The Hebrew Timeline

Last updated on October 6th, 2019 at 02:16 pm

Are the Hebrew and King James timeline of the Bible (Old Testament) different?

Yes. The two timelines place creation 244 years apart.

The Hebrew Timeline known as Seder Olam Rabba places creation at 3760 BC. It was calculated on a literal reading of the book of Genesis by Tanna Yose ben Halafta in the second century BC. The Tannaim (Hebrew: תנאים, singular תנא, Tanna) were the Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 70-200 CE – from wikipedia.org

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The Creation of Adam and Eve

The Hebrew Timeline and the King James Biblical timeline based on Ussher’s chronology, places creation at 4004 BC. The 244-year difference is due to differences in calculations during the period when dates have to be determined by relationship to other events as exact time frames and relative dates are not given. (see our article: The Three Bible Timelines: Why and How They Differ )

Here are some of the dates on the Jewish Timeline:

Creation of Adam and Eve 3760 BC

Methuselah Born 3074 BC

Adam dies 2831 BC

Noah born 2704 BC

The Flood  2102 BC

Abraham born  1813 BC

Tower of Babel  1765 BC

Noah dies  1755 BC

Joseph born  1562 BC

Moses born  1393 BC

Exodus  1313 BC

Saul anointed king  879 BC

David anointed king  877 BC

First Temple construction begins  832 BC

Kingdoms split  769 BC

The first temple destroyed  586 BC

The second temple built  516 BC

Esther to Achashverosh  431 BC

The second temple destroyed  70 AD

For a comparison list of dates see our article comparing the Catholic, King James and Hebrew Timelines.

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4 comments

  1. Joseph Kiron

    Thank you for publishing the too rarely known, even in orthodox Jewish circles, traditional Jewish timeline. One blooper this fallible reader found though, you have the building of the 2nd Temple before the destruction of the first, i.e. 70 years after the more well known estimate of the destruction rather than the traditional one.

    1. You are welcome and appreciate the comment. The correction has been made. Have a blessed one!

  2. Patrick kelly

    Why have Christmas in dec.Romans held
    census July to sept.

  3. Peter Lindner

    Parables anyone? In winter solstice of 2010 there was an event that hadn’t happened for 456 years (19×24). Noah was born in 600+456. Noah was 600 in the 600th year. God reset the clock with Noah.
    353 is the shortest of metonic years. “200 from shore + 153 fish”=353. The (Leviticus 23) rule of meat/fruit trees of 4 years (2 more added in Isaiah 37:30 prophecy). 4×353=1412. The flood came in 1656. 1412+244=1656. In Noah account we get a day as 120.
    In the account(riddle) of Lazarus there is a 15 [furlong] journey + an adjustment. Just as in the Hezekiah account there is a 15 journey + an adjustment. SAME riddle. April 25th of 2010 was lamb separation/the day God spoke to Noah of Pesach sheni (2nd passover). The 2 days still (Lazarus) is 120+120 to Winter Solstice. The 4 days of death is December 25th. The shadow of the sun goes down until solstice and goes the other way after. This was the sign in Hezekiah.
    The kingdom of Solomon which was temporarily stolen by Adonijah. The second(sheni) month Fall Passover/Tabernacles of the 6+2 or 8th month plus 50 is when?
    David “should not fail to sit at meat with the king” get’s put off from “trumpets” to Hanukah at the third day at even. However, there were two more arrows…5th.

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