Q: WHAT YEAR DID JOSIAH BECOME KING?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was approximately 576 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3471 AM.
RELATED VERSES
2 Kings 22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
YEAR 3471 am
576 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Mon, Apr 4 | |
Unleavened Bread | Tues, Apr 5 | Apr 11 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 29 | |
Trumpets | Thurs, Sep 15 | |
Atonement | Sat, Sep 24 | |
Tabernacles | Thurs, Sep 29 | Oct 5 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Thurs, Oct 6 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 15 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 183 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 13 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 355 |
Solar Calendar Days | 365 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | -10 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | 10 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
THE BELOW DATES REPRESENT THE SABBATHS OF EACH MONTH
Year 3471 AM (After Man)
Passover
Apr 4
Unleavened Bread
Apr 5
Apr 11
Pentecost
May 29
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 15
Day of Atonement
Sep 24
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 29
Oct 5
Last Great Day
Oct 6
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
14
Hebrew Calendar
355
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
First
Difference
-10
Last Year
4
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
1
Tev
9
3470
290
 
8
 
16
 
297
 
15
 
23
 
304
 
22
Shev
1
 
311
 
29
 
8
 
318
Feb
5
 
15
 
325
 
12
 
22
 
332
 
19
 
29
 
339
 
26
Adar
6
 
346
Mar
5
 
13
 
353
 
12
 
20
181055
360
 
19
 
27
3471
2
 
26
Nisan
5
 
9
May
7
 
17
 
51
 
14
 
24
 
58
 
21
Sivan
2
 
65
 
28
 
9
 
72
Jun
4
 
16
 
79
 
11
 
23
 
86
 
18
 
30
 
93
 
25
Tamm
7
 
100
Jul
2
 
14
 
107
 
9
 
21
 
114
 
16
 
28
 
121
 
23
Av
6
 
128
 
30
 
13
 
135
Aug
6
 
20
 
142
 
13
 
27
 
149
 
20
Elul
4
 
156
 
27
 
11
 
163
Sep
3
 
18
 
170
 
10
 
25
 
177
 
17
Tish
3
 
184
 
24
 
10
 
191
Oct
1
 
17
 
198
 
8
 
24
 
205
 
15
Chesh
1
 
212
 
22
 
8
 
219
 
29
 
15
 
226
Nov
5
 
22
 
233
 
12
 
29
 
240
 
19
Kis
6
 
247
 
26
 
13
 
254
Dec
3
 
20
 
261
 
10
 
27
 
268
 
17
Tev
4
 
275
 
24
 
11
 
282
575 BC
31
 
18
 
289
Jan
7
 
25
 
296
 
14
Shev
3
 
303
 
21
 
10
 
310
 
28
 
17
 
317
Feb
4
 
24
 
324
 
11
Adar
1
 
331
 
18
 
8
181104
338