Biblical Chronology - Canaan/Egypt

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

~1772

Adam

?

Hurrians rule in Babylon, Amenemhet IV succeeded by Queen Sobeknefru in Egypt 1786/5

1753.704

Seth

17.140

 

1736.564

Enos

16.009

 

1720.555

Cainan

20.617

 

1699.938

Malalel

17.383

 

1682.555

Jared

23.609

 

1658.947

Enoch

18.192

1674 Hyksos 15th Dynasty reign in Egypt

1640.755

Methusala

18.515

 

1622.24

Lamech

0.889

 

1621.351

Noah

35.979

Thera Eruption of 1628, Biblical flood in 1614.67

1585.372

Shem

28.298

Mittani Hittites rule over Syria-Palestine

1557.074

Arphaxad

26.449

 

1530.625

Cainan

8.125

1550 Amenhotep I reigns in Egypt

1522.5

Sala

16.25

 

1506.25

Haber

9.25

 

1497

Phaleg

8.625

1503 Tutmoses III reigns in Egypt

1488.375

Ragau

16.25

 

1472.125

Seruch

15.375

 

1456.75

Nahor

26

 

1430.75

Tharrah

56.25

 

1393.25

Abram

32.25

1390 Artashumara reigns as king of Mittani

1357

Ishmael

17.5

1375-1350 Thusratta reigns as king of Mittani

1333

Isaac

28.5

 

1304.5

Jacob/Israel

13.5

1321 Horemheb reigns and extends Egyptian rule into Syria-Palestine

1291

Joseph

27

Mittani rule ended by Assyrian king Adad Niriari I 1305-1274

1264

Manessa

?

Shalmaneser I 1273-1244 rules in Assyria and shares Palestine with Ramses II of Egypt

 

Machir

?

 

1291

Levi

25

 

1266

Kohath

42

 

1224

Amram

21.5

 

1202.5-1172

Moses

30.5

Exodus occurs in 1193; Seti II deposed by Bey the Syrian butler of Merneptah-Sipta

1172-1158

Joshua

14

1173 Ramses III expels Sea-Peoples and raids Syria-Palestine

variations

 

Alternate Biblical Chronology - Judges

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

1157.5-1036

1148.5-1036

Judges

~450

(Acts 13:20) 438 seasons before Samuel + 12 years of Samuel until Saul or 450 seasons before Saul

1158

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10

(Josephus)

1155.5

(Cousarsathaim)

8

1150 Assur-Risilim rules in Assyria

1153.5

Othniel

40

First judge

1143.5

(Eglom)

18

 

1139

Ehud

80

 

1119

(Jabin)

20

 

1114

Deborah

40

 

1104

(Madiam)

7

 

1102.25

Gideon

40

1110 Tiglath-Pileser I takes Syria-Palestine and Eastern Anatolia in 5th year

1092.25

Abimelech

3

 

1091.5

Thola

23

 

1085.75

Jair

22

 

1080.25

(Ammon)

18

 

1075.75

Jephthae

6

 

1074.25

Abaissan

7

 

1072.5

Aelom

10

 

1070

Abdon

8

 

1068

(Philisitnes)

40

 

1058

Sampson

20

 

1053

Eli

20/40

b.1146/1097-1048 lived 98

alternatively Eli 1053-1043

1048-1018

Samuel

12+18

alternatively Samuel 1043-(1037)-1028

  

Biblical Chronology – Unified Kingdom

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

1036

Saul

40

(Acts 13:21)

1016-1614

Ishboseth

2

Over Israel only

1016-976

David

40

or 40 years 6 months 1016.5-976

976-936

Solomon

40

975-941 Hiram rebuilds his temples 220 years after the foundation of Tyre

 

 Biblical Chronology - Israil

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

936-915

Ieroboam I

22

Sheshonq 945-924 invades Syria-Palestine

915-914

Nebat

2

 

914-891

Bassa

24

 

891-890

Ela

2

 

890

Zimri

7d

 

890-885

Tibni

?

 

885-674

Ambri

12

Moabite stone gives Omri a 40 year reign 914-674

874-855

Ahaab

22

891-859 Ithobalus rules Tyre, Ahab (Yahua) the son of Omri (Khumri) pays tribute to Shalmaneser III ~855/3

855-854

Ohozias

2

 

854-848

Ioram

12

 

848-821

Iou

28

Messa king of Moab destroys the entire house of Ahab (Yahweh)

821-805

Ioahas

17

 

805-789

Ioas

16

 

789-748

Ieroboam II

41

 

748

Zaharia

6m

 

748

Shellum

1m

 

747-742

Manaem

10

 

742-741

Fakesias

2

 

741-731

Fakee

20

 

731-722

Osee

9

726-722 Shalmaneser V lays siege to Tyre

variations

 

Biblical Chronology - Ioudia

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

936-919

Roboam

17

Sheshonq 945-924 invades Syria-Palestine

919-916

Abiou

3

 

916-875

Asa

41

 

875-851

Iosafat

25

 

855-848

Ioram

8

 

848

Ohozias

1

 

848-843

Gotholia

6

 

843-804

Ioas

40

Pygmalion 844-797 reigns in Tyre succeeding Matten

804-776

Amessias

29

 

776-750

Azarias

52

 

750-735

Iotham

16

 

735-728

Ahaz

16

 

728-699

Ezikias

29

726-722 Shalmaneser V lays siege to Tyre

699-644

Manesses

55

700-647 Deioces rules over the Medes

644-642

Amos

2

647-625 Phraortes rules over the Medes

641-610

Iosias

31

 

610

Ioahaz

3m

 

609-598

Ioakim

11

 

598

Ioahim

3m

 

597-586

Sedikias

11

586 Nebuchadnesser takes Tyre in the reign of Ithobal

586-585

Godolias

7m

 

variations

 

Biblical Chronology – Ethnarchs

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

c.521

Jeshua

 

522-486 Darius I takes power

 c.484

Joacim

 

 

c.446

Eliasib

 

465-424 Artaxerxes I takes power

 c.410

Judas

 

 

 c.373

John

 

 

c.336-323

Jaddua

 

332 Alexander the Great takes Tyre

c.323

Onias

 

324 Alexander the Great dies

c.301

Simon

 

 

c.279

Eleazer

 

285-246 Ptolemy II Philadelphos builds Library of Alexandria

c.249

Manasseh

 

 

c.187

Simeon

 

 

c.181

Onias

 

 

c.175

Jason/Jesus

 

 

172-162.5

Meneleus/Onias

10

175-163 Antiochus IV Epiphanes rules Syria-Palestine

162.5-158.5

Jacimus/Alcimus

4 or 3

 

(168-167)

(Mattathias)

?

 

158.5-155.5

Judas Maccabee

3

 

155.5-151.5

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4 or 7

 

151.5-144

Jonathan Apphus

7 or 4

 

144-136

Simon Thassi

8

 

136-106

John Hyrcanus

30 or 31

 

106-105

Judas Aristobalus

1

 

105-78

Alexander Janneus

27

 

78-69

Alexandra with Hyrcanus

9

 

69-65

Aristobulus

3y 6m

 

65-41

Hyrcanus (alone)

24

65BC Pompei takes Syria-Palestine

41-38

Antigonus

3y 3m

 

 

Biblical Chronology – Chriatian Era

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

38-4BC

Herod

34

21BC builds Temple

4BC-6AD

Archeleus

10

 

4BC-33AD

Philip

 

 

4BC-39AD

Antipas

 

38AD Josephus born

(33)-48

Herod

 

 

(39)/41-44

Agrippa I Aristobulus

 

 

44/(48)-

Agrippa II

 

65AD Jewish Rebellion, 70AD Temple destroyed

 

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