Q: WHEN WAS THE FIRST SIEGE OF JERUSALEM?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 542 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3505 AM.
RELATED VERSES
2 Kings 24:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Judah Overrun by Enemies
24 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.
YEAR 3505 am
542 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Wed, Apr 20 | |
Unleavened Bread | Thurs, Apr 21 | Apr 27 |
Pentecost | Sun, Jun 12 | |
Trumpets | Sat, Oct 1 | |
Atonement | Mon, Oct 10 | |
Tabernacles | Sat, Oct 15 | Oct 21 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Sat, Oct 22 | |
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? | 185 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 9 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 353 |
Solar Calendar Days | 365 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | -12 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | 12 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
THE BELOW DATES REPRESENT THE SABBATHS OF EACH MONTH
Year 3505 AM (After Man)
Passover
Apr 20
Unleavened Bread
Apr 21
Apr 27
Pentecost
Jun 12
Feast of Trumpets
Oct 1
Day of Atonement
Oct 10
Feast of Tabernacles
Oct 15
Oct 21
Last Great Day
Oct 22
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
14
Hebrew Calendar
353
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Third
Difference
-12
Last Year
19
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
1
Tev
23
3504
290
 
8
Shev
1
 
297
 
15
 
8
 
304
 
22
 
15
 
311
 
29
 
22
 
318
Feb
5
 
29
 
325
 
12
Adar
6
 
332
 
19
 
13
 
339
 
26
 
20
 
346
Mar
5
 
27
 
353
 
12
Adar II
4
182829
360
 
19
 
11
3505
1
 
26
 
18
 
8
Apr
2
 
25
 
15
 
9
Nisan
3
 
22
 
16
 
10
 
29
 
23
 
17
 
36
 
30
 
24
 
43
Jun
4
 
29
 
78
 
11
Sivan
7
 
85
 
18
 
14
 
92
 
25
 
21
 
99
Jul
2
 
28
 
106
 
9
Tamm
5
 
113
 
16
 
12
 
120
 
23
 
19
 
127
 
30
 
26
 
134
Aug
6
Av
4
 
141
 
13
 
11
 
148
 
20
 
18
 
155
 
27
 
25
 
162
Sep
3
Elul
2
 
169
 
10
 
9
 
176
 
17
 
16
 
183
 
24
 
23
 
190
Oct
1
Tish
1
 
197
 
8
 
8
 
204
 
15
 
15
 
211
 
22
 
22
 
218
 
29
 
29
 
225
Nov
5
Chesh
6
 
232
 
12
 
13
 
239
 
19
 
20
 
246
 
26
 
27
 
253
Dec
3
Kis
5
 
260
 
10
 
12
 
267
 
17
 
19
 
274
 
24
 
26
 
281
541 BC
31
Tev
4
 
288
Jan
7
 
11
 
295
 
14
 
18
 
302
 
21
 
25
 
309
 
28
Shev
3
 
316
Feb
4
 
10
 
323
 
11
 
17
 
330
 
18
 
24
182878
337