The years involved within epochs 1-10 are determined by verses in the bible and are determined by the

following: Event or birth – Year from Creation – Year of Event – Biblical verse/s.

Creation of Adam – Year 0 from creation – 3960 BC – Genesis 5:31.

Birth of Seth – Year 130 from creation – 3830 BC – Genesis 5:6.

Birth of Enos – Year 235 from creation – 3725 BC – Genesis 5:9.

Birth of Cainan – Year 325 from creation – 3635 BC – Genesis 5:12.

Birth of Mahalaleel – Year 395 from creation – 3565 BC – Genesis 5:15.

Birth of Jared – Year 460 from creation – 3500 BC – Genesis 5:18.

Birth of Enoch – Year 622 from creation – 3338 BC – Genesis 5:21.

Birth of Methuselah – Year 687 from creation – 3273 BC – Genesis 5:25.

Birth of Lamech – Year 874 from creation – 3086 BC – Genesis 5: 28.

Birth of Noah – Year 1056 from creation – 2904 BC – Genesis 7:6.

Beginning of the flood – Year 1656 from creation – 2304 BC – Genesis 7:11; 8:13-14.

Beginning of the flood – Year 1656 from creation – 2304 BC – Genesis 7:11, 8:13-14.

Noah leaves the ark – Year 1657 from creation – 2303 BC – Genesis 11:10.

Birth of Arphaxed – Year 1659 from creation – 2301 BC – Genesis 11:12.

Birth of Salah – Year 1694 from creation – 2266 BC – Genesis 11:14.

Birth of Eber – Year 1724 from creation – 2236 BC – Genesis 11:16.

Birth of Peleg – Year 1758 from creation – 2202 BC – Genesis 11:18

Birth of Reu – Year 1788 from creation – 2172 BC – Genesis 11:20.

Birth of Serug – Year 1820 from creation – 2140 BC – Genesis 11:22.

Birth of Nahor – Year 1850 from creation – 2110 BC – Genesis 11:24.

Birth of Terah – Year 1879 from creation – 2081 BC – Genesis 11:26.

Birth of Abraham – Year 2009 from creation – 1951 BC – Genesis 12:4.

Birth of Abraham – Year 2009 from creation – 1951 BC – Genesis 12:4.

Abraham confirms covenant – Year 2084 from creation – 1876 BC – Genesis 16:16.

2009 years (epoch 1-2) + 75 years (epoch 3) = 2084 years.

Birth of Ishmael – Year 2095 from creation – 1865 BC – Genesis 21:5.

Birth of Isaac – Year 2109 from creation – 1851 BC – Genesis 25:26.

Birth of Jacob – Year 2169 from creation – 1791 BC – Genesis 47:9.

Birth of Joseph – Year 2260 from creation – 1700 BC – Genesis 41:46.

Joseph stands before Pharaoh – Year 2290 from creation – 1731 BC – Genesis 41:46.

Jacob enters Egypt – Year 2299 from creation – 1661 BC – Genesis 47:28.

Death of Jacob – Year 2316 from creation – 1644 BC – Genesis 49:33.

Death of Joseph – Year 2370 from creation – 1590 BC – Genesis 50:22,26.

Birth of Moses – Year 2434 from creation – 1526 BC – Exodus 7:7.

Exodus from Egypt – Year 2514 from creation – 1446 BC – Exodus 16:35.

Exodus to Israel ’s temple foundation: 1447-1446 BC to 967-966 BC; 480 years; 1 Kings 6:1.

Exodus from Egypt – Year 2514 from creation – 1446 BC – Exodus 16:35.

Crossing of Jordan River – Year 2554 from creation – 1406 BC – Joshua 14:7, 24:29.

Dividing of the Land of Canaan – Year 2559 from creation – 1401 BC – Joshua 14:7-10.

Judges begin leading Israel – Year 2584 from creation – 1376 BC – Joshua 24:29.

Saul (first king of Israel ) begins reign – Year 2910 from creation – 1050 BC – Acts 13:21.

David begins reign – Year 2950 from creation – 1010 BC – 2 Samuel 5:4.

Solomon begins reign – Year 2990 from creation – 970 BC – 1 Kings 6:1.

Solomon begins construction of temple – Year 2994 from creation – 966 BC – 1 Kings 11:42.

Solomon ruled for 40 total years and then died. Saul, David and Solomon all reigned for 40 years (Acts 13:21; 1
Chr. 29:27; 2 Chr. 9:30).

Solomon begins construction to build temple – Year 2994 from creation – 966 BC – 1 Kings 11:42.

Death of Solomon and Rehoboam begins reign – Year 3030 from creation – 930 BC – 1 Kings 14:21.

Rehoboam – 930-913 BC (1 Kin.14:21-31; 2 Chr. 9:31).

Abijam (Abijah) – 913-910 BC (1 Kin.15:1-8; 2 Chr.13:1-14).

Asa – 910-869 BC (1 Kin.15:9-24; 2 Chr.14:1-16).

Jehoram (Joram) – 853-841 BC (2 Kin.8:16-24. 2 Chr.21:1-2; he reigned concurrently with his father four years
(2 Kin. 8:16; 2 Chr. 21:3-4; 2 Kin. 3:1; 9:29; 8:25).

Ahaziah – 841 BC (2 Kin.8:25-9:29; Chr.22:1).

Queen Athaliah – 841-835 BC (2 Kin.11:1-20; 2 Chr.22:10-23:21).

Joash – 835-796 BC (2 Kin.11:21-12:21; 2 Chr.24:1-27).

Amaziah – 796-767 BC (2 Kin.14:1-20; 2 Chr.25:1-28).

Azariah (Uzziah) – 792-740 BC (includes overlap reign time with Amaziah; 2 Kin.15:1-7; 2 Chr. 26:1-23).

Jotham – 750-732 BC (Includes coregency time with Uzziah; 2 Kin.15:32-38; 2 Chr.27:1-9).

Ahaz – 735-715 BC (includes overlap reign time with Jotham); 2 Kin.16:1-20; 2 Chr.28:1-27.

Hezekiah – 715-686 BC (2 Kin.18:1-20:21; 2 Chr.29:1-32:33; Isa.36:1-39:8).

Manasseh – 696-642 BC (includes coregency time with Hezekiah, 2 Ki.21:1-18. 2 Chr.33:1-20).

Amon – 642-640 BC (2 Kin.21:19-26; 2 Chr.33:21-25).

Josiah – 640-609 BC (2 Kin.22:1-23:30; 2 Chr.34:1-35:27).

Jehoahaz (Shallum) – 609 BC (2 Kin.23:31-34; 2 Chr.36:1-4; Jer.22:1-12).

Jehoiakim (Eliakim) – 609-598 BC (2 Kin. 23:34-24:7; 2 Chr36:4-8. Jer.22:13-23; 26:36).

Jehoiachin (Coniah) – 598-597 BC 2 Kin. 24:8-17. 2 Chr.36:9-10. Jer.22:24-30; 52:31-34.

Zedekiah (Mattaniah) 597-586 BC 2 Kin.24:17-25:7; 2 Chr.36:11-21; Jer.39:1-10; 52:1-11.

The destruction of Jerusalem and the temple occurred in 586 BC. The construction of the second temple was
finished in 516 BC. Both dates are well established in secular histories as 586-585 and 516-515 BC. There
were 70 years from the destruction of the first temple (Jer.52:12-13) in the “nineteenth year of
Nebuchadnezzar” (52:12) and “eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign” (2 Kings 25:2); to the building of the second
temple “in the sixth year of the reign of Darius” (Ezra 6:15).

Destruction of the first temple – Year 3375 from creation – 586 BC – Jeremiah 52:12-13, 25:1, Daniel 2:1.

The second Temple is rebuilt in sixth year of King Darius – Year 3445 from creation – 516 BC – 2 Chronicles
36:21, 23.

Cyrus issued a decree in 538 BC regarding the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 1:1-2). This wasn’t
the decree we’re looking for because Dan.9:25 speaks of the rebuilding of the city, Jerusalem, including the
streets and walls, not merely the temple. The people resisted this decree and stopped work on the temple until
the second year of Darius (See Ezra 4:4-5, 24.)

Darius issued a decree in 520 BC, and ordered the construction of the temple to continue (Ezra 6:11-12).
Again, this decree was for the temple, not the city. The temple was completed by the sixth year of Darius (Ezra
6:14-15) so this could not be the decree spoken of by Daniel. Counting the prophecy from these dates would
place us well before Christ’s life.

When Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem, everybody was already at work building Jerusalem (Neh. 2:16) under
the authority of the decree they had received thirteen years earlier from Ezra. Nehemiah finished his work in 52
days (Neh.6:15). The city and walls had been rebuilt much earlier, and Nehemiah merely repaired some recent
damage to the gates and walls.

Actually, once you determine the date of the decree of Artaxerxes (in his seventh year), then it is easy to
determine the date of Nehemiah’s commission since it was in the 20th year of Artaxerxes (Neh.2:1).

Nehemiah 1:1-2 shows that Nehemiah’s brother came from Susa in December (Chislev) to report the sad
situation at Jerusalem . Four months later (Nisan), in the spring of 444 BC, Artaxerxes’ 20th year, the king gave
permission for Nehemiah to go to Jerusalem (Neh.2:1-8).

Second temple is rebuilt in sixth year of King Darius – Year 3445 from creation – 516 BC – 2 Chronicles 36:21,
23.

King Artaxerxes’ decree to rebuild Jerusalem – Year 3517 from creation – 444 BC – Nehemiah 2:1.

The decree given by Artaxerxes to Nehemiah in 444 BC (Neh. 2) was the starting point of Daniel’s prophecy
(Daniel 9:25) of 483 years. The end of Daniel’s prophecy occurred in AD 33 when Jesus was “cut off” from
being King of the Jews, in AD 33 Nisan 10, on a Sunday (now known as Palm Sunday) fulfilling the prophecy of
Daniel 9:24-26.

Four days later (Thursday) AD 33 Nisan 14, the Lord Jesus was crucified on a Feast of Passover. Three days
later (Sunday) AD 33 Nisan 17, Jesus was resurrected back to life on a Feast of Firstfruits fulfilling His
prophecy of Matthew 12:39-40.

Daniel’s prophecy consists of 483 total biblical years of 360 days per year…not our current solar calendar of
365.2422 days per year. The 360 day per year calendar was the one that Daniel was referring to when he gave
his prophecy. The only other time/s in the Old Testament that this 360 day calendar was referred to was during
the flood of Noah, Genesis 7 and 8 and possibly Genesis 29:27-30.

Daniel 9:24-26 and Genesis 29: 27-30 are the only two times in the Bible that the word “weeks” is used as a
term for 7 years (360 days per year). However, when reckoning cumulative years for Bible chronology, we use
the solar calendar and thus the 476 years.

King Artaxerxes decrees rebuilding Jerusalem -Year 3517 from creation – 444 BC – Nehemiah 2:1.

Birth of Jesus Christ – Year 3956 from creation – 5 BC – Mathew 2:1, 15.

Christ’s ministry begins – Year 3990 from Creation – AD 30 – Luke 3:1.

Christ’s crucifixion – Year 3993 from Creation – AD 33 – Luke 23:32-49.

Joseph, Jesus’ step-father, was a descendant of King David and his son Solomon. Mary, Jesus’ mother, was a
descendant of King David and his son Nathan.