Francine
Well-Known Member
Destruction of Jerusalem (587 BC, established by archaelogy and Jewish/secular records) until present time (2008 AD)=2,594 years. There was no year zero.
Reigns of the kings of Judah from the fall of Jerusalem back to
King Joash:
11 Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:18)
0.25 Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8)
11 Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36)
0.25 Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31)
31 Josiah (2 Kings 22:1)
2 Amon (2 Kings 21:19)
55 Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1)
29 Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:2)
16 Ahaz (2 Kings 16:2)
16 Jotham (2 Kings 15:33)
52 Azariah (2 Kings 15:2)
29 Amaziah (2 Kings 14:2)
40 Joash (2 Kings 12:2)
7 Athaliah (2 Kings 11:3)
1 Ahaziah (2 Kings 8:25)
8 Jehoram (2 Kings 8:16)
-7 years (Jehoram became King of Judah in the fifth year of the
twelve-year reign of King Joram of Israel)
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Subtotal: 301.5 years
Reigns of the Kings of Israel from Joram to Solomon:
12 Joram (2 Kings 3:1)
2 Ahaziah (1 Kings 22:52)
22 Ahab (1 Kings 16:29)
12 Omri (1 Kings 16:23)
4 Tibni (1 Kings 16:22)
2 Elah (1 Kings 16:8)
24 Baasha (1 Kings 15:33)
2 Nadab (1 Kings 15:25)
22 Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:20)
Division of the Kingdom into the House of Israel, ruled by King
Jeroboam, and the House of Judah, ruled by Rehoboam (1 Kings
12:20)
40 Solomon (1 Kings 11:42)
-4 years (the beginning of the construction of the temple was in
Solomon's fourth year of power)
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Subtotal: 138 years
480 years from the Exodus to the beginning of the construction of the temple (1 Kings 6:1)
430 years from the migration of Israel to the Exodus (Exo. 12:40)
130 age of Jacob when he arrived in Egypt (Gen. 47:9)
60 Isaac to Jacob (Gen. 25:26)
100 Abraham to Isaac (Gen. 21:5)
70 Terah to Abraham (Gen. 11:26)
29 Nahor to Terah (Gen. 11:24)
30 Serug to Nahor (Gen. 11:22)
32 Reu to Serug (Gen. 11:20)
30 Peleg to Reu (Gen. 11:18)
34 Eber to Peleg (Gen. 11:16)
30 Shelah to Eber (Gen. 11:14)
35 Arpaschad to Shelah (Gen. 11:12)
100 Shem to Arpaschad (Gen. 11:10)
500 Noah to Shem (Gen. 5:32)
182 Lamech to Noah (Gen. 5:28)
187 Methuselah to Lamech (Gen. 5:25)
65 Enoch to Methuselah (Gen. 5:21)
162 Jared to Enoch (Gen. 5:18)
65 Mahalalel to Jared (Gen. 5:15)
70 Kenan to Mahalalel (Gen. 5:12)
90 Enosh to Kenan (Gen. 5:9)
105 Seth to Enosh (Gen. 5:6)
130 Adam to Seth (Gen. 5:3)
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Subtotal: 2,106 years
Grand total:
2,584+301.5+138+480+430+130+2,106=
6,179.5 years
Reigns of the kings of Judah from the fall of Jerusalem back to
King Joash:
11 Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:18)
0.25 Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8)
11 Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36)
0.25 Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31)
31 Josiah (2 Kings 22:1)
2 Amon (2 Kings 21:19)
55 Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1)
29 Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:2)
16 Ahaz (2 Kings 16:2)
16 Jotham (2 Kings 15:33)
52 Azariah (2 Kings 15:2)
29 Amaziah (2 Kings 14:2)
40 Joash (2 Kings 12:2)
7 Athaliah (2 Kings 11:3)
1 Ahaziah (2 Kings 8:25)
8 Jehoram (2 Kings 8:16)
-7 years (Jehoram became King of Judah in the fifth year of the
twelve-year reign of King Joram of Israel)
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Subtotal: 301.5 years
Reigns of the Kings of Israel from Joram to Solomon:
12 Joram (2 Kings 3:1)
2 Ahaziah (1 Kings 22:52)
22 Ahab (1 Kings 16:29)
12 Omri (1 Kings 16:23)
4 Tibni (1 Kings 16:22)
2 Elah (1 Kings 16:8)
24 Baasha (1 Kings 15:33)
2 Nadab (1 Kings 15:25)
22 Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:20)
Division of the Kingdom into the House of Israel, ruled by King
Jeroboam, and the House of Judah, ruled by Rehoboam (1 Kings
12:20)
40 Solomon (1 Kings 11:42)
-4 years (the beginning of the construction of the temple was in
Solomon's fourth year of power)
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Subtotal: 138 years
480 years from the Exodus to the beginning of the construction of the temple (1 Kings 6:1)
430 years from the migration of Israel to the Exodus (Exo. 12:40)
130 age of Jacob when he arrived in Egypt (Gen. 47:9)
60 Isaac to Jacob (Gen. 25:26)
100 Abraham to Isaac (Gen. 21:5)
70 Terah to Abraham (Gen. 11:26)
29 Nahor to Terah (Gen. 11:24)
30 Serug to Nahor (Gen. 11:22)
32 Reu to Serug (Gen. 11:20)
30 Peleg to Reu (Gen. 11:18)
34 Eber to Peleg (Gen. 11:16)
30 Shelah to Eber (Gen. 11:14)
35 Arpaschad to Shelah (Gen. 11:12)
100 Shem to Arpaschad (Gen. 11:10)
500 Noah to Shem (Gen. 5:32)
182 Lamech to Noah (Gen. 5:28)
187 Methuselah to Lamech (Gen. 5:25)
65 Enoch to Methuselah (Gen. 5:21)
162 Jared to Enoch (Gen. 5:18)
65 Mahalalel to Jared (Gen. 5:15)
70 Kenan to Mahalalel (Gen. 5:12)
90 Enosh to Kenan (Gen. 5:9)
105 Seth to Enosh (Gen. 5:6)
130 Adam to Seth (Gen. 5:3)
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Subtotal: 2,106 years
Grand total:
2,584+301.5+138+480+430+130+2,106=
6,179.5 years