Q: WHAT YEAR DID ABIJAM BEGIN HIS REIGN IN JUDAH?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 901 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3146 AM.
RELATED VERSES
I Kings 15:1-2 – Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
YEAR 3146 am
901 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Mon, Mar 26 | |
Unleavened Bread | Tues, Mar 27 | Apr 2 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 20 | |
Trumpets | Thurs, Sep 6 | |
Atonement | Sat, Sep 15 | |
Tabernacles | Thurs, Sep 20 | Sep 26 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Thurs, Sep 27 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 13 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 166 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 11 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 385 |
Solar Calendar Days | 365 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | 20 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | -20 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
Year 3146 AM (After Man)
Passover
Mar 26
Unleavened Bread
Mar 27
Apr 2
Pentecost
May 20
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 6
Day of Atonement
Sep 15
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 20
Sep 26
Last Great Day
Sep 27
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
12
Hebrew Calendar
385
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Tenth
Difference
20
Last Year
-6
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
6
Tev
23
3145
294
 
13
Shev
1
 
301
 
20
 
8
 
308
 
27
 
15
 
315
Feb
3
 
22
 
322
 
10
 
29
 
329
 
17
Adar
6
 
336
 
24
 
13
 
343
Mar
3
 
20
 
350
 
10
 
27
 
357
 
17
Nisan
5
164098
364
 
24
 
12
3146
6
 
31
 
19
 
13
May
5
 
24
 
48
 
12
Sivan
2
 
55
 
19
 
9
 
62
 
26
 
16
 
69
Jun
2
 
23
 
76
 
9
 
30
 
83
 
16
Tamm
7
 
90
 
23
 
14
 
97
 
30
 
21
 
104
Jul
7
 
28
 
111
 
14
Av
6
 
118
 
21
 
13
 
125
 
28
 
20
 
132
Aug
4
 
27
 
139
 
11
Elul
4
 
146
 
18
 
11
 
153
 
25
 
18
 
160
Sep
1
 
25
 
167
 
8
Tish
3
 
174
 
15
 
10
 
181
 
22
 
17
 
188
 
29
 
24
 
195
Oct
6
Chesh
1
 
202
 
13
 
8
 
209
 
20
 
15
 
216
 
27
 
22
 
223
Nov
3
 
29
 
230
 
10
Kis
6
 
237
 
17
 
13
 
244
 
24
 
20
 
251
Dec
1
 
27
 
258
 
8
Tev
4
 
265
 
15
 
11
 
272
 
22
 
18
 
279
900 BC
29
 
25
 
286
Jan
5
Shev
3
 
293
 
12
 
10
 
300
 
19
 
17
 
307
 
26
 
24
 
314
Feb
2
Adar
1
 
321
 
9
 
8
 
328
 
16
 
15
 
335
 
23
 
22
164147
342