Timeline: Jewish Calendar: The Shaul Chronicles

1 BCE

Skies Created

Elul 26, -1

1 BCE

Birds and Creatures Created

Elul 29, -1

1 BCE

Light Created

Elul 25, -1

1 BCE

Celestial Bodies Created

Elul 28, -1

1 BCE

Dry Land and Vegetation Created

Elul 27, -1

1 CE

First Shabbat

September 18 (Tishrei 2, 1)

1 CE

Adam and Chava Created

September 17 (Tishrei 1, 1)

41

Kayin Kills Hevel

Kislev 25 (November 8), 41 (3721 BCE)

Jun 2, 1656

Ark Bottom Lands on Mt. Arafat

Sivan 1 1656

Aug 23, 1656

Noach Dispatches Raven

Elul 10 1656

Aug 30, 1656

Noach Dispatches Dove

Elul 17 1656

Sep 5, 1656

Dove Brings Olive Leaf

Elul 23 1656

Oct 3, 1656

Methusaleh Dies

Oldest person; Cheshvan 11 1656

Oct 9, 1656

Great Flood Starts

Noach gets in the Ark on Cheshvan 17

Nov 18, 1656

Great Flood Rains Subside

Kislev 27 1656

Sep 24, 1657

Dove Has Third Mission

Tishrei 1 1657 (Jewish years begin in Tishrei)

Nov 7, 1657

Flood Ends

Cheshvan 27 1657

Mar 23, 2018

Covenant with Avram

Nissan 15 2018

Mar 20, 2048

Avram Circumcises His Household

Nissan 13 2048

Mar 22, 2048

Angels Visit Avraham and Sarah

Nissan 15 2048

Mar 23, 2048

Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

Nissan 16 2048

Mar 13, 2049

Yitzchak Born

Nissan 15 2049

Sep 16, 2073

Rivka Born

Tishrei 10 1687; according to the opinion that Rivka was 14 years old and that she was born 11 years before Akedah However, could be adjusted up to mean 28 years

Sep 6, 2084

Binding of Yitzchak

Tishrei 1 2084; Sarah dies

Sep 6, 2084

Sarah Dies

May 17, 2105

Flood Waters Recede

Sivan 1 2105

Nov 11, 2193

Reuven Born

Kislev 14 2193

Jan 5, 2194

Shim'on Born

Tevet 21 or 28 2194

Mar 19, 2195

Levi Born

Nissan 16 2195

Aug 7, 2195

Dan Born

Elul 9 2195

Jun 3, 2196

Yehudah Born

Sivan 15 2196

May 14, 2197

Reuven Finds Mandrakes

Sivan 5 2197

Sep 19, 2197

Naftali Born

Tishrei 5 2197

Oct 24, 2197

Gad Born

Cheshvan 10 2197 (year=approximation)

Jul 5, 2198

Yissachar Born

Av 10 2196/2197

Jan 8, 2199

Asher Born

Shevat 20 2199 (may have also died on his birthday)

Jun 16, 2199

Yosef Born

Tammuz 1 2199

Aug 30, 2199

Zevulun Born

Tishrei 7 2199; years begin in September

Mar 28, 2205

Ya'akov Wrestles with an Angel

Nissan 15 2205

Oct 24, 2208

Rachel Dies

Cheshvan 11 2208

Oct 24, 2208

Binyamin Born

Cheshvan 11 2208; born when Rachel dies

Sep 25, 2216

Yosef Sold

Tishrei 10 2216

2229

Yosef Becomes Viceroy in Egypt

Period: 2229 to 2236

Seven Years Abundance

Period: 2236 to 2243

7 Years Famine

Sep 2, 2237

Yosef Reconciles with His Brothers

2238

Ya'akov and Family Descend to Egypt

Period: 2277 to Apr 2, 2487

Enslavement of the Israelites

Occurs for 210 years in Egypt

Jun 1, 2309

Yosef Dies

Tammuz 1 2309

Jan 7, 2314

Shim'on Dies

Tevet 28 2314 (believed to have died)

May 11, 2315

Yehudah Dies

Sivan 15 2315

Aug 5, 2320

Dan Dies

Elul 9 2320 (date tentative); lived 125 years

Aug 25, 2367

Moshe's Parents Remarry

Elul 7 2367

Feb 18, 2368

Moshe Born

Adar 7 2368

Feb 26, 2368

Moshe Circumcised

Mar 24, 2447

Moshe at Burning Bush

1314 BCE (Nissan 15)

Mar 30, 2447

Moshe Leaves Midian

Nissan 21

Jan 30, 2448

Plague of Darkness

Adar 1 2448

Feb 27, 2448

First Mitzvah Given to Jews

Adar 29 2448

Feb 28, 2448

Jewish Calendar Inaugurated

Nissan 1 2448

Mar 8, 2448

War of the Egyptian Firstborn

Nissan 10 2448

Period: Mar 13, 2448 to Feb 12, 2488

Mosaic Period

Moshe leads the people for 40 years
Moshe died on Adar 7, 2488

Mar 16, 2448

Pharaoh Lets the Israelites Go

First Pesach; Ramases II lets them go (for 3 days) 4th day of Pesach

Mar 18, 2448

Pharaoh Corners Israelites

6th day of Pesach

Mar 19, 2448

Exodus

New: horemheb is the pharaoh Nissan 21 = Exodus ~= Battle of Kadesh
Based on the consensus record in interpreting this as the event that inspired "Exodus." https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Kadesh Conversion to the Julian calendar = April 19

Mar 22, 2448

First Shabbat

Nissan 22 2448

Apr 5, 2448

Pharaoh Learns the Israelites Have Escaped

He only let them go for 3 days

Apr 12, 2448

Matzo Depleted

Iyar 15 2448

Apr 13, 2448

Manna Started

Iyyar 16, 2448

Apr 19, 2448

First Shabbat Commanded

Iyar 22 2448

Apr 20, 2448

Water from a Rock at Rephidim

Iyar 23 2448

Apr 27, 2448

Encampment at Sinai

Sivan 1 2448

Apr 28, 2448

Chosen People Announcement

Sivan 2 2448

Apr 29, 2448

People Prep to Receive Torah

Sivan 3 2448

Apr 30, 2448

Moshe Transcribes First Part of Torah

Sivan 4 2448

May 1, 2448

Israelites Accept Torah

Sivan 5 2448

May 2, 2448

Torah Given: First Shavuot

Sivan 6 2448

May 9, 2448

Moshe Ascends Mt Sinai

Sivan 13 2448

Jun 11, 2448

Golden Calf Made

Hur (Miraym and Calev's son) killed

Jun 12, 2448

Moshe Smashes Two Tablets

Tammuz 17 2448

Jun 13, 2448

Golden Calf Destroyed

Tammuz 18 2448

Jul 24, 2448

Second Tablets Made

Av 30 2448

Jul 25, 2448

Moshe Ascends Mt Sinai (3rd time)

Elul 1 2448; came back Yom Kippur

Sep 1, 2448

Moshe Descends with Second Tablets

Tishrei 10 2449 (Jewish years work differently)

Sep 2, 2448

Yitro Advises Moshe

Tishrei 11 2449

Sep 2, 2448

Donations Brought for Mishkan

Tishrei 11 2449

Feb 8, 2449

Mishkan Assembled

Adar 23 2449

Mar 17, 2449

Mishkan Inaugurated

Nissan 1 2449

Mar 17, 2449

Nadav and Avihu Die

Nissan 1 2449

Mar 18, 2449

First Red Heifer Prepared

Nissan 2 2449

Mar 19, 2449

Levites Inducted

Nissan 3 2449

Apr 16, 2449

First Census Conducted

First Israelite census Iyar 1 2449

Apr 30, 2449

Second Pesach Instituted

Iyar 15 2449

May 3, 2449

Israelites Left Their Sinai Encampment

Almsot a year after the Torah was given Iyyar 20 2449

Jun 5, 2449

Miryam Quarantined

Sivan 22 2449

Jun 12, 2449

Miryam Let Out of Quarantine

Sivan 29 2449

Jun 12, 2449

Moshe Dispatches Spies

Sivan 29 2449

Jul 20, 2449

Moshe's Spies Return

Av 8 2449

Jul 21, 2449

Wilderness Generation Condemned to Wander 40 Years

Av 9 2449

Aug 18, 2449

Moshe's Spies Die

Elul 7 2449; after suffering plague

Nov 14, 2449

Mishkan Completed

Kislev 25 2449

Mar 28, 2487

Miryam Dies

Nissan 10 2487

Apr 8, 2487

Moshe and Aharon Forbidden from Entering Israel

Moshe hit the rock when he was supposed to speak to it/not be angry/etc. and Aharon failed to stop him another time Nisan 21 2487

Jul 15, 2487

Aharon Dies

Av 1 2487

Jul 29, 2487

End of Dying in the Desert

10000 Israelite men and all women spared

Jan 7, 2488

Moshe Repeats the Torah

Book of Devarim; Shevat 1 2488

Feb 10, 2488

Moshe's Last Day of Leadership

Period: Feb 10, 2488 to Apr 21, 2516

Yehoshua Judges Israel

Adar 5 2488 - Nissan 26 2516 28 years; 56 seasons

Feb 11, 2488

Moshe Completes the Torah

Adar 6 2488

Feb 12, 2488

Moshe Dies

Adar 7 2488

Mar 10, 2488

Yehoshua Sends Spies to Yericho

Nissan 5 2488

Mar 12, 2488

Israelites Prepare to Enter Canaan

Nissan 7 2488

Mar 15, 2488

Yehoshua and the Israelites Cross the Jordan

Nissan 10

Mar 16, 2488

Mass Circumcision

Nissan 11 2488

Mar 21, 2488

Manna Stops

Nissan 16 2488

Jun 5, 2488

Yehoshua Stops the Sun

Tammuz 3 2488

Apr 21, 2516

Yehoshua Dies

Nissan 26 2516

Period: Apr 21, 2516 to Apr 7, 2520

Cushan Rish'atayim Controls Israel

8 seasons, 4 years Nissan 26 2516-Nissan 26 2520

Period: Apr 7, 2520 to Apr 15, 2540

Othniel Judges Israel

40 seasons; 20 years Nissan 26 2559 - Nissan 26 2579

Period: Apr 15, 2540 to Apr 17, 2549

Moav Controls Israel

18 seasons; 9 years

Period: Apr 17, 2549 to Mar 26, 2589

Ehud Judges Israel

80 seasons (40 years)

Period: Mar 26, 2589 to Apr 4, 2599

Sisera Invades

20 seasons; 10 years

Period: Apr 4, 2599 to Mar 24, 2619

Devorah Judges Israel

40 seasons; 20 years Said to have gotten 70 days of mourning; land was at peace for 7 years Archaeology puts her in he 2nd half of the 12th century BCE (1100s) or the second half of the 11th century BCE (1000s)

Period: Mar 24, 2619 to Jul 13, 2623

Midianites Invade

7 seasons; 3.5 years

Period: Oct 13, 2623 to Oct 2, 2643

Gideon Judges Israel

40 seasons; 20 years Victory occurred during Pesach

2629

Eli Born

Dies at age 98

Period: Oct 2, 2643 to Apr 15, 2645

Achimelech Judges Israel

3 seasons (1.5 years); Jewish years start in Tishrei (2643-2644)

Period: Apr 15, 2645 to Oct 10, 2656

Tola Judges Israel

23 seasons (11.5 years); name means scarlet; comes from Yissachar

Period: Oct 10, 2656 to Oct 8, 2667

Yair Judges Israel

22 seasons; 11 years Encouraged people to worship Ba’al and when 7 men refused, he tried to kill them. Then an Angel killed him and 1000 other men for worshipping Ba’al. Had 30 sons. came from the tribe of Menashe and Yehudah

Period: Oct 8, 2667 to Sep 18, 2687

Philistines Take Over

40 seasons; 20 years

Period: Oct 8, 2667 to Oct 4, 2670

Yiftach Judges Israel

6 seasons; 3 years

Sep 21, 2668

Yiftach Sacrifices His Daughter

Mourning her occurs four times a year among the maidens of Israel. Her death occurred on the autumn equinox (which varies in the Hebrew calendar) in Tishrei (Tishrei 25 2680). Her father made the vow in Av. Unclear if this came before/after the Civil War with Ephraim

Period: Oct 4, 2670 to Oct 10, 2675

Elon Judges Israel

10 seasons; 5 years; comes from Zevulun

Period: Oct 10, 2675 to Sep 26, 2679

Avdon Judges Israel

8 seasons (4 years); comes from Ephraim; had 40 sons and 30 grandsons

Period: Sep 18, 2677 to Sep 26, 2687

Shimshon Judges Israel

20 seasons; 10 years Philistines said to have refrained from attacking for 20 years (which could be 20 seasons)

Period: Sep 26, 2679 to Apr 18, 2682

Itzvan (Boaz) Judges Israel

Equivalent to Boaz in Rabbinic tradition; ruled 7 seasons (3.5 years). Said to have died the day after the wedding Said to have come 100 years after Otniel.

Sep 21, 2680

Eli Gains High Priesthood

2683

Yishai Born to Oved

Period: Sep 27, 2687 to Apr 10, 2727

Eli Judges Israel

40 years; dies Iyar 10

2688

Micheyheu Born

Apr 20, 2701

Sh'muel Born

Conceived Rosh Hashanah; born in Nissan prematurely at 8 months

Mar 18, 2706

Shaul Born

Born on Adar II 19 2706 prematurely at 7 months

Period: Jun 13, 2718 to Apr 15, 2727

Michayehu Creates an Idol

Shimshon and Delilah's youngest son Michayehu makes an idol from the silver coins given to his mother. A rogue Levite (Moshe’s grandson possibly) ministers to this cult. Shiloh fails to address it.

May 7, 2719

Shaul Stands Up Against Kohen Corruption

On Shavuot, Shaul fights for Eglah (Achinoam’s relative), who was sexually harassed by Eli’s son Chofni. This earns Achinoam’s favor

Period: Jan 15, 2720 to Aug 1, 2720

Civil War Against Binyamin

Starts on Shevat 23, 2720 and ends on Tu B’av, 2720; war starts when Shaul is 13 and ends when he is 14

Feb 10, 2720

Hadassah Killed

During the War Against Binyamin, all women and children left behind were slaughtered leaving behind only 600 men.

Period: Jul 9, 2720 to Jul 25, 2720

Yavesh-Gilead Sieged

The Israelites siege Yavesh-Gilead, kill all except 400 virgin women and give these women to 400 Binyaminite men. Tammuz 21 2720 - Av 8 2720

Jul 25, 2720

Ner and Anah Marry

Anah is one of 400 virgin women from Yavesh-Gilead

Jul 25, 2720

Kish and Basmat Marry

Basmat was one of 400 women from Yavesh-Gilead

Aug 1, 2720

Shaul Marries Achinoam

Shaul marries Achinoam when he is 14

Aug 1, 2720

Pinchas Stripped of Prophecy

Because of his failure during the Micah idol crisis and his responsibility for significant casualties during the War Against Binyamin, Pinchas has lost the gift of prophecy.

Aug 1, 2721

Avner Born

Born over one year after the war ended. Av 25 2721

Nov 19, 2722

Yonatan Born

Kislev 19, 2722

Jan 8, 2724

Avinadav Born

Born in Tevet 2726; current date is Tevet 29

May 12, 2724

David Born

Born on the second day of Shavuot (Sivan 7 2724)

Period: Apr 26, 2726 to Jun 10, 2736

Sh'muel Judges Israel

Iyar 10 2726 - Sivan 18 2736 (rough date; during the wheat harvest/dry season)

Nov 7, 2726

Merav Born

Cheshvan 2727; currently Cheshvan 18

Apr 15, 2727

Battle at Aphek

Iyar 10 2727. Disaster strikes when the Philistines steal the Ark, Eli's two sons die in battle, Eli dies by falling over, and Tzivyah (Pinchas' wife) dies in childbirth. Shaul manages to wrest the tablets away from Pinchas but sees Eli die in front of him.

Period: Apr 15, 2727 to Nov 7, 2728

Ark in Philistine Hands

Ark strikes Philistines with boils etc.

2728

Malchishua Born

Nissan or Tammuz-Av

Feb 21, 2729

Michal Born

Born in Shevat; Shevat 21 2729

Period: Feb 15, 2733 to Aug 30, 2754

Shaul Reigns Over Israel

20-22 years; kingship determined by lot; kingship reaffirmed on Sivan 7 2732; died on Elul 28 2754 Effectively starts ruling as Nagid for ~1 year and then King of Israel for ~2 years and then starts ruling as king of Israel and Yehudah for ~20 years

Mar 10, 2734

Yishvi Born

Adar II 21 2734

2739

David Enters Shaul's Court

Age 15

Mar 4, 2739

War Against Amalek

Sh’muel instructs Shaul to wage a genocidal war against Amalek. Shaul is uncomfy with that and because he didn’t fulfill all the instructions, Sh’muel left him. Adar II 8-13 (based on Shabbat Zachor)

Apr 16, 2754

Nov Massacre

Iyar 10, 2754

May 4, 2754

Sh'muel Dies

Iyar 28, 2754

Aug 29, 2754

Witch of Ein-Dor

In desperation, Avner suggests Shaul to visit Avner’s mother (ie Shaul’s aunt) for advice from Sh’muel. The meeting turns about to be a disaster.

Aug 30, 2754

Battle of Gilvoa

Elul 28, 2754. Shaul, his armor bearer, and his 3 sons (Yonatan, Avinadav, and Malchishua) all die. Shaul saw all his sons die before him and fearing Philistine torture commanded his armor bearer to kill him. When the armor bearer refused, Shaul took the sword that Hashem had given him and fell on it.

Period: Aug 30, 2754 to May 20, 2794