Q: WHAT YEAR DID JACOB DIE? [Genesis 47:28]
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 1726 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 2321 AM.
Genesis 47:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years.
RELATED VERSES:
Genesis 49:33 - And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
YEAR 2321 am
1726 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Mon, Mar 22 | |
Unleavened Bread | Tues, Mar 23 | Mar 29 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 16 | |
Trumpets | Thurs, Sep 2 | |
Atonement | Sat, Sep 11 | |
Tabernacles | Thurs, Sep 16 | Sep 22 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Thurs, Sep 23 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 10 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 123 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 3 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 383 |
Solar Calendar Days | 365 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | 18 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | -18 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
Year 2321 AM (After Man)
Passover
Mar 22
Unleavened Bread
Mar 23
Mar 29
Pentecost
May 16
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 2
Day of Atonement
Sep 11
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 16
Sep 22
Last Great Day
Sep 23
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
9
Hebrew Calendar
383
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Sixth
Difference
18
Last Year
-10
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
2
Tev
23
2320
291
 
9
Shev
1
 
298
 
16
 
8
 
305
 
23
 
15
 
312
 
30
 
22
 
319
Feb
6
 
29
 
326
 
13
Adar
6
 
333
 
20
 
13
 
340
 
27
 
20
 
347
Mar
6
 
27
 
354
 
13
Nisan
5
121051
361
 
20
 
12
2321
2
 
27
 
19
 
9
May
1
 
24
 
44
 
8
Sivan
2
 
51
 
15
 
9
 
58
 
22
 
16
 
65
 
29
 
23
 
72
Jun
5
 
30
 
79
 
12
Tamm
7
 
86
 
19
 
14
 
93
 
26
 
21
 
100
Jul
3
 
28
 
107
 
10
Av
6
 
114
 
17
 
13
 
121
 
24
 
20
 
128
 
31
 
27
 
135
Aug
7
Elul
4
 
142
 
14
 
11
 
149
 
21
 
18
 
156
 
28
 
25
 
163
Sep
4
Tish
3
 
170
 
11
 
10
 
177
 
18
 
17
 
184
 
25
 
24
 
191
Oct
2
Chesh
1
 
198
 
9
 
8
 
205
 
16
 
15
 
212
 
23
 
22
 
219
 
30
 
29
 
226
Nov
6
Kis
7
 
233
 
13
 
14
 
240
 
20
 
21
 
247
 
27
 
28
 
254
Dec
4
Tev
6
 
261
 
11
 
13
 
268
 
18
 
20
 
275
1725 BC
25
 
27
 
282
Jan
1
Shev
5
 
289
 
8
 
12
 
296
 
15
 
19
 
303
 
22
 
26
 
310
 
29
Adar
3
 
317
Feb
5
 
10
 
324
 
12
 
17
 
331
 
19
 
24
121100
338