Q: WHAT YEAR DID METHUSELAH DIE?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 2390 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 1657 AM.
RELATED VERSES:
Genesis 5:27 - And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
YEAR 1657 am
2390 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Wed, Apr 6 | |
Unleavened Bread | Thurs, Apr 7 | Apr 13 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 29 | |
Trumpets | Sat, Sep 17 | |
Atonement | Mon, Sep 26 | |
Tabernacles | Sat, Oct 1 | Oct 7 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Sat, Oct 8 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 7 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 88 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 4 |
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
Year 1657 AM (After Man)
Passover
Apr 6
Unleavened Bread
Apr 7
Apr 13
Pentecost
May 29
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 17
Day of Atonement
Sep 26
Feast of Tabernacles
Oct 1
Oct 7
Last Great Day
Oct 8
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
6
Hebrew Calendar
355
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Tenth
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
Shev
8
1656
289
 
8
 
15
 
296
 
15
 
22
 
303
 
22
 
29
 
310
 
29
Adar
6
 
317
Feb
5
 
13
 
324
 
12
 
20
 
331
 
19
 
27
 
338
 
26
Adar II
4
 
345
Mar
5
 
11
 
352
 
12
 
18
 
359
 
19
 
25
86406
366
 
26
Nisan
3
1657
7
May
7
 
15
 
49
 
14
 
22
 
56
 
21
 
29
 
63
 
28
Sivan
7
 
70
Jun
4
 
14
 
77
 
11
 
21
 
84
 
18
 
28
 
91
 
25
Tamm
5
 
98
Jul
2
 
12
 
105
 
9
 
19
 
112
 
16
 
26
 
119
 
23
Av
4
 
126
 
30
 
11
 
133
Aug
6
 
18
 
140
 
13
 
25
 
147
 
20
Elul
2
 
154
 
27
 
9
 
161
Sep
3
 
16
 
168
 
10
 
23
 
175
 
17
Tish
1
 
182
 
24
 
8
 
189
Oct
1
 
15
 
196
 
8
 
22
 
203
 
15
 
29
 
210
 
22
Chesh
6
 
217
 
29
 
13
 
224
Nov
5
 
20
 
231
 
12
 
27
 
238
 
19
Kis
4
 
245
 
26
 
11
 
252
Dec
3
 
18
 
259
 
10
 
25
 
266
 
17
Tev
2
 
273
 
24
 
9
 
280
2389 BC
31
 
16
 
287
Jan
7
 
23
 
294
 
14
Shev
1
 
301
 
21
 
8
 
308
 
28
 
15
 
315
Feb
4
 
22
 
322
 
11
 
29
 
329
 
18
Adar
6
86454
336