Q: WHAT YEAR DID THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL BEGIN?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 529 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3518 AM.
ABOUT
Ezekiel starts his prophesy during the 5th year of Jehoiachin’s captivity.
RELATED VERSES
Ezekiel 1:1-2 – 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity,
Prophecies 1 & 2 of 13
Prophesy 1—Exekiel 1:1-2
Prophesy 2—Ezekiel 3:16
YEAR 3518 am
529 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Wed, Mar 27 | |
Unleavened Bread | Thurs, Mar 28 | Apr 3 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 19 | |
Trumpets | Sat, Sep 7 | |
Atonement | Mon, Sep 16 | |
Tabernacles | Sat, Sep 21 | Sep 27 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Sat, Sep 28 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 15 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 186 |
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
THE BELOW DATES REPRESENT THE SABBATHS OF EACH MONTH
Year 3518 AM (After Man)
Passover
Mar 27
Unleavened Bread
Mar 28
Apr 3
Pentecost
May 19
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 7
Day of Atonement
Sep 16
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 21
Sep 27
Last Great Day
Sep 28
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
14
Hebrew Calendar
383
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Fourth
Difference
18
Last Year
-4
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
6
Tev
21
3517
294
 
13
 
28
 
301
 
20
Shev
6
 
308
 
27
 
13
 
315
Feb
3
 
20
 
322
 
10
 
27
 
329
 
17
Adar
4
 
336
 
24
 
11
 
343
Mar
2
 
18
 
350
 
9
 
25
 
357
 
16
Nisan
3
183508
364
 
23
 
10
3518
6
 
30
 
17
 
13
May
4
 
22
 
48
 
11
 
29
 
55
 
18
Sivan
7
 
62
 
25
 
14
 
69
Jun
1
 
21
 
76
 
8
 
28
 
83
 
15
Tamm
5
 
90
 
22
 
12
 
97
 
29
 
19
 
104
Jul
6
 
26
 
111
 
13
Av
4
 
118
 
20
 
11
 
125
 
27
 
18
 
132
Aug
3
 
25
 
139
 
10
Elul
2
 
146
 
17
 
9
 
153
 
24
 
16
 
160
 
31
 
23
 
167
Sep
7
Tish
1
 
174
 
14
 
8
 
181
 
21
 
15
 
188
 
28
 
22
 
195
Oct
5
 
29
 
202
 
12
Chesh
6
 
209
 
19
 
13
 
216
 
26
 
20
 
223
Nov
2
 
27
 
230
 
9
Kis
5
 
237
 
16
 
12
 
244
 
23
 
19
 
251
 
30
 
26
 
258
Dec
7
Tev
4
 
265
 
14
 
11
 
272
 
21
 
18
 
279
528 BC
28
 
25
 
286
Jan
4
Shev
3
 
293
 
11
 
10
 
300
 
18
 
17
 
307
 
25
 
24
 
314
Feb
1
Adar
1
 
321
 
8
 
8
 
328
 
15
 
15
 
335
 
22
 
22
183557
342