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Primary Concerns

Esteemed chronologists, such as Kenneth Kitchen and Jack Finegan, reject these 479 years in favor of about 251 + 37 years from the exodus to the temple in preference to having sabbaticals 968, 961, 569, 562, 520, etc. BC. Those aligning with 1407 BC, 40 years after the exodus, allegedly 479 years before the temple were in 931, 868, 721, 623, 588, 574 and 539 BC.

A primary difficulty is illustrated in the following TABLE 10. It begs the question, how can six generations be stretched 479 years from the exodus to Solomon? Each generation would need to about 100 years each if there were 406 years from the exodus to David’s birth. This contradicts David’s statement that, normally, “The days of our years are threescore and ten (70)” (Psalms 90:10). In contrast, David died at age 70, and Solomon lived only about 56 years. Working backwards…

David, the youngest son of Jesse, was born in 1041 BC, 70 years before 971 BC.

David’s father, Jesse, was born in 1141 BC if he were 100 at David’s birth.

David’s grandfather, Obed, was born in 1241 BC if he were 100 at Jesse’s birth.

David’s great grandfather, Boaz, was born in 1341 BC if he were 100 at Obed’s birth.

David’s great-great grandfather, Salma, was born in 1441 BC if he were 100 at Boaz’s birth.

David’s great-great-great grandfather, Nahshon was Prince of Judah at the exodus, in 1447 BC – (Ex. 6:23; I Chr. 2:10).

TABLE 10. Can Five Generations Cover 406 Years from Exodus to David’s Birth?

1447 BC	Nahshon (Naashon or Naasson) was Prince of Judah at the exodus (Ex. 6:23; Mat. 1:4; Lk. 3:32)
1407	Salmon (Salma) married Rahab (Rachab) of Jericho just after the entry (Mat. 1:4; I Chr. 2:54-55).
1341	Birth of Boaz (Booz) who married Ruth the Moabite during the judges (perhaps after the Moabite oppression of Israel). Ruth preferred an older man, Boaz, over the younger men.
1241	Birth of Obed
1141	Birth of Jesse. He was old during the time of king Saul (1022 BC) (I Sam. 17:2).
1041	Birth of David, the youngest of eight brothers.
406 yrs.

TABLE 11. The Missing 166 and 136 years from 1447 to 539 BC
	*251-Year System* from the Exodus to Cyrus			*Rabbinic System* from the Exodus to Cyrus
Epoch	BC			BC

Exodus		1447	1447 – 136 = 1312		1312
		-479			-480
Solomon’s temple founded		968	968 – 136 = 832		832
		-247			-277
Sabbatical – Exile of ten tribes		721	1721 –166 = 555		555
		-98			-98
Sabbatical: Temple Scroll found		623	623 – 166 yrs = 457		457
		-35			-35
Sabbatical – fall of Jerusalem		588	588 – 166 yrs = 422		422
First temple burned		587	587 – 166 yrs = 421		421
Sabbatical – Cyrus’ decree		539	539 – 166 yrs = 373		373