Q: WHAT YEAR DID SHEM DIE?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 1883 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 2164 AM.
RELATED VERSES
Genesis 11:11 After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
YEAR 2164 am
1883 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Wed, Mar 16 | |
Unleavened Bread | Thurs, Mar 17 | Mar 23 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 8 | |
Trumpets | Sat, Aug 27 | |
Atonement | Mon, Sep 5 | |
Tabernacles | Sat, Sep 10 | Sep 16 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Sat, Sep 17 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 9 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 114 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 17 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 383 |
Solar Calendar Days | 366 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | 17 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | -17 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
Year 2164 AM (After Man)
Passover
Mar 16
Unleavened Bread
Mar 17
Mar 23
Pentecost
May 8
Feast of Trumpets
Aug 27
Day of Atonement
Sep 5
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 10
Sep 16
Last Great Day
Sep 17
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
8
Hebrew Calendar
383
Solar Calendar
366
Which 19 year cycle
Tenth
Difference
17
Last Year
-16
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
1
Tev
28
2163
289
 
8
Shev
6
 
296
 
15
 
13
 
303
 
22
 
20
 
310
 
29
 
27
 
317
Feb
5
Adar
4
 
324
 
12
 
11
 
331
 
19
 
18
 
338
 
26
 
25
 
345
Mar
5
Nisan
3
 
352
 
12
 
10
112859
359
 
19
 
17
2164
1
 
26
 
24
 
8
May
7
Sivan
7
 
50
 
14
 
14
 
57
 
21
 
21
 
64
 
28
 
28
 
71
Jun
4
Tamm
5
 
78
 
11
 
12
 
85
 
18
 
19
 
92
 
25
 
26
 
99
Jul
2
Av
4
 
106
 
9
 
11
 
113
 
16
 
18
 
120
 
23
 
25
 
127
 
30
Elul
2
 
134
Aug
6
 
9
 
141
 
13
 
16
 
148
 
20
 
23
 
155
 
27
Tish
1
 
162
Sep
3
 
8
 
169
 
10
 
15
 
176
 
17
 
22
 
183
 
24
 
29
 
190
Oct
1
Chesh
6
 
197
 
8
 
13
 
204
 
15
 
20
 
211
 
22
 
27
 
218
 
29
Kis
5
 
225
Nov
5
 
12
 
232
 
12
 
19
 
239
 
19
 
26
 
246
 
26
Tev
4
 
253
Dec
3
 
11
 
260
 
10
 
18
 
267
 
17
 
25
 
274
 
24
Shev
3
 
281
1882 BC
31
 
10
 
288
Jan
7
 
17
 
295
 
14
 
24
 
302
 
21
Adar
1
 
309
 
28
 
8
 
316
Feb
4
 
15
 
323
 
11
 
22
 
330
 
18
 
29
112908
337