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TABLE 5. Solution to the Date of the Exodus – the Missing 166 Years

251-Year System with
251 + 36 years to the Temple

Rabbinic System with
479 years to the Temple

Epoch

BC

Uncorrected

Exodus

1255

1255 + 17 + 40 = 1312

1312

(Conquest began in 1215 BC)

-251

(Conquest began in 1272 BC)

480

David Captures Jerusalem

1004

-36

First temple founded

968

968 – 136 = 832

832

-247

247 + 30 = 277

-277

Sabbatical – Exile of ten tribes

721

721 – 166 yrs = 555

555

-98

Sabbatical: Temple Scroll found

623

623 – 166 yrs = 457

457

-35

Sabbatical

588

588 – 166 yrs = 422

422

First temple burned

587

587 – 166 yrs = 421

421

70^th year of desolation

518

518 – 166 yrs = 352

352

If the exodus were in 1255, the temple could have been founded in a sabbatical year, 287 (7 x 41) years after 1255. The rabbinical system adds 228 years to the 251-year system. Note also the rabbinical repetition of 480 years between the 1312, 832 and 352. Likewise, the Samaritan date of Creation is 480 years before 3957 BC, likely the date of Creation in the Masoreh text.

In contrast, if the temple were founded in 968 BC, the Israelites crossed the Jordan 439 years earlier, in 1407 BC. Therefore, the sabbatical would be in 966 BC, 441 years after the Jordan. Assyria captured the Israelites of Samaria in 721 BC, 245 (7 x 35) years after 966 BC.

To understand TABLE 5, it must be understood that the rabbinic system subtracted 36 years between Eli and Solomon. Their view has only 20 years in which the Ark was at the house of Abinadab after the death of Eli, and then David brought the Ark to Jerusalem. It was more likely at the house of Abinadab 56 years, for a difference of 36 years (56 – 20 = 36).

The Missing 166 years from Solomon’s Temple to 70 AD

TABLE 5 has 166 years missing in the rabbinic chronology as in the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_years_%28Jewish_calendar%29

Rabbinic tradition says there were 850 years from the entry into Canaan in 1272 BC until the fall of Jerusalem in 422 BC. However, they reduced the Persian period 166 years and did not allow the kings to overlap 30 years. Actually, the entry was allegedly in 1408 BC.

Here are some dates before and after removing the 166 years:

The exile in the sabbatical of 721 BC minus 166 years becomes 555 BC in the rabbinic.

The scroll of Moses found in 623 BC minus 166 years becomes 457 BC in rabbinic.

The sabbatical of 588 BC minus 166 years becomes 422 BC in rabbinic dates.

The temple burned in 587 BC minus 166 years becomes 421 BC in rabbinic dates.

The 10^th sabbatical after 422 BC minus 166 years becomes 352 BC in rabbinic dates.

The 2^nd temple dedicated and Esther crowned in 515 BC minus 166 years becomes 349 BC.

(515 is supported by Archbishop Ussher. 349 is also supported by Megillah Esther.)

Jerusalem’s wall was repaired in 502 BC minus 166 years (becomes 336 BC, only five years before Alexander). These dates after 721 coincide with TABLE 5, in the right column.

TABLE 6 illustrates how an exodus in 1255 BC was actually 17 jubilees (833 yrs.) before 422 BC if each jubilee were 49 years each.