Q: WHAT YEAR DID AHAB BEGIN HIS REIGN IN ISRAEL?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 858 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3189 AM.
RELATED VERSES
1 Kings 16:28-29 – So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
YEAR 3189 am
858 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Fri, Apr 2 | |
Unleavened Bread | Sat, Apr 3 | Apr 9 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 23 | |
Trumpets | Mon, Sep 13 | |
Atonement | Wed, Sep 22 | |
Tabernacles | Mon, Sep 27 | Oct 3 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Mon, Oct 4 | |
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? | 168 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 16 |
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 3189 AM (After Man)
Passover
Apr 2
Unleavened Bread
Apr 3
Apr 9
Pentecost
May 23
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 13
Day of Atonement
Sep 22
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 27
Oct 3
Last Great Day
Oct 4
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
12
Hebrew Calendar
353
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Twelveth
Difference
-12
Last Year
0
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
2
Tev
12
3188
290
 
9
 
19
 
297
 
16
 
26
 
304
 
23
Shev
4
 
311
 
30
 
11
 
318
Feb
6
 
18
 
325
 
13
 
25
 
332
 
20
Adar
2
 
339
 
27
 
9
 
346
Mar
6
 
16
 
353
 
13
 
23
166341
360
 
20
Nisan
1
3189
1
 
27
 
8
 
8
May
1
 
13
 
43
 
8
 
20
 
50
 
15
 
27
 
57
 
22
Sivan
5
 
64
 
29
 
12
 
71
Jun
5
 
19
 
78
 
12
 
26
 
85
 
19
Tamm
3
 
92
 
26
 
10
 
99
Jul
3
 
17
 
106
 
10
 
24
 
113
 
17
Av
2
 
120
 
24
 
9
 
127
 
31
 
16
 
134
Aug
7
 
23
 
141
 
14
 
30
 
148
 
21
Elul
7
 
155
 
28
 
14
 
162
Sep
4
 
21
 
169
 
11
 
28
 
176
 
18
Tish
6
 
183
 
25
 
13
 
190
Oct
2
 
20
 
197
 
9
 
27
 
204
 
16
Chesh
4
 
211
 
23
 
11
 
218
 
30
 
18
 
225
Nov
6
 
25
 
232
 
13
Kis
3
 
239
 
20
 
10
 
246
 
27
 
17
 
253
Dec
4
 
24
 
260
 
11
Tev
2
 
267
 
18
 
9
 
274
857 BC
25
 
16
 
281
Jan
1
 
23
 
288
 
8
Shev
1
 
295
 
15
 
8
 
302
 
22
 
15
 
309
 
29
 
22
 
316
Feb
5
 
29
 
323
 
12
Adar
6
 
330
 
19
 
13
166390
337