
198
1 B
C
M. J
. Bea
ttie
03-
06-2
013
1961
AC
19
62 –
196
1 B
C
1981
AC
19
42 –
194
1 B
C
2
2011
AC
19
12 –
191
1 B
C
3
2051
AC
18
72 –
187
1 B
C
2061
AC
18
62 –
186
1 B
C
2071
AC
18
52 –
185
1 B
C
2101
AC
18
22 –
182
1 B
C
2111
AC
18
12 –
181
1 B
C
2131
AC
17
92 –
179
1 B
C
2141
AC
17
82 –
178
1 B
C
2151
AC
17
72 –
177
1 B
C
2161
AC
6
28
1762
–17
61 B
C
2221
AC
17
02 –
170
1 B
C
2241
AC
29
1682
–16
81 B
C
2261
AC
16
62 –
166
1 B
C
2271
AC
16
52 –
165
1 B
C
2281
AC
2
1642
–16
41 B
C
2291
AC
16
32 –
163
1 B
C
2301
AC
16
22 –
162
1 B
C
2311
AC
16
12 –
161
1 B
C
2321
AC
3
30
1602
–16
01 B
C
2331
AC
15
92 –
159
1 B
C
2341
AC
15
82 –
158
1 B
C
2351
AC
15
72 –
157
1 B
C
2361
AC
4
1562
–15
61 B
C
2371
AC
15
52 –
155
1 B
C
2381
AC
15
42 –
154
1 B
C
2401
AC
5
31
1522
–15
21 B
C
2411
AC
15
12 –
151
1 B
C
2421
AC
15
02 –
150
1 B
C
2441
AC
6
1482
–14
81 B
C
2451
AC
14
72 –
147
1 B
C
2461
AC
14
62 –
146
1 B
C
2471
AC
14
52 –
145
1 B
C
2481
AC
7
1
32
5
1442
–14
41 B
C
2491
AC
14
32 –
143
1 B
C
2501
AC
14
22 –
142
1 B
C
2521
AC
14
02 –
140
1 B
C
2531
AC
13
92 –
139
1 B
C
2551
AC
13
72 –
137
1 B
C
3rd mil lennium's night
6th king of Babyloniafounder of Babylonian Empire
reigned c. 1792 – 1750 BC
1704 BC / 2219 AC (Genesis 37:26-28)
Perez ( and Zerah )
To Abraham, God said, “I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth… and as the sand which is on the seashore...” (Genesis 13:16; 22:17).
Abraham's heirs wandered around in Canaan 190 years.J u b i l e e
2400 AC1522 BC
1525 BC
Josephwas inE g y p t
presumedd e a d22 years
2219 - 2241 AC1704 - 1682 BC
Kohath ("allied") 133 yearsbirth
betrothaland marriage of
Sarai
the free womanpicturing
Jerusalemabove
(Galatians 4:22-31)
Amram ("high people")
27
Noah
26
1959
AC
1963
BC
1931
BC
1921
BC
C o c k c r o w W a t c h( midnight to 3 a.m. / 1946 – 958 BC )
SalahJoshua was
an Ephraimite
Jacob moved into Goshen1682 BC / 2241 AC (Genesis 47:9)At restoration of Joseph, Judah got two new sons. And in the birthsof Perez, Zerah, Hezron and Hamul, Judah gave to Jacob fourfold.
Hezron ( and Hamul )
Ram
Judah ("praise") + Tamar (his daughter-in-law)
NahshonShem
1 (15)
Moses in Midian
Aaron 123 years (Exodus 7:7; Numbers 33:38–39)
Moses ("drawing out" of water) 120 years
137 years
40-yearday of trial
in thewilderness
(Hebrews 3:7-9)
8th day
The Israelitesentered thePromised Landat the beginningof the eighth40-year dayafter Jacob wentdown into Egypt.
1482 BC After six "days"in Egypt, Israelfailed to enterGOD'S REST(Psalm 95:11)
2189
AC Joshua 110 years (Joshua 24:29; Judges 2:8)
2159
AC
1763
BC
Er, Onan
Amminadab
1532
–
1692
–
1732
–
1672
–
Eber
2028
AC
2051
AC
IshmaelPeleg
Nahor
+ 17 = 147
Levi ("attached") 137 years
Joseph ("he shall add") 110 years Job is dated (approximately) by thefamily and place names of his friends.
Lunar data shows that in 1442 BCNisan 14 (the Passover preparation day)would have been Wednesday, April 10(lambs slain Wed. afternoon / departure Thurs. morning)
2202 AC
1721-20 BC
2036
AC
1886
BC
Reu
1711
BC
1691
BC
1411
BC
1381
BC
2091
AC
2031
AC
2121
AC
2211
AC
2181
AC
2081
AC
2171
AC
2191
AC
2201
AC
2021
AC
2041
AC
2001
AC
1991
AC
1971
AC
1951
AC
(six 40-year "days")
Hammurabi
The Israelites dwelt in Egypt in the land of Goshen almost 240 years
In alluding to the circumcision covenant and to the giving of theLaw at Sinai, Galatians 3:17 gives only the general time frameof the 430 years of Israelite sojourning. Exodus 12:40is more specific, indicating that the Exodus may have been exactly430 years, to the day, after Isaac's birth, or after the circumcisioncovenant, when seed for Isaac began to form in Abraham's loins.
7 1 (8)
1731
BC
1721
BC
1491
BC
1671
BC
1531
BC
1492
–
1722
–
2231
AC
2541
AC
2251
AC
2391
AC
2431
AC
2511
AC
1742
–
1751
BC
1741
BC
1832
–
1801
BC
1802
–
1831
BC
1752
–
1842
–
1881
BC
1901
BC
1892
–18
91 B
C
1841
BC
Jacoblived inHaran20 years
2188 - 2208AC1735 - 1715 BC
Genesis30:25-32;31:38-41
Information about Levi through Moses is inExodus 6:16-20; 7:7 and Deuteronomy 34:7.
Isaac was a miracle baby, a child of promise.Isaac's father and mother were both too old tohave children. They both laughed at the very idea.Imagine a 100-year-old man having a child? Wow!(Genesis 17:17; 18:12; Romans 4:19; Hebrews11:11-12)
CircumcisionCovenant
& Fall of SodomSpring, 2049 AC
1873 BC
Birth of IsaacSpring, 2050 AC
1872 BC
(Genesis 17; 21:5)
Terah,with Abram,Lot and Saraimoved fromUr of theChaldeansto Haran(Genesis 11:31)(date not given)
Terah
2085
AC
1952
–19
51 B
C
1972
–
1712
–
1412
–
1382
–
2312 AC1611-10 BC
140 years
ExodusNisan 15, 2480 AC
(Thursday, April 11)
a multitude") 175 years
1002230 AC
1692 BC
2050 AC
1872 BC
yearsSarai ("ruler") — Sarah ("princess") 127
Elders1733
BC
2258 AC 1665-64 BC
+ 17Job (possibly a great-grandson of Esau)
The dates for Jacob and Joseph arecomputed from information given inGenesis 37:2; 41:29-30,46; 45:11; 47:9,28.
Isaac, Jacob and Joseph were all miraclebabies, born by direct intervention of Godopening the wombs of barren women.
2125 AC 1797 BC
( + 22 )
("God will hear") 137 years
death of Jacob — 1665-64 BC / 2258 AC
The list of 70 of Jacob's family with him in Egypt (Genesis 46:8-27)was apparently compiled at Jacob's death since it included Judah'sgrandchildren, Hezron and Hamul, and also four sons of Reuben.Reuben had only two sons when entering Egypt (Genesis 42:37).
Israel servedthe LORD all thedays of Joshuaand the elderswho saw all thegreat works Goddid for Israel.
(Judges 2:7)
1 (50) 54
2086 AC Years of Sarah: Genesis 17:17; 23:1
2090 AC
1832 BC
marriage toRebekah
2110 AC
1812 BC
( + 75 ) = 175
Isaac ("laughter") 180 years
( 91 )
<— Years of Abraham: Genesis 21:5; 25:7
60 (+120) = 180 Genesis 25:26; 35:28
2008
AC
/ 1
914
BC
The genealogy of Judah throughDavid is in 1 Chronicles 2:3-17;Ruth 4:18-22 and Luke 3:31-33.
2128
AC
CrossedJordan
Nisan 10, 2520 AC1402 BC
Josephus claimsthat Joshua ledIsrael 25 years(Antiquities 5.1.29)
Arphaxad
1998
AC
1999
AC
Abram : 86 + Hagar
Serug
148 years
205 years
1950
AC
1972
BC
1922
–
Jacob ("supplanter") – Israel ("contender with God") 147 years
2173
AC
1749
BC
Years of Ishmael:Genesis 16:16; 25:17
2098
AC
"Now the sojourning of the children of Israel [i.e. of Abraham's promised seed], who dwelt [for a while] in Egypt, was 430 years " (Exodus 12:40-41, KJV).They were oppressed 400 of these years (Genesis 15:13; Acts 7:6) counting from when Isaac reached maturity at age 30 and began doing business with the world.
1971
BC
Abram ("high father") — Abraham ("father of
) = 205
1902
–
1882
–
1932
–
Midnightchanging of guard in 4000-year night
Abraham's seed was not permittedto take possession of the PromisedLand until the 2520th year (seven360-year periods) after Adam waskicked out of the garden of Eden.(Compare this with Leviticus 26:18.)
"And God said, 'Let the waters underthe heavens [peoples dispersed fromBabel] be gathered together into oneplace [into Egypt], and let the dry land[heirs of Abraham] appear.' And itwas so. God called the dry land Earth
[meaning "to be firm", i.e. stable, ofgood character, founded on Rock] andthe waters that were gathered togetherhe called Seas [meaning "to roar"as the nations roar]. And God sawthat it was good" (Genesis 1:9-10).
"Sundown" endingthe 2nd millennial day came as
Noah's influence faded, and most ofhis descendants turned to idolatry.
c. 1977 AC / 1946 BC
Salmon + Rahab
"Sunrise"
The Light of daycame to the 3rd millennium when God
brought the children of Israel out of Egypt'sspiritual darkness and illuminated them
with His Presence and with His Law..
2480 AC / 1442 BC
Esau ("hairy") – Edom ("red")
the fathersthe fathers
Abrammoved toCanaanat age 75 —365 years afterNoah left the ark2025 AC1897 BC(Genesis 12:4)
Lot
Judah sold Joseph into Egypt
For this Judah would pay double by losing his first two sons.
70 ( +135
2401
AC
M. J
. Bea
ttie
03-
06-2
013
5
31
1522
– 1
521
BC
2411
AC
15
12 –
151
1 B
C
2421
AC
15
02 –
150
1 B
C
2441
AC
6
1482
–14
81 B
C
2451
AC
14
72 –
147
1 B
C
2461
AC
14
62 –
146
1 B
C
2471
AC
14
52 –
145
1 B
C
2481
AC
7
1
32
1442
– 1
441
BC
2491
AC
14
32 –
143
1 B
C
2501
AC
14
22 –
142
1 B
C
2521
AC
14
02 –
140
1 B
C
2531
AC
13
92 –
139
1 B
C
2551
AC
13
72 –
137
1 B
C
2
33
2571
AC
13
52 –
135
1 B
C
2581
AC
13
42 –
134
1 B
C
2591
AC
13
32 –
133
1 B
C
3
2611
AC
13
12 –
131
1 B
C
2631
AC
12
92 –
129
1 B
C
2641
AC
4
3
34
1282
–12
81 B
C
2651
AC
12
72 –
127
1 B
C
2661
AC
12
62 –
126
1 B
C
2671
AC
12
52 –
125
1 B
C
2681
AC
5
1242
–12
41 B
C
2691
AC
12
32 –
123
1 B
C
2711
AC
12
12 –
121
1 B
C
2751
AC
11
72 –
117
1 B
C
2781
AC
11
42 –
114
1 B
C
2831
AC
10
92 –
109
1 B
C
2851
AC
10
72 –
107
1 B
C
2921
AC
4
1002
–10
01 B
C
2931
AC
99
2 –
991
BC
2941
AC
98
2 –
981
BC
2971
AC
95
2 –
951
BC
6
Isra
el w
asop
pres
sed
by
8 ye
ars
Ab
imel
ech
re
igne
d 3
yea
rs
(ch.
9)
1032
– 1
031
BC
3rd mil lennium's daytime
Asher
35
(3:9-11)
37
This date allows for
365 years of gloryafter God came inthe pillar of cloudby day, fire by night.
36
6
1162
–
1132
–
1152
–
Joshua wasan Ephraimite
Joshua 110 years (Joshua 24:29; Judges 2:8)
Nahshon
1 (15)
Aaron 123 years (Exodus 7:7; Numbers 33:38–39)
Moses ("drawing out" of water) 120 years
137 years
40-yearday of trial
in thewilderness
(Hebrews 3:7-9)Amram
1482 BC
17 (21)6
Moses in Midian
8th day
The Israelitesentered thePromised Landat the beginningof the eighth40-year dayafter Jacob wentdown into Egypt.
After six "days"in Egypt, Israelfailed to enterGOD'S REST(Psalm 95:11)
"You have brought a vine out of Egypt;You have cast out the nations, and planted it.You prepared room for it, and caused it to
take deep root, and it filled the land.The hills were covered with its shadow,
and the mighty cedars with its boughs.She sent out her boughs to the Sea, and her
branches to the River" (Psalm 80:8-11).
Through intermarriage, the people of theland became thorns in the Israelites' sides.They seduced the Israelites into worshippingother gods and doing every abominable work.(Numbers 33:55; Joshua 23:11-13; Judges 2:1-3)
922
–
1112
–
932
–
912
–
962
–
1052
–
1082
–
Judah
tem
ple
Ibza
n of
Bet
hleh
em 7
Benjamin
Levi
7.5
year
s in
Heb
ron
Jero
boam
22, 9
31-9
10
Baa
sha
1222
–
1122
–
1182
–
(10:1-2)
1192
–
1202
–
4
(Shamgar's years and tribe are not given. )(chs. 4–5)
Mid
ian
7 y
ears
Amminadab
1492
–
33 years in Jerusalem
united monarchy
5
Ab
do
n o
f E
ph
raim
8
Elo
n, a
Zeb
ulon
ite10
yea
rs
6
The foundation of God's temple was laid in the 480th year after the Israelites came out of Egypt (1 Kings 6:1,37) — after six 80-year "days"
Apparently Salmon "begot" Boazas a distant ancestor. Obed,also, may have precededJesse by several generations.(Ruth 4:21-22; Matthew 1:5)
land had rest underOthnielof Judah40 years
land had rest40 years after
Deborahof Mt. Ephraim
(with Barak of Naphtali)led against Jabin
2891
AC
Israel servedCushan-Rishathaimof Mesopotamia
(Judges 3:7-8)
(chs. 13–16)
LORD deliveredIsrael into the handof the Philistines
40 years
Shamgar against Philistines
941
BC
942
–
921
BC
911
BC
971
BC
1022
–
1042
–
972
–
1012
–
1041
BC
1101
BC
1081
BC
1051
BC
1061
BC
1411
BC
1381
BC
1301
BC
1201
BC
1321
BC
1361
BC
2901
AC
2911
AC
2991
AC
2951
AC
(six 40-year "days")
Tolaof Issachar
living inShamir of
Mt. Ephraimjudged
23 years
1151
BC
1491
BC
1161
BC
1191
BC
1131
BC
931
BC
961
BC
1221
BC
1181
BC
1011
BC
1121
BC
1021
BC
1111
BC
2761
AC
2881
AC
3011
AC
3001
AC
2961
AC
2981
AC
2721
AC
2771
AC
2871
AC
2791
AC
2811
AC
2801
AC
2861
AC
2841
AC
2821
AC
2731
AC
2741
AC
2541
AC
2431
AC
2511
AC
2701
AC
2621
AC
2601
AC
1382
–
1412
–
1302
–
1362
–
1322
–
Reuben
ExodusNisan 15, 2480 AC
(Thursday, April 11)
Nisan 14 (the Passover preparation day)would have been Wednesday, April 10(lambs slain Wed. afternoon / departure Thurs. morning)
Lunar data shows that in 1442 BC
Paul
, in
Act
s 13
:21,
see
ms
to s
ay t
hat
Saul
rei
gned
forty
yea
rs. B
ut O
ld T
esta
men
t evi
denc
e in
dica
tes
that
Saul
's re
ign
was
pro
babl
y co
nsid
erab
ly s
horte
r tha
n th
at. Dan
(10:6 —(10:3-5)
Naphtali
famineMidian raidedfood supplies
Israel dwelt in the land about 300 yearsbefore Jepthah was called upon to defendIsrael against Ammon. (Judges 11:26)
ch.12)
931 BC / 2991 AC
division of monarchy(1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10)
Gad
Manasseh
MoonriseDavid was the lamp ofIsrael (2 Samuel 21:17).And God gave Davida lamp in Jerusalem bysetting up his son afterhim and by establishing
Jerusalema city set on a hill to bethe light of the worldreflecting the lightof God. ( I Kings 15:4 )
WA
R: S
aul's
hou
se v
s. D
avid
's Is
hbos
heth
2-y
r rei
gn, 1
002-
1000
There wasfierce warwith thePhilistinesall the daysof Saul .
(1 Samuel 14:52)
Elders
2
(chs. 6–8)
Jaira Gileadite
judged22 years
(3:12-14) land was at rest40 years
in the days of
Gideona Manassite
(of Gilead)
Simeon
Saul20-yr.reign1027-1007
Josephus saysSaul reigned18 years before& 2 years afterSamuel's death.(Antiq. 6.14.9)
Israel servedthe LORD all thedays of Joshuaand the elderswho saw all thegreat works Goddid for Israel.
(Judges 2:7)
The LORDwas againstthe Philistinesall the daysof Samuel(1 Samuel 7:13)
Jep
hth
ath
6 y
rs
1062
–
1102
–
18yearsIsraelservedEglonking ofMoab
80 years land had rest under
Ehud, a Benjamite (3:15-30)
38
7A time of
millennial-likeREST
3 52
29.5 years ?
David
David's solereign in
Jerusalem
3 a.m. in4000-year night
The genealogy of Judah throughDavid is in 1 Chronicles 2:3-17;Ruth 4:18-22 and Luke 3:31-33.
c.1077 BCdeparture is120 yearsbefore God'sglory filledthe temple.
Judah (Jeremiah 11:16)and King David
(Psalm 52:8)were greenolive trees.
Ephraim
Zebulun
IssacharCrossedJordan
Nisan 10, 2520 AC
1402 BC
David
reig
ned
in J
erus
alem
fro
m c
.292
3 AC
/ 10
00 B
C(2
Sam
uel 5
:1-5
; 1 C
hron
icle
s 11
:1-3
; 12:
23-4
0)
"... The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant plant…” (Isaiah 5:7).
C o c k c r o w W a t c h( midnight to 3 a.m. / 1946 – 958 BC )
Josephus claimsthat Joshua ledIsrael 25 years(Antiquities 5.1.29)
2561
AC
Templefoundation was laidin the springtime of2959 AC / c. 963 BC
Temple was finishedand dedicated6½ years later
at the beginning of2966 AC
in autumn, c. 957 BC
(1 Kings 6:1,37-38;2 Chronicles 3:2)
"And God said, 'Let the earth[the Promised Land] put forthvegetation [people and familiesfirmly rooted in the land], plantsyielding seed, and fruit treesbearing fruit in which is their
kinds, and trees bearing fruitin which is their seed, eachaccording to its kind. And God sawthat it was good. And there wasevening and there was morning,a third day" (Genesis 1:11-13).
seed [descendants], eachaccording to its kind [within itsown family], upon the earth.'And it was so. The earth broughtforth vegetation, plants yieldingseed according to their own
Abraham's seed was not permittedto take possession of the PromisedLand until the 2520th year (seven360-year periods) after Adam waskicked out of the garden of Eden.(Compare this with Leviticus 26:18.)
Nadab, 2 yrs910-909
Reh
oboa
m17
, 931
-913
Jesse
Obed
Boaz + Ruth
Salmon + Rahab
David("beloved")40-yr reign
c.2915-2955 ACc.1007-967 BC
a G
ilead
ite
"Sundown"2965 AC / autumn, 958 BC
The close of the 3rd millennial daycame a year before Solomon's completion
of the temple. This seven-year building projectpictured the seven millenniums of building
a spiritual house — the family of God.
Darkness descended because Solomon took andeventually followed forbidden wives — just as
darkness came to the first millennial daywhen Adam ate the forbidden fruit.
Phili
stin
es a
nd A
mm
onve
xed
east
of J
orda
n 18
yea
rs&
in J
udah
, Ben
jam
in &
Eph
raim
"Sunrise"
The Light of day
came to the 3rd millennium when Godbrought the children of Israel out of Egypt's
spiritual darkness and illuminated themwith His Presence and with His Law.
.
2480 AC / 1442 BC
(David)
core
gent
s 3
.5 y
ears
?
Glory departed Israelwhen ark of God was taken
(1 Samuel 4:21-22)in autumn,
c. 2846 AC / 1077 BC
Samson, a Danite— judged 20 years— began deliverance
Samuel, a Levite, lived in Ephraim
20 yearsCanaanKing Jabinand Siseram igh t i l yoppressed
Israel
Eli, priest at Shiloh in Ephraim — judged 40 years — lived 98.
Nao
mi
lived
in th
e la
ndof
Moa
b ab
out 1
0 ye
ars.
The events ofJudges 17-21occurred shortly afterJoshua and the eldersdied, while Dan wasstill acquiring land, andPhinehas, grandson ofAaron, was chief priest.
The numbers of the years in the stories of the judges addup to 450, as alluded to by Paul in Acts 13:20. But since thetemple foundation was laid in the 480th year after the exodus(1 Kings 6:1), it is evident that some of the judges overlapped.Shamgar arose after Ehud (Judges 3:31), but apparentlybefore Ehud died (4:1). Generally, there seems to have beena division of leadership between the tribes east of the Jordan(led by Gileadite-Manassites), and the other tribes in the West.
During the period of the judges
God was Israel's kingAnd in His Light, in the Light of His Word,The Israelites were commanded to walk.
(Compare 1 Samuel 8:6-7; Isaiah 44:6; Psalm 95:3-5.)
Abijah, 3 yrs913-911
Jerusalemwith the
throne of Davidprovided the
lesser light
Ark of Godabode inKirjathjearim20 yearsbefore the Israelites soughtGod (1 Samuel 7:2). Andit stayed there until Davidmoved it into Jerusalem.(2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 15)
JudgesJudges
(4:1-3)
(3:31)
Solomon ( "peaceful" )
40 yrs. 971 (967) - 931
During the period of the judges
God was Israel's kingAnd in His Light, in the Light of His Word,The Israelites were commanded to walk.
Restoration of ark of God to Israelin 1076 BC = 490 years beforeSolomon's temple was destroyed.
2921
AC
4
1002
–10
01 B
C
2931
AC
99
2 –
991
BC
2941
AC
98
2 –
981
BC
2971
AC
95
2 –
951
BC
6
3021
AC
90
2 –
901
BC
3051
AC
87
2 –
871
BC
3111
AC
81
2 –
811
BC
3141
AC
78
2 –
781
BC
3
Elam
3241
AC
5
2
682
–68
1 B
C
3261
AC
3
662
–66
1 B
C
3281
AC
6
4
42
642
–64
1 B
C
3301
AC
5
622
–62
1 B
C
3341
AC
7
582
–58
1 B
C
3351
AC
57
2 –
571
BC
1
3371
AC
55
2 –
551
BC
3411
AC
51
2 –
511
BC
3441
AC
3
44
7
482
–48
1 B
C
3481
AC
4
442
–44
1 B
C
3501
AC
42
2 –
421
BC
Sar
go
n II
72
2-70
5
538 BC / 3384 AC
Decree of Cyrusto return to Jerusalemand rebuild temple(Ezra 1; Isaiah 44:28;2 Chronicles 36:22)
–.
Decree of Artaxerxes(undated) to restoreJerusalem's templeand the temple services(Ezra 7:11-26; 9:9)
Spring, 457 BCNisan 1-12, 3465 AC
Ezra the priest, witha group that included1534 Israelite malesand 220 temple servants,took silver and gold,wheat, wine, oil and salt,and began journey backto restore Jerusalemin the service of God.(Ezra 7-8; Daniel 9:24)
Zebulun
Issachar
David
reign
ed in
Jeru
salem
fro
m c.
2923
AC
/ 100
0 BC
(2 S
amue
l 5:1
-5; 1
Chr
onic
les
11:1
-3; 1
2:23
-40)
Simeon
Judah (Jeremiah 11:16)and David
(Psalm 52:8)were greenolive trees.
3 a.m. in4000-year night
Jeho
ram
8, 8
48-8
41
(853
)
Ephraim
29.5 years ? M o r n i n g W a t c h( 3 a.m. to sunrise / 958 BC – 31 AD )
Asa41 yrs.
911-870
David
David's sole reign in
Jerusalem 43
Zed
ekia
h11
, 597
-587
/6
— Jeremiah ——
Josiah31 yrs.
640 - 609
587or 586 BCfinal deportation
(2 Kings 25)
7 (35)
Ashurbanipal(Osnapper)
669-631 or 626
Nab
opol
assa
r 6
26 -
605
4
2
Near the end of the 6th day of this week, Judea became a vassal state, first ofEgypt, then of Babylon. This, and Chaldean, Syrian, Moabite, and Ammoniteraids foreshadowed the Gentiles' trampling of Jerusalem at 6th millennium's end.
According to the 390 years ofher sins (Ezekiel 4:4-5), Israeldwelt 390 years (721-331 BC)
So her punishment, (being
in the land of her captivity.Yet, she did not repent.
driven away from thePromised Land and eatingher bread unclean amongthe Gentiles, v.13) was tobe seven times more thanher sins (Leviticus 26:21).
7 (28)5
Bel
shaz
zar
554-
539
3 ki
ngs
Per
sian
Cyr
us
492
–
542
–
462
–
38
7 A time of
millennial-likeREST
522
–
Gad
Manasseh
MoonriseDavid was the lamp ofIsrael (2 Samuel 21:17).And God gave Davida lamp in Jerusalem bysetting up his son afterhim and by establishingJerusalema city set on a hill to bethe light of the world
reflecting the lightof God. (I Kings 15:4)
931 BC / 2991 AC
division of monarchy(1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10)
Reuben
Paul
, in
Act
s 13
:21,
see
ms
to s
ay t
hat
Saul
rei
gned
forty
yea
rs. B
ut O
ld T
esta
men
t evi
denc
e in
dica
tes
that
Saul
's re
ign
was
pro
babl
y co
nsid
erab
ly s
horte
r tha
n th
at. Dan
Naphtali
Ahab(& Jezebel)
22 yrs.874-853
Nab
onid
usMer
odac
h Ba
lada
n65-year remnant ofEphraim (Isaiah 7:8)
412
–
432
–
3081
AC
3031
AC
3041
AC
3071
AC
3011
AC
3001
AC
2961
AC
2981
AC
3171
AC
3231
AC
3311
AC
3271
AC
3211
AC
3221
AC
3181
AC
3201
AC
3191
AC
Darius II424-404
821
BC
822
–
742
–
802
–
792
–
801
BC
772
–77
1 B
C
761
BC
791
BC
531
BC
411
BC
431
BC
521
BC
461
BC
471
BC
452
–
701
BC
751
BC
741
BC
731
BC
711
BC
721
BC
561
BC
451
BC
651
BC
931
BC
961
BC
1011
BC
1021
BC
2901
AC
M. J
. Bea
ttie
03-
06-2
013
2911
AC
2991
AC
2951
AC
3431
AC
3421
AC
3251
AC
3321
AC
3401
AC
3291
AC
3391
AC
3331
AC
3491
AC
3471
AC
3511
AC
1022
–
972
–
1012
–
851
BC
891
BC
971
BC
(Pul
) Tig
lath
-Pi
lese
r III
745-
727
Jeho
ash
16, 7
98-7
82
Jeho
ram
12, 8
52-8
41
Jeho
ahaz
17, 8
14-7
98
Jehu28 yrs.
841-814 Hos
hea
9, 7
32-7
22 .
Samaria fell about 209 years after the northern kingdom was established.
3161
AC
941
BC
942
–
AS
SY
RIA
Ash
urn
asir
pal
II88
4-85
9
831
BC
921
BC
841
BC
861
BC
881
BC
911
BC
3451
AC
3061
AC
Shal
man
eser
V ,
727
-722
3101
AC
3091
AC
At the beginning of this 12th week of 40-year days,Athaliah (Ahab's daughter) usurped David's throne,paralleling Satan's takeover of mankind in Eden.
Shalmaneser II859-824
3151
AC
3121
AC
3131
AC
1 2
3381
AC
3461
AC
3361
AC
united monarchy
Judah
tem
ple
Benjamin
Levi
7.5
year
s in
Heb
ron
WA
R: S
aul's
hou
se v
s. D
avid
's Is
hbos
heth
2-y
r rei
gn, 1
002-
1000
There wasfierce warwith thePhilistinesall the daysof Saul .
(1 Samuel 14:52)
33 years in Jerusalem
Jonah ("dove")(to Nineveh)
— Ezekiel ("God will strengthen")
Babylonian Empire609-539 BC
This was the head of fine goldin Daniel 2:32 and the lion witheagle's wings in Daniel 7:4.
("God is my judge")
—— ———— Daniel ——.
556-
539
Nabopolassardefeated theAssyrians out-side of Babylon
Nineveh fell toNabopolassar
in 612 BC
Assyria's armywas defeated atHaran in 609 BC
Esar
hadd
on68
1-66
9
Senn
ache
rib70
5-68
1
ISRAEL in EXILE
Nebuchadnezzar 605-562 BC
Jero
boam
22, 9
31-9
10
Baa
sha
24 y
rs.
909-
886
Saul20-yr.reign1027-1007
932
–
722
–
912
–
892
–
882
–
852
–
962
–
—— Isaiah ("Eternal saves") ——
1
744-
729
502
–50
1 B
C
Jeho
iaki
m11
, 608
-598
6
591
BC
601
BC
491
BC
472
–
David's sons reigned about 384 years. There are 383 to 385 days in a 13-month lunar year.
Ah
az 1
6 yr
s
40
Jehoash (Joash) 40 yrs. 835-796
Hezekiah
39
922
–
—— Hosea ("deliverer") —
41
842
–
832
–
862
–
712
–
762
–
732
–
562
–
Jews fasted and mourned
587or 586 BC / 3335-6 AC
fall of Jerusalem(2Kings 25; Jeremiah 39;52)
24th 140-year period — Jerusalem's last days — standing alone
Joth
am1
6 y
rs.
751-
736
29 years(729)
715-686
(550
) 539
–529
Cam
byse
s II
70 years
519 BC / 3403 AC
Decree of Dariusto finish temple (Ezra 6)
tem
ple
Haggai("festal")
520 BC
Malachi("my messenger")
(to Israel,perhapsbefore theEdomitesfell underMordecai)
2nd templewas begun in spring, 537 BC
and again on Kislev 24, 520 BC.
In 515 BC it was finishedon the 3rd of Adar, 3407 AC.(Ezra 3:8;5:14-15; Haggai 2:18)
(Zechariah 7:5)
539 BC
Tishri 16, 3384 AC
Babylon city fell(Isaiah 44–45; Daniel 5)
Artaxerxes I(Longimanus)
465-424With Artaxerxes' help,
Ezra and Nehemiah begana great physical and spiritual revival— the restoration leading to Messiah.
Xer
xes
I(A
hazu
erus
)48
6 –
465
Xer
xes
IIS
ogdi
anus
Dar
ius
the
Med
e
Darius Iof Persia521-486
Darius decreedJerusalem's templeshould be finished. Xerxes made
Esther Queen.Cyrus beganrestoration.
There were 4 Persian kings (3 after Cyrus) who stood up for the Jews.
("morning star")origin of PurimMarch, 473 BC
Elijah — . . . -("my God is the Eternal")
——————— Elisha —("God his
salvation")
701 BC / 3221 AC
Assyrian invasion of Judah
Zephaniah
Habakkuk("embrace")
Amos("burden")
753 BC
Pek
ah20
, 75
2-73
2
7 weeks of years(49 years) 457–408 BC
1 +12 yrs
Nahum (to Nineveh)("compassionate")
10,000 Jews weredeported to Babylon(2 Kings 24:10-16)
late in year 722 BC / 3200 AC
Samaria fell to Assyria (2 Kings 18:9-12)Shalmaneser initiated the 3-year siege of Samaria,carrying Israelites captive into Medo-Persia(to southeast of the Caspian Sea settlements).These deportees were called "Scythians".
3318 AC/ 604 BC
Exile into Babylon(Daniel 1:1-4)
Elul 5, 592 BC
365 years (Ezekiel 8-11)Glory left temple after
Asher
(a wayward vine)became like a prophetic milkyway of stars — as signs of how
God deals with His people.(Genesis 15:5; Ezekiel 14:7-8)
734-732 BC / 3188-3190 ACdeportation to south of Caspian SeaAssyrian Tiglath-pileser, in the days of Pekah,carried away the trans-Jordan tribes and theinhabitants of Galilee (more than 31,500 peopleknown as "house of Omri"/KMR/"Cimmerians")
70 Weeks Prophecy(Daniel 9:24) came c. 539 BC
Zechariah("Eternal remembers")
519 BC
611
BC
691
BC
631
BC
752
–
702
–
672
–
602
–
612
–
692
–
592
–
532
–
632
–
652
–
541
BC
671
BC
4th mil lennium's night
Om
ri (v
s.Ti
bni)
12,
885-
874
Land kept Sabbath 70 yearsto make up for 61 unkept land sabbathsand 9 unkept jubilees in 430 years iniquity(Leviticus 25;26:31-35; Jeremiah 29:10;Ezekiel 4:4-6; Daniel 9:2; 2Chr. 36:20-21)
Jerusalem's desolation: 608–538 BC 443 – 431 BC +3479 – 3491 AC +Nehemiah ,the governor,went to rebuildJerusalem'swall and gates(Nehemiah 2)
restored Jewish remnant
538 BC
Zerubbabel, the governor, in David's lineof kings (1 Chronicles 3:19; Matthew 1:12),and Joshua, the high priest, returnedwith a congregation of 42,360 men, plus7,337 male and female servants, and 8,136beasts of burden. (Ezra 1-2; Nehemiah 7)
"Whereas you were as the stars of heaven for multitude, you shall be left few in number; because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God” (Deuteronomy 28:62 RSV).
Jeroboam II41 yrs.
(793)782-753 Men
ahem
10,
752-
742
Templefoundation was laidin the springtime of2959 AC / c. 963 BC
Temple was finishedand dedicated6½ years later
at the beginning of2966 AC
in autumn, c. 957 BC
(1 Kings 6:1,37-38;2 Chronicles 3:2)
574 BC
vision ofmillennial
temple(Ezekiel 40–48)
time is cut short
("Eternal will lift up")
Obadiah (to Edom)("servant of the Eternal")
Joel ("the Eternal is God")
— Micah ———("who is like the Eternal?")
735 & 734 BCSyria & Israel vs.Judah & Assyria
(2 Kings 15:37; Isaiah 7)
autumn, 626 BC
Judah did evil for 40 of her yearsafter Samaria fell. (Ezekiel 4:6)
Israel
"And God said, 'Let there be lights[spiritual leaders] in the firmamentof the heavens [within God's family]to separate the day from the night[to differentiate between the ways oflight and gloom]; and let them be for
[prophetic] signs and for [defining holyday] seasons and for days and years[of prophecy], and let them be forlights in the firmament of the heavensto give [spiritual] light upon the earth.'And it was so" (Genesis 1:14-15).
Medo-Persian Empire539 – 331 BC
This was the chest and armsof silver in Daniel 2:32 and thebear-like beast in Daniel 7:5.
Evil-Merodach 562-560 BC
Neriglissar (Nergal-Sharezer) 560-556Labashi-Marduk (ruled 2 months, 556)
Elah, 2 yrs. 886-885Zimri, 7 days, 885
Ahaziah2 yrs. 853-852
Zachariah, 6 mos, 753-2Shallum, 1 month, 752
Pekahiah2 yrs. 742-740
Nadab, 2 yrs910-909
Jehoiachin, 10 daysJehoahaz, 3 mos. 609
pseu
do- S
mer
dis
Jeh
osh
aph
at25
yrs
. 873
-848
Manasseh55 years 696-642
(repented in captivity)Reh
oboa
m17
, 931
-913
c. 837–836 BC God began to cut Israel back in thedays of Jehu when Hazael, king of Syria, conqueredthe areas east of the Jordan (2 Kings 10:32-33).
David("beloved")40-yr reign
c.2915-2955 ACc.1007-967 BC
"Sundown"2965 AC / autumn, 958 BC
The close of the 3rd millennial daycame a year before Solomon's completion
of the temple. This seven-year building projectpictured the seven millenniums of building
a spiritual house — the family of God.
Darkness descended because Solomon took andeventually followed forbidden wives — just as
darkness came to the first millennial daywhen Adam ate the forbidden fruit.
God's prophets were the brightstars of the fourth millennium's night.(Daniel 12:3; compare Revelation 1:20)
Jesse
(David)
Israelas a whole did evil(worshipped idols,profaned Sabbaths,corrupted ways) for390 of her yearsbetween the Exodusand Samaria's fall.
(Ezekiel 4:4-5)
core
gent
s 3
.5 y
ears
?
Syria
n Ha
zael
opp
ress
ed Is
rael
all t
heda
ys o
f Jeh
oaha
z (2
Kin
gs 1
3:22
-23)
.
Amon2 yrs. 642-640
Sennacherib took all the fortifiedcities of Judah (2 Kings 18:13),
boasting of 200,156 captives from 46walled cities and many villages. But Godhumbled him at Jerusalem. (2 Kings19:35-36)
Abijah, 3 yrs913-911
Jerusalemwith the
throne of Davidprovided thelesser light
"Once I have sworn by My holiness;I will not lie to David:
His seed shall endure forever,And his throne as the sun before Me;It shall be established forever like the moon,Even like the faithful witness in the sky."
(Psalm 89:35-37)
Wall
s wer
e br
oken
dow
n, g
ates
bur
ned.
Jehoiachin3 mos. 598-7
"Sunrise"
The Light of day came to the 4th millenniumwhen Ezra, a descendant of the chief priest Zadok,
and a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses sought to learn theLaw, to do it, and to teach it — and thus to rebuild Jerusalem.This began the first fulfillment of the 70 weeks prophecy,
counting weeks from when Ezra started guiding thepeople back to Jerusalem in the springtime of
457 BC / 3465 AC
Ahaziah, 1 yr, 841Athaliah, 6yrs. 841-835
(2 Kings 15:29; Isaiah. 9:1)
("Eternal protects")
Adar 2, 597 BC
The nations served the king of
BABYLON 70 years (Jeremiah 25:11-12)
prophets
Kings
In Jehoram's reign Edom and Libnah revolted;Philistines and Arabians plundered Jerusalem(2 Kings 8:20-22; 2 Chronicles 21:8-17)
In Jehoram's reign Edom and Libnah revolted;
Solomon ( "peaceful" )
40 yrs. 971 (967) - 931
Amaziah29 yrs.
796-767
Azariah (Uzziah) 52 yrs.
792-740 (leper 751-740)
"Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, what I have built I will break down, and whatI have planted I will pluck up, that is,this whole land' " ( Jeremiah 45:4 ).
"Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, what Ihave built I will break down, and whatI have planted I will pluck up, that is,this whole land' " ( Jeremiah 45:4 ).
"Samaritans"took over Israel(2 Kings 17:24;Ezra 4:2,10) Esther
SamuelJerusalem and
the temple mount layin ruins 49 years,suffering "seven times"(seven weeks of years)for sin (Leviticus 26:24),Then a small remnantwas allowed to returnfrom exile and beginto rebuild. But Judearemained part of thePersian Empire. It wasnot given independence.
baptismof Jesus
3411
AC
51
2 –
511
BC
3441
AC
3
45
482
–48
1 B
C
3481
AC
4 5
442
– 44
1 B
C
3501
AC
42
2 –
421
BC
3531
AC
39
2 –
391
BC
3541
AC
38
2 –
381
BC
3551
AC
37
2 –
371
BC
3571
AC
35
2 –
351
BC
3591
AC
33
2 –
331
BC
3601
AC
3
46
322
–32
1 B
C
3621
AC
30
2 –
301
BC
3651
AC
4
272
–27
1 B
C
3661
AC
26
2 –
261
BC
3671
AC
25
2 –
251
BC
3681
AC
2
47
242
–24
1 B
C
3691
AC
23
2 –
231
BC
5
3711
AC
21
2 –
211
BC
3721
AC
3
202
–20
1 B
C
3731
AC
19
2 –
191
BC
3761
AC
4
48
162
–16
1 B
C
3771
AC
15
2 –
151
BC
3781
AC
14
2 –
141
BC
3791
AC
13
2 –
131
BC
5
7
3811
AC
11
2 –
111
BC
3821
AC
10
2 –
101
BC
3831
AC
92
– 9
1 B
C
3841
AC
6
49
82 –
81 B
C
8
3861
AC
62
– 6
1 B
C
3891
AC
32
– 3
1 B
C
2
The "Word" of God was Israel's LORD, her "sun andshield" (Psalm 84:11), who later became flesh anddwelt among men. (John 1:1-5,14; Genesis 15:1,4)
Count 70 weeks from the going forth of the Light ofGod's Word (as taught by Ezra) to restore and to buildJerusalem on the foundation of the Law and the prophets.
70 weeks of years (70 x 7 = 490 years) Spring, 457 BC – Spring, 34 AD
6
slaying ofJesusthe PassoverLamb of GodNisan 14, 3955 ACMarch 24, 34 AD
"The queen of the south... came... to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here" (Luke 11:31). Jesus was "A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, andthe glory of… Israel" (Luke 2:32). "The people who sat in darkness saw a great light, andupon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light… dawned" (Matthew 4:16).
472
–
72 –
292
–
461
BC
471
BC
491
BC
7 weeks of years(49 years) 457–408 BC
532
–
443 – 431 BC +3479 – 3491 AC +Nehemiah ,the governor,went to rebuildJerusalem'swall and gates(Nehemiah 2)
restored Jewish remnant
70 years
502
–
452
–
492
–
451
BC
361
BC
411
BC
171
BC
431
BC
291
BC
1 +12 yrs
Artaxerxes I(Longimanus)
465-425
Zechariah("Eternal remembers")
519 BC .
538 BC
Zerubbabel, the governor, in David's lineof kings (1Chronicles 3:19; Matthew1:12),and Joshua, the high priest, returnedwith a congregation of 42,360 men, plus7,337 male and female servants, and 8,136beasts of burden. (Ezra 1–2; Nehemiah 7)
501
BC
531
BC
521
BC
541
BC
JUBILEE
Nero54-68
Cla
udiu
s41
-54
Ves
pasi
an69
-79
EmperorCaesar
Augustus(42) 27 BC–14 AD
Cassander
3381
AC
M. J
. Bea
ttie
03-
06-2
013
3461
AC
3561
AC
3631
AC
3451
AC
51 B
C
311
BC
21 B
C
181
BC
281
BC
3751
AC
Seleucid Dynasty (King of the North) ruled Asia, Asia Minor, & Palestine
1 (50)
3871
AC
independent Hasmonian Judea
Ptolemaic Dynasty (King of the South) ruled Egypt
The remnant of the Seleucid Empirewas annexed by Rome in 64 BC.
3851
AC
3911
AC
3921
AC
3491
AC
Arta
xerx
es II
I (O
chus
)35
8-33
8 A
rtaxe
rxes
IV35
81 A
C
3901
AC
spring, 142 to 64 BC
Lysimachus
civi
l war
di
vidi
ng e
mpi
re
323-
301
BC
3801
AC
3701
AC
80 A
D
71 B
C
121
BC
221
BC
41 B
C
50 A
D
40 A
D
7 (49)
3981
AC
3971
AC
3991
AC
3961
AC
3931
AC
Titu
sD
omiti
an
The world continued in darkness.
Jesus'disciples
werecalled to
becomefishersof men.
69 ADJerusalem Churchof God fled to Pella
64 ADcompletionof temple inJerusalem
Nero fiddled whileRome burned
Cal
igul
a
4001
AC
542
–
522
–
2 –
9 –
79 –
172
–
342
–
362
–
312
–
driven away from thePromised Land and eatingher bread unclean amongthe Gentiles, v.13) was tobe seven times more thanher sins (Leviticus 26:21).
According to the 390 years ofher sins (Ezekiel 4:4-5), Israeldwelt 390 years (721–331 BC)in the land of her captivity.However, she did not repent.So her punishment (being
Although some people apparently left earlier,waves of Israelite migrations westward intoEurope (out of the areas where they had beenplaced as war captives, and further away fromthe Promised Land) began during Greece's334-330 BC conquest of the Persian Empire.(Assyrians and others also migrated westward.)
–.
Dar
ius
the
Med
e
Darius Iof Persia521-486
(550
) 539
–529
Cam
byse
s II
70 AD
desolation of Jerusalem600,000 died in the seige,from famine and sword;many were carried captive;the temple was burned; itsstones thrown down (Mark 13:2)
(cf. Luke 23:28)
There were— 49 years —in the building of thenew Jerusalem templecomplex before Jesus
Haggai("festal")
520 BC
Malachi("my messenger")
(to Israel,perhapsbefore theEdomitesfell underMordecai)
M o r n i n g W a t c h( 3 a.m. to sunrise / 958 BC to 31 AD)
11 B
C
19 –
20
AD
God's servants walked in the Light.
10 A
D
30 A
D29
–
70 A
D
60 A
D
1 B
C
2
Per
sian
Cyr
us
3431
AC
3421
AC
3401
AC
3391
AC
6
Dar
ius
IIIArtaxerxes II (Mnemon)
404-358 BC
Darius II424-404
Xer
xes
I(A
hazu
erus
)48
6 –
465
Jerusalem's40-year day of trial
(Hebrews 3:7-9; Jonah 3:4)
Church of GodApostolic ("Ephesian") Era
Gabriel appeared to Maryannouncing conception
of Jesus (Luke 1:31)c. December, 2 BC
Jubilee (Leviticus 25:10)Liberty made possible for all
30–34 AD3952–3955 AC
Jesus' 3½-year ministry
tem
ple
2nd templewas begun in spring, 537 BC
and again on Kislev 24, 520 BC.In 515 BC it was finishedon the 3rd of Adar, 3407 AC.(Ezra 3:8;5:14-15; Haggai 2:18)
(Zechariah 7:5)
Counting jubilees: 2
42 –
52 –
49 –
12 –
182
–
222
–
69 –
39 –
59 –
282
–
462
–
412
–
432
–
22 –
122
–
Herod was king(39)37 BC –1 AD
7 weeks of years
birth of Jesusautumn, 1 BCTishri, 3922 AC
150
PROCLAIMLIBERTY
God gave HisPassover Lambso that peoplecould be freedfrom bondage tosin and death.
3641
AC
11
Cyrus began restoration.
Darius decreedJerusalem's templeshould be finished. Xerxes made
Ezra and Nehemiah began
Esther queen.
With Artaxerxes' help,
a great physical and spiritual revival— the restoration leading to Messiah.
There were 4 Persian kings (3 after Cyrus) who stood up for the Jews. (Daniel 11:2)
Medo-Persian Ramvs. Greek Goat
(Daniel 8:1-8,20-22; 11:3-4)
Antiochus Epiphanes foreshadowed theRoman Empire's end-time Beast.
(Daniel 8:9-14, 23-26; 11:21-45)
c. 285 BCGreek Septuagint Old Testament (LXX)This version was begun in Alexandria, Egypt, for
Antiochus IV deposed the Aaronic high priest Onias IIIin favor of Jason, his Hellenizing brother, in 173 BC.Then he gave the office of high priest, in 171 BC,to Menelaus, a Benjamite (2 Maccabees 4:23-24; 3:4).
Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Legend claims 72 Israelites(six from each tribe) translated the Hebrew Torah intoGreek in 72 days. The numbers in the Septuagintdiffer greatly from those in the Hebrew Masoretic text.
9
— 7 x 390 = 2730 — The2730th year after 722-721 BCis 2008-9 AD. Then comes therise of the Gentiles parallelingthe rise of Gog and Magogat seventh millennium's end.
Julius Caesar
Crassus
Pompey
Egypt became a province of Rome in 30 BC.
JuliancalendarbeganJanuary 146 BC
402
–40
1 B
C
In Daniel 9:25 (KJV), the "commandment" torestore Jerusalem means the "word" to restore,as it is rendered in the RSV and other translations.
3611
AC
Ale
xand
er th
e G
reat
(3
36)
331-
323
Ptolemy
Seleucus
7 (42)
defeat of Darius IIIBattle of Gaugamela
Elul 24, 3591 ACautumn, 331 BC
and Darius' deaththe following summerended Persian Empire
341
BC
3471
AC
3511
AC
TiberiusCaesar14-37 AD
Decree of Artaxerxes(undated) to restoreJerusalem's templeand the temple services(Ezra 7:11-26; 9:9)
Spring, 457 BC
Nisan 1-12, 3465 AC
Ezra, the priest, witha group that included1534 Israelite males and220 temple servants,took silver and gold,wheat, wine, oil and salt,and began journey backto restore Jerusalemin the service of God.(Ezra 7-8; Daniel 9:24)
3521
AC
3741
AC
3881
AC
1
Messiah's Light came after four millennium-long night
watches; John decreased and Jesus increased. ——>
4th mil lennium's daytime
3951
AC
3941
AC
between the start of Jesus'ministry and Jerusalerm's fall
was slain (John 2:20)
MarkAntony
OctavianAugustus
LepidusAntio
chus
IV E
piph
anes
175-
164
BC
Antiochus Epiphanes promoted Hellenization;replaced Judah's high priests; halted sacrifices;and then later, desecrated Jerusalem 3 years:December (Kislev 25), 167 BC to December (Kislev 25), 164 BC
– put idolatry and swine's flesh on God's altar– destroyed copies of Scripture and their owners Allowing 988 years per
– forbid circumcision, keeping of sabbaths & holy days millennium, the "sundown"
– tortured many Jews into renouncing their religion time here would be
– slaughtered 40,000 Jews; sold 40,000 into slavery 3953 AC / autumn, 31 AD
Judas Maccabaeusovercame Antiochus and restored temple worship.(1 Maccabees 1:60; Josephus Antiquities XII 5:4; 7:6)This was a partial fulfillment of Daniel 8:11.
Jesus said, ‘"I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12). 8
Count 50 days
S e v e n t y W e e k s P r o p h e c y — Going forth of Light of Day"Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression [against the owner of the vineyard by slayingHis son], to make an end of sins, [providing escape through forgiveness, and] to make reconciliation for iniquity [atonement]..." (Daniel 9:24).These were accomplished in the sacrifice of Jesus as the Passover Lamb of God. But much more remains in this prophecy that is yet to be fulfilled.
"And God made the two great lights,the greater light [Christ] to rule theday [the yet future kingdom of God],and the lesser light [Jerusalem, withthe throne of David] to rule the night[to guide in love toward God and to
fellow man in the age of darkness];he made the stars [the prophets]also. And God set them in thefirmament of the heavens [within Hisfamily] to give light upon the earth, torule over the day and over the night,
and to separate the light from thedarkness [to show the differencebetween right and wrong]. And Godsaw that it was good. And there wasevening and there was morning,a fourth day" (Genesis 1:16-19).
Medo-Persian Empire 539 – 331 BC
This was the chest and armsof silver in Daniel 2:32 and thebear-like beast in Daniel 7:5
Greco-Macedonian Empire331 – 30 BC
This was the belly and thighs of bronzein Daniel 2:32 and the four-winged,four-headed leopard in Daniel 7:6.
pseu
do- S
mer
dis
Sog
dian
usX
erxe
s II
The 4th millennium's "Sun" began going down
when the Jews rejected Jesus early in His ministry.The Great Light went down into the grave
3955 AC / spring, 34 AD
Jesusdrew breathin the flesh
33½years
The 164 BC rededication of God's temple was duringa sabbatical year (I Macc. 6.49) at the end of the sixthjubilee cycle of the 70 weeks prophecy fulfillment.
It is the origin of the Feast of Dedicationreferred to in John 10:22.
Wall
s wer
e br
oken
dow
n, g
ates
bur
ned.
"Sunrise"The Light of day came to the 4th millennium
when Ezra, a descendant of the chief priest Zadok,and a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses sought to learn theLaw, to do it, and to teach it — and thus to rebuild Jerusalem.This began the first fulfillment of the 70 weeks prophecy,
counting weeks from when Ezra started guiding thepeople back to Jerusalem in the springtime of
457 BC / 3465 AC
Esther( "morning star" )
origin of PurimMarch, 473 BC
Galba, 68-69Otho, 69Vitellius, 69
539 BC
Tishri 16, 3384 AC
Babylon city fell(Isaiah 44–45; Daniel 5)
538 BC / 3384 AC
Decree of Cyrusto return to Jerusalemand rebuild temple(Ezra 1; Isaiah 44:28;2 Chronicles 36:22)
519 BC / 3403 AC
Decree of Dariusto finish temple (Ezra 6)
Jesus ChristIs the Greater Light
Jesus ChristThe Word of God
Is the Greater Light
30 AD
Josephusclaims Herodannounced plansin his 18th year
(c.19 BC) to builda new temple inJerusalem. Butthe old temple was not torn down, nor didconstruction begin until all building materialshad been gathered. (Antiquities 15.11.1)
The Bible Timeline Copyright © 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 M. J. Beattie
Understanding Times and Seasons
Part 4
Dating the Human Life of Jesus Christ
By M. J. Beattie
Understanding Times and Seasons
Part 5
WHEN Will Messiah Come?
By M. J. Beattie
To be continued…
This timeline is a work in progress. Hopefully additional pages will be published soon. The historical record of the Bible ends about four thousand years after creation. But the rest of the Bible's message is told in its prophecies and in secular history. Some of the details are addressed in the following publications, available free of charge at cgsf.org:
Can we really know when Jesus lived? Numbers and signs for the wise to understand.