Q: WHAT YEAR WAS THE DEATH OF HEROD THE GREAT?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 4 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 4043 AM.
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Encyclopedia: Herod the Great
Herod, also known as Herod the Great and Herod I, was a Roman client king of Judea, referred to as the Herodian kingdom. The history of his legacy has polarized opinion, as he is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea, including his renovation of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the expansion of the Temple Mount towards its north, the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the construction of the port at Caesarea Maritima, the fortress at Masada, and Herodium. Vital details of his life are recorded in the works of the 1st century CE Roman–Jewish historian Josephus. Herod also appears in the Christian Gospel of Matthew as the ruler of Judea who orders the Massacre of the Innocents at the time of the birth of Jesus, although a majority of Herod biographers do not believe this event to have occurred. Despite his successes, including singlehandedly forging a new aristocracy from practically nothing, he has still garnered criticism from various historians.Wikipedia
Successor:Herod Archelaus, Herod Antipas, Philip the Tetrarch, Salome I
Born:c. 74/73 BCE
Died:c. 4 BCE, Jericho, Judea
Burial:Most likely the Herodium
Wives:Doris, Mariamne I, Mariamne II, Malthace, Cleopatra of Jerusalem, plus 5 more wives
Issue:Antipater II, Prince Alexander, Prince Aristobulus IV, Princess Salampsio, Herod II, Herod Antipas, Herod Archelaus, Olympias the Herodian, Prince Herod, Philip
Dynasty:Herodian dynasty
Father:Antipater the Idumaean
Mother:Cypros
Religion:Second Temple Judaism
YEAR 4043 am
4 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Mon, Apr 14 | |
Unleavened Bread | Tues, Apr 15 | Apr 21 |
Pentecost | Sun, Jun 8 | |
Trumpets | Thurs, Sep 25 | |
Atonement | Sat, Oct 4 | |
Tabernacles | Thurs, Oct 9 | Oct 15 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Thurs, Oct 16 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 17 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 213 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 15 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 355 |
Solar Calendar Days | 365 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | -10 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | 10 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
Year 4043 AM (After Man)
Passover
Apr 14
Unleavened Bread
Apr 15
Apr 21
Pentecost
Jun 8
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 25
Day of Atonement
Oct 4
Feast of Tabernacles
Oct 9
Oct 15
Last Great Day
Oct 16
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
16
Hebrew Calendar
355
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Fifth
Difference
-10
Last Year
14
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
4
Shev
3
4042
293
 
11
 
10
 
300
 
18
 
17
 
307
 
25
 
24
 
314
Feb
1
Adar
1
 
321
 
8
 
8
 
328
 
15
 
15
 
335
 
22
 
22
 
342
Mar
1
 
29
 
349
 
8
Adar II
6
 
356
 
15
 
13
210901
363
 
22
 
20
4043
5
 
29
 
27
 
12
Apr
5
Nisan
5
 
19
 
12
 
12
 
26
 
19
 
19
 
33
 
26
 
26
 
40
Jun
7
 
9
 
82
 
14
 
16
 
89
 
21
 
23
 
96
 
28
 
30
 
103
Jul
5
Tamm
7
 
110
 
12
 
14
 
117
 
19
 
21
 
124
 
26
 
28
 
131
Aug
2
Av
6
 
138
 
9
 
13
 
145
 
16
 
20
 
152
 
23
 
27
 
159
 
30
Elul
4
 
166
Sep
6
 
11
 
173
 
13
 
18
 
180
 
20
 
25
 
187
 
27
Tish
3
 
194
Oct
4
 
10
 
201
 
11
 
17
 
208
 
18
 
24
 
215
 
25
Chesh
1
 
222
Nov
1
 
8
 
229
 
8
 
15
 
236
 
15
 
22
 
243
 
22
 
29
 
250
 
29
Kis
6
 
257
Dec
6
 
13
 
264
 
13
 
20
 
271
 
20
 
27
 
278
3 BC
27
Tev
4
 
285
Jan
3
 
11
 
292
 
10
 
18
 
299
 
17
 
25
 
306
 
24
Shev
3
 
313
 
31
 
10
 
320
Feb
7
 
17
 
327
 
14
 
24
 
334
 
21
Adar
1
210950
341