King Solomon 970 BC to Adam & Eve 4114 BC

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Here we will use the Douay-Rheims Bible to determine the dates of major Biblical events. http://www.drbo.org/index.htm

Fortunately, we can use the Bible to determine most of the dates. This page will have three sections. 

There are several sections, which will give dates for major events from Adam and Eve to the apporximate end of time.

Just as a note, the Douay-Rheims (DR) Bible 1st Book of Kings is what most other Bibles call the 1st book of Samuel. The DR Bible 2nd Book of Kings is what most other bibles call the 2nd book of Samuel. The DR Bible 3ird Book of Kings is what most other bibles call the 1st book of Kings, and the DR Bible 4th Book of Kings is what most other bible call the 2nd book of Kings.

We begin with the 3rd Book of Kings:

3rd Book of Kings 6:1 "And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio (the same is the second month), he began to build a house to the Lord."

From Wikipedia we know that King's Solomons reign was about 970-931 BC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon

"The conventional dates of Solomon's reign are derived from biblical chronology and are set from about 970 to 931 BCE. Regarding the Davidic dynasty, to which King Solomon belongs, its chronology can be checked against datable Babylonian and Assyrian records at a few points, and these correspondences have allowed archaeologists to date its kings in a modern framework. According to the most widely used chronology, based on that by Old Testament professor Edwin R. Thiele, the death of Solomon and the division of his kingdom would have occurred in the fall of 931 BCE."

King Solomon reign began in 970 BC

King Solomon began his reign in 970 BC so the fourth year into his reign would have been 966 BC. 480 years earlier would have been 480 + 966 BC = 1446 BC, which marks the year when the children of Israel came out of Egypt.

Exodus: Children of Israel came out of Egypt in 1446 BC 

Moses was 80 years old when the children of Israel came out of Egypt as shown next.

Exodus 7:6 "[And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded: so did they. [7] And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharao. [8] And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: [9] When Pharao shall say to you, shew signs: thou shalt say to Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharao, and it shall be turned into a serpent. [10] So Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharao, and did as the Lord had commanded. And Aaron took the rod before Pharao, and his servants, and it was turned into a serpent."

Hence, Moses was born in 80 + 1446 BC = 1526 BC.

From Wikipedia the Eighteenth  Dynasty of Pharaohs lasted from 1550 BC to 1292 BC

The following information of pharaohs was taken from Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharaohs

"Amenhotep I (reign 1541 BC - 1520 BC)"

"Son of Ahmose I."

"Thutmose I (reign 1520–1492 BC)"

"Father unknown, though possibly Amenhotep I. His mother is known to be Senseneb. Expanded Egypt's territorial extent during his reign."

"Thutmose II (reign 1492–1479 BC)"

"Son of Thutmose I. Grandson of Amenhotep I through his mother, Mutnofret."

"Hatshepsut (reign 1479–1458 BC)"

"The second known female ruler of Egypt. May have ruled jointly with her nephew Thutmose III during the early part of her reign. Famous for her expedition to Punt documented on her famous Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahari. Built many temples and monuments. Ruled during the height of Egypt's power. Was the daughter of Thutmose I and the Great Wife of her brother Thutmose II."

"Thutmose III (reign 1458–1425 BC)"

"Son of Thutmose II. May have ruled jointly with Hatshepsut, his aunt and step-mother, during the early part of her reign. Famous for his territorial expansion into the Levant and Nubia. Under his reign, the Ancient Egyptian Empire was at its greatest extent. Ruled during the height of Egypt's Power. Before the end of his reign, he obliterated Hatshepsut's name and image from temples and monuments."

Moses was born in 1526 BC so during Amenhotep I reign and was 6 years old when Amenhotep I died.

Rameses was not the pharaoh during the Exodus as explained in World History Encyclopedia.

https://www.worldhistory.org/Pi-Ramesses/

 "Pi-Ramesses in the Bible. The city is best known as the 'Rameses' from the biblical Book of Exodus 1:11"

"Pi-Ramesses (also known as Per-Ramesses, Piramese, Pr-Rameses, Pir-Ramaseu) was the city built as the new capital in the Delta region of ancient Egypt by Ramesses II (known as The Great, 1279-1213 BCE). It was located at the site of the modern town of Qantir in the Eastern Delta and, in its time, was considered the greatest city in Egypt, rivaling even Thebes to the south. The name means 'House of Ramesses' (also given as 'City of Ramesses') and was constructed close by the older city of Avaris."  

"The association of the new city with Avaris gave it instant prestige in that Avaris was already legendary by the time of Ramesses II as the capital of the Hyksos who had been defeated and driven from Egypt by Ahmose I (c. 1570-1544 BCE), initiating the period of Egypt's empire now referred to as the New Kingdom (c. 1570 - c. 1069 BCE). The victory of Ahmose at Avaris, ending Hyksos control of the Delta, was greatly respected by the people of the New Kingdom, but even before that Avaris had been an important center for trade."  

"Associating his city with Avaris, therefore, was a clever choice of Ramesses II but hardly surprising in that he was well known for his skill in promoting himself and his grand projects. The size and grandeur of Pi-Ramesses, capital of Egypt, would make it far more famous than Avaris ever was, and its association with the long and glorious reign of Ramesses II ensured the memory of the city would live on long after it was abandoned toward the end of the New Kingdom of Egypt."

From Britannica. "Hyksos"

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hyksos-Egyptian-dynasty

"Hyksos, dynasty of Palestinian origin that ruled northern Egypt as the 15th dynasty (c. 1630–1523 BCE; see ancient Egypt: The Second Intermediate period). The name Hyksos was used by the Egyptian historian Manetho (flourished 300 BCE), who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus (flourished 1st century CE), translated the word as “king-shepherds” or “captive shepherds.” Josephus himself wished to demonstrate the great antiquity of the Jews and thus identified the Hyksos with the Hebrews of the Bible."

From Wikipedia. "Land of Goshen"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Goshen

"The land of Goshen (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן or ארץ גושן‎ Eretz Gošen) is named in the Hebrew Bible as the place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph (Book of Genesis, Genesis 45:9–10), and the land from which they later left Egypt at the time of the Exodus. It is believed to have been located in the eastern Nile Delta, lower Egypt; perhaps at or near Avaris, the seat of power of the Hyksos kings."

Genesis 45:9 " Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt: come down to me, linger not. [10] And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gessen: and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep, and thy herds, and all things that thou hast."

So the Israelites actually built Avaris. Avaris was later annexed and became part of Ramesses. It is well known by Bible scholars that the Hebrews would change the name of a town in their bible, if the town's name was changed.

Exodus 1:11 "Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens, and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom and Ramesses."

Very likely Hatshepsut was the Egyptian that adopted Moses.

Exodus 2:1 "After this there went a man of the house of Levi; and took a wife of his own kindred. [2] And she conceived, and bore a son; and seeing him a goodly child hid him three months. [3] And when she could hide him no longer, she took a basket made of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and pitch: and put the little babe therein, and laid him in the sedges by the river's brink, [4] His sister standing afar off, and taking notice what would be done. [5] And behold the daughter of Pharao came down to wash herself in the river: and her maids walked by the river's brink. And when she saw the basket in the sedges, she sent one of her maids for it: and when it was brought,  [6] She opened it and seeing within it an infant crying, having compassion on it she said: This is one of the babes of the Hebrews. [7] And the child's sister said to her Shall I go and call to thee a Hebrew woman, to nurse the babe? [8] She answered: Go. The maid went and called her mother. [9] And Pharao's daughter said to her. Take this child and nurse him for me: I will give thee thy wages. The woman took, and nursed the child: and when he was grown up, she delivered him to Pharao's daughter. [10] And she adopted him for a son, and called him Moses, saying: Because I took him out of the water."

From the Acts of the Apostles we learn that Moses was 40 years old when he left Egypt after killing an Egyptian. He was 80 years old when he lead the Israelites out of Egypt and he was 120 years old when he died.

Acts 7:20 "At the same time was Moses born, and he was acceptable to God: who was nourished three months in his father's house.  [21] And when he was exposed, Pharao's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. [22] And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and in his deeds. [23] And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. [24] And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him; and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury. [25] And he thought that his brethren understood that God by his hand would save them; but they understood it not.  [26] And the day following, he shewed himself to them when they were at strife; and would have reconciled them in peace, saying: Men, ye are brethren; why hurt you one another? [27] But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us? [28] What, wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? [29] And Moses fled upon this word, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begot two sons. [30] And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sina, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush.  [31] And Moses seeing it, wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to view it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying: [32] I am the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses being terrified, durst not behold. [33] And the Lord said to him: Loose the shoes from thy feet, for the place wherein thou standest, is holy ground. [34] Seeing I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, and I will send thee into Egypt. [35] This Moses, whom they refused, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge? him God sent to be prince and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.  [36] He brought them out, doing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert forty years. [37] This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself: him shall you hear."

Hence, in 1526 - 40 = 1486 BC Moses was 40 years old when he left Egypt after killing an Egyptian during the reign of Thutmose II. Seven years later his Egyptian mother Hatshepsut began to reign in Egypt.

In 1486 BC - 40 = 1446 BC Moses was 80 years old when he led the Israelites out of Egypt during Thutmose III reign. Because Thutmose III lost all of his soldiers and slaves he obliterated Hatshepsut's name and image from temples and monuments. Note: some think he did this because she was a woman, but this is very unlikely, since there was a female pharaoh before her. This is backed up by Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharaohs

In the Twelfth Dynasty

"Sobekneferu (reign 1807 - 1802 BC) "

"The first known archeologically attested female Pharaoh."

Moses then led the children of Israel to mount Sina (Sinai) which is not in the Sinai peninsula, but is in Arabia as St. Paul explains. 

Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians 4:22 "For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, and the other by a free woman. [23] But he who was of the bondwoman, was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman, was by promise. [24] Which things are said by an allegory. For these are the two testaments. The one from mount Sina, engendering unto bondage; which is Agar: [25] For Sina is a mountain in Arabia, which hath affinity to that Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children."

Also from Jeremiah

Jeremiah 49:20 "Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, which he hath taken concerning Edom: and his thoughts which he hath thought concerning the inhabitants of Theman: surely the little ones of the flock shall cast them down, of a truth they shall destroy them with their habitation.  [21] The earth is moved at the noise of their fall: the cry of their voice is heard in the Red Sea."

Edom is just above the Gulf of Aqaba. Hence the Red Sea is the Gulf of Aqaba.

Also, many chariot wheels were found at the bottom of the Gulf of Aqaba by Ron Wyatt in 1978 as explained at this website.

https://apologiaway1.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/chariot-wheels-found-at-bottom-of-red-sea/

"The Hebrew Exodus from Egypt is in scope the most miraculous event ever to be recorded by man. It’s historicity though has been challenged and reduced to mere mythology by many religious theologians and biblical archaeologists until recently. In 1978 Ron Wyatt, a biblical archaeologist without formal training, confounded the opponents of biblical historical accuracy by discovering the true “Exodus Red Sea Crossing” in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea) at Nuweiba, Sinai Peninsula."

So the Red Sea that Moses and the Israelites crossed is very likely the Gulf of Aqaba and not the Gulf of Suez and they probably began their crossing at the Nuweiba peninsula.

Hence, the true Mount Sinai is probably Saudi Arabia's Jabal Maquala mountain as explained in the New York Post "Archaeologist claims Mount Sinai found in Saudi Arabia" posted on 8-2-2021

https://nypost.com/2021/10/02/archaeologist-claims-mount-sinai-found-in-saudi-arabia/

Also from Doubting Thomas Research Foundation

https://doubtingthomasresearch.com/jabal-maqla-saudi-arabia/

"The Doubting Thomas Research Foundation has conducted in-person research at Jabal Maqla in Saudi Arabia to examine the evidence. At this time, we believe that this is the most likely location for Mount Sinai."

Then Moses and the children of Israel were in the desert for 40 years.

Exodus 16:35 "And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land: with this meat were they fed, until they reached the borders of the land of Chanaan."

Numbers 14:33 " Your children shall wander in the desert forty years, and shall bear your fornication, until the carcasses of their fathers be consumed in the desert, [34] According to the number of the forty days, wherein you viewed the land: year shall be counted for a day. And forty years you shall receive your iniquities, and shall know my revenge: [35] For as I have spoken, so will I do to all this wicked multitude, that hath risen up together against me: in this wilderness shall it faint away and die."

Numbers 32:13 "And the Lord being angry against Israel, led them about through the desert forty years, until the whole generation, that had done evil in his sight, was consumed"

Deuteronomy 29:5 " He hath brought you forty years through the desert: your garments are not worn out, neither are the shoes of your feet consumed with age."

Hence, the Israelites were in the desert for 40 years from 1446 BC to 1406 BC and this is when Moses died, and he was 120 years old.

Deuteronomy 34:4 "And the Lord said to him: This is the land, for which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: I will give it to thy seed. Thou hast seen it with thy eyes, and shalt not pass over to it. [5] And Moses the servant of the Lord died there, in the land of Moab, by the commandment of the Lord. And he buried him in the valley of the land of Moab over against Phogor: and no man hath known of his sepulchre until this present day. [7] Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, neither were his teeth moved."

The devil then wanted the body of Moses, but St. Michael received the body of Moses by simply saying to the devil, "The Lord command thee" as explained by St Jude.

Epistle of St. Jude 1:9 "When Michael the archangel, disputing with the devil, contended about the body of Moses, he durst not bring against him the judgment of railing speech, but said: The Lord command thee. "

Then Josue (Joshua) lead the children of Israel into the promise land.

Josue 1:1 "Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Josue the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, and said to him: [2] Moses my servant is dead: arise, and pass over this Jordan, thou and thy people with thee, into the land which I will give to the children of Israel."

So, the children of Israel went into their promise land, Chanaan, in 1406 BC.

We will now give dates back to Adam and Eve and then afterwards we will continue after 1406 BC up to and beyond our present time.

From the Bible we know the children of Israel were in Egypt for a total of 430 years.

Exodus 12:40 "And the abode of the children of Israel that they made in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years."

We calculated previously that in 1446 BC Moses was 80 years old when he led the Israelites out of Egypt

So the children of Israel first went into Egypt in 430 + 1446BC = 1876 BC.

Hence, Joseph son of Jacob was sold to the Egyptians just before 1876 BC.

Genesis 37:36 "The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers."

Joseph interprets Pharao's dream:

Genesis 41:29 "Behold, there shall come seven years of great plenty in the whole land of Egypt: [30] After which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land,"

From Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharaohs

In the Twelfth Dynasty

"Senusret III (reign 1878 - 1860)"

"Most powerful of the Middle Kingdom pharaohs."

So the Pharao during the famine prophesied by Joseph which occurred a few years before 1876 BC was Senusret III.

However, after 30 years Senusret III died, the next pharaoh was cruel to the Israelites. We know this because the Bible says the Israelites would be under bondage for 400 years.

Genesis 15:11 "And the fowls came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. [12] And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a great and darksome horror seized upon him. [13] And it was said unto him: Know thou beforehand that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land not their own, and they shall bring them under bondage, and afflict them four hundred years. [14] But I will judge the nation which they shall serve, and after this they shall come out with great substance. [15] And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age.  [16] But in the fourth generation they shall return hither: for as yet the iniquities of the Amorrhites are not at the full until this present time."

We calculated previously that the Israelites went into Egypt in 1876 BC and from  Exodus 12:40 they were there for 430 years. Hence, for the first 30 years, the Egyptians treated the Israelites well.

Israelites are treated well by the Egyptians for 30 years from 1876 BC to 1846 BC

Israelites were then treated bad for 400 years from 1846 BC to 1446 BC. 

From Wikipedia:

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharaohs

"Amenemhat III (reign 1860-1815"

Hence, after 14 years into the reign of Amenemhat III the Israelites were placed into bondage.

The Israelites had a tendency to change the name of a town in their Bible to match any new names given to towns. So even though in Exodus 1:11 they say the Israelites built Ramesses, it was actually under a different name when they built it.

Exodus 1:8 "In the mean time there arose a new king over Egypt, that knew not Joseph: [9] And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we. [10] Come, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart out of the land.  [11] Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens, and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom and Ramesses. "

Jacob went into Egypt when he was 130 years old as shown next.

Genesis 47:5 "The king therefore said to Joseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee. [6] The land of Egypt is before thee: make them dwell in the best place, and give them the land of Gessen. And if thou knowest that there are industrious men among them, make them rulers over my cattle. [7] After this Joseph brought in his father to the king, and presented him before him: and he blessed him. [8] And being asked by him: How many are the days of the years of thy life? [9] He answered: The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years, few, and evil, and they are not come up to the days of the pilgrimage of my fathers. [10] And blessing the king, he went out."

Hence, Jacob was born in 130 + 1876 BC = 2006 BC.

Genesis 25:26 "Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him. [27] And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents."

One score year is 20 years as can be understood from President Lincoln's address, which he read on November 19, 1863.

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

1863 - (4 x 20) +7 = 1776

Hence, Isaac was 3 x 20 = 60 years old when Jacob was born, which was in 2006 BC. So Isaac was born in 60 + 2006 BC = 2066 BC.

Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born as shown next.

Genesis 21:3 "And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac. [4] And he circumcised him the eighth day, as God had commanded him, [5] When he was a hundred years old: for at this age of his father was Isaac born."

So Abraham was born on 100 + 2066 BC = 2166 BC.

Abrahams was at first called Abram. 

Genesis 17:4 "And God said to him: I AM, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. [5] Neither shall thy name be called any more Abram: but thou shalt be called Abraham: because I have made thee a father of many nations."

Genesis 12:1 "And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father's house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. [2] And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed. [3] I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed: [4] So Abram went out as the Lord had commanded him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went forth from Haran. [5] And he took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all the substance which they had gathered, and the souls which they had gotten in Haran: and they went out to go into the land of Chanaan. And when they were come into it,"

Hence, in 2166 BC - 75 = 2091 BC, Abram when into the land of Chanaan.

Abraham or Abram's father Thare was about 70 when Abram was born.

Genesis 11: 26 "And Thare lived seventy years, and begot Abram, and Nachor, and Aran"

So Thare was born in 70 + 2166 BC = 2236 BC.

Thare's father Nachor was 29 years old when Thare was born.

Genesis 11:24 "And Nachor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Thare. "

So Nachor was born in 29 + 2236 BC = 2265 BC.

Nachor's father Sarug was 30 years old when Nachor was born.

Genesis 11:22 "And Sarug lived thirty years, and begot Nachor."

So Sarug was born in 30 + 2265 BC = 2295 BC.

Sarug's father Rew was 32 years old when Sarug was born.

Genesis 11:20 "And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Sarug."

So Reu was born in 32 + 2295 BC = 2327 BC.

Reu's father Phaleg was 30 years old when Reu was born.

Genesis 11:18 "Phaleg also lived thirty years, and begot Reu."

So Phaleg was born in 30 + 2327 BC = 2357 BC

Phaleg's father Heber was 34 years old when Phaleg was born.

Genesis 11:16 "And Heber lived thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg."

So Heber was born in 34 + 2357 BC = 2391 BC.

Heber's father Sale was 30 years old when Heber was born.

Genesis 11:14 "Sale also lived thirty years, and begot Heber. "

So Sale was born in 30 + 2391 BC = 2421 BC.

Sales father Arphaxad was 35 years old when Sale was born.

Genesis 11:12 "And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Sale. "

So Arphaxad was born in 35 + 2421 BC = 2456 BC.

Arphaxad's father Sem was 100 years old when Arphaxad was born.

Genesis 11:10 "These are the generations of Sem: Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood."

So Sem was born in 100 + 2456 BC = 2556 BC.

Now the question is, when they say "two years after the flood" do they mean two years after the beginning of the flood, or two years after the end of the flood. We need to understand this or we could be off by one year, since the flood lasted about a year. Fortunately, the Bible gives us the answer.

Genesis 7:11 "In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the flood gates of heaven were opened: [12] And the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. [13] In the selfsame day Noe, and Sem, and Cham, and Japheth his sons: his wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the ark:"

So Noe was 600 years old at the beginning of the flood. Also note that Arphaxad, son of Sem had not been born yet.

Noe was in the Ark for about one year as shown next.

Genesis 8:13 "Therefore in the six hundredth and first year, the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were lessened upon the earth, and Noe opening the covering of the ark, looked, and saw that the face of the earth was dried. [14] In the second month, the seven and twentieth day of the month, the earth was dried. [15] And God spoke to Noe, saying:  [16] Go out of the ark, thou and thy wife, thy sons, and the wives of thy sons with thee. [17] All living things that are with thee of all flesh, as well in fowls as in beasts, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, bring out with thee, and go ye upon the earth: increase and multiply upon it. [18] So Noe went out, he and his sons: his wife, and the wives of his sons with him."

Again note that Arphaxad had not been born yet, otherwise they would have mentioned that 9 people went out of the arc.

Genesis 9;28 "And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years: [29] And all his days were in the whole nine hundred and fifty years: and he died."

Since the flood began when Noe was 600 years old and since 600 + 350 = 950, this implies that when the Bible uses the words “after the flood” they actually mean after the beginning of the flood, when the rain first began to fall, which was when Noe was 600 years old.

So now we can answer our question about when Arphaxad was born.

Genesis 11:10 "These are the generations of Sem: Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood."

Hence, Arphaxad was born when Noe was 602 years old. From Genesis 8:13 we know the flood ended when Noe was 601 years old. 

Also since Arphaxad was born in 2456 BC and this was two years after the beginning of the flood, then:

Noe's flood began in 2458 BC.

Since Noe was 600 years old when the flood first began (Genesis 7:11) then Noe was born in 600 + 2458 BC = 3058 BC

Noe was born in 3058 BC.

But the next verse from the Bible must imply Noe was in his 500s, (not exactly 500) when Sem was born.

Genesis 5:31 "And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth."

Because:

Genesis 5:31, states Noe was perhaps 500 years old when Sem was born, and from Genesis 11:10, Sem was 100 years old when Arphaxad was born. That implies Noe would have been 600 years old when Arphaxad was born. But from Genesis 7:11, Noe was 600 years old when the flood began. This implies Arphaxad was born just before they entered the arc, or immediately after they entered the arc. But from Genesis 8:18, only 8 people left the arc, not 9.

Since Noe was born in 3058 BC and since Sem was born in 2556 BC, then Noe was actually 502 years old when Sem was born.

Noe's father Lamech was 182 years old when Noe was born.

Genesis 5:28 "And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son. [29] And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed."

So Lamech was born in 182 + 3058 BC = 3240 BC.

Lamech's father Mathusala was 187 years old when Lamech was born.

Genesis 5:25 "And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech."

So Mathusala was born in 187 + 3240 BC = 3427 BC

Mathusala's father Henoch was 65 years old when Mathusala was born.

Genesis 5 21 "And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala. "

So Henoch was born in 65 + 3427 BC = 3492 BC.

Henoch's father Jared was 162 years old when Henoch wsa born.

Genesis 5:18 "And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch."

So Jared was born in 162 + 3492 BC = 3654 BC.

Jared's father Malaleel was 65 years old when Jared was born.

Genesis 5:15 "And Malaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared."

So Malaleel was born in 65 + 3654 BC = 3719 BC

Malaleel's father Cainan was 70 years old when Malaleel was born.

Genesis 5:12 "And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel."

So Cainan was born in 70 + 3719 BC = 3789 BC

Cainan's father Enos was 90 years when Cainan was born.

Genisis 5:9: "And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan."

So Enos was born in 90 + 3789 BC = 3879 BC.

Enos's father Seth, was 105 years old when Enos was born.

Genesis 5:6 "Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos."

So Seth was born in 105 + 3879 BC = 3984 BC.

Seth's father Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born.

Genesis 5:3 "And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth. "

So Adam, the first created man by God was created in 130 + 3984 BC = 4114 BC.

So Jesus Christ our Saviour was born 4114 years after Adam was created.

Now we will give dates from the time of the Babylonian Exile to Jesus Christ.

70 year prophecy of Jeremias

Daniel 9:[1] “In the first year of Darius the son of Assuerus of the seed of the Medes, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans: [2] The first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, concerning which the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the prophet, that seventy years should be accomplished of the desolation of Jerusalem. [3] And I set my face to the Lord my God, to pray and make supplication with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.”

Daniel the prophet is referring to the following prophecy of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 25:[9] “Behold I will send, and take all the kindreds of the north, saith the Lord, and Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all the nations that are round about it: and I will destroy them, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and perpetual desolations. [10] And I will take away from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the mill, and the light of the lamp. [11] And all this land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment: and all these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. [12] And when the seventy years shall be expired, I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans: and I will make it perpetual desolations.”

The prophecy specifically states "all these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years." and in addition that Nabuchodonosor would come against the land of the Israelites. The “kindreds of the north” were the Assyrians. The Babylonian empire defeated the Assyrian empire at the battle of Megiddo in 609 BC as explained in Wikipedia. Hence, the 70 year period of Jeremiah officially began in 609 BC.

The Battle of Megiddo took place in 609 BC as explained by Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Megiddo_(609_BC)

"This Battle of Megiddo is recorded as having taken place in 609 BC when Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt led his army to Carchemish (northern Syria) to join with his allies, the fading Neo-Assyrian Empire, against the surging Neo-Babylonian Empire. This required passing through territory controlled by the Kingdom of Judah. The Judaean king Josiah refused to let the Egyptians pass.[3] The Judaean forces battled the Egyptians at Megiddo, resulting in Josiah's death and his kingdom becoming a vassal state of Egypt. The battle is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, the Greek 1 Esdras, and the writings of Josephus."

The prophecy then states that “all these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years”, and after the seventy years shall be expired, God would punish the king of Babylon and make it a perpetual desolation. This did happen when Cyrus the Great conquered the Babylonian empire in 539 BC exactly 70 years later, fulfilling Jeremiahs prophecy 25:11.

From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great

"Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600–530 BC; Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš),[4][5] commonly known as Cyrus the Great and also called Cyrus the Elder by the Greeks,[6] was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire.[7] Under his rule, the empire embraced all of the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East,[7] expanded vastly and eventually conquered most of Western Asia and much of Central Asia. Spanning from the Mediterranean Sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, the empire created by Cyrus was the largest the world had yet seen."

Also from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great

"The exact dates of the Lydian conquest are unknown, but it must have taken place between Cyrus's overthrow of the Median kingdom (550 BC) and his conquest of Babylon (539 BC)"

However, Daniel 9:2 is prophesying that Jerusalem itself would be desolate for 70 years. Hence, we need to determine the year when the desolation of Jerusalem began. 

The next quote from the Bible indicates that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon won the battle of Charcamis in the fourth year of Joakim king of Juda. 

Jeremiah 46: [1] “The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias the prophet against the Gentiles, [2] Against Egypt, against the army of Pharao Nechao king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Charcamis, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon defeated, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda.”

From the previous section, we learned Joakim reigned from 609-598 BC. Hence, the fourth year of Joakim was 605 BC.

History tells us that the battle of Charcamis took place about the year 605 BC as noted in Wikipedia.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carchemish

"The Battle of Carchemish was fought about 605 BC[3][4][5] between the armies of Egypt allied with the remnants of the army of the former Assyrian Empire against the armies of Babylonia, allied with the Medes, Persians, and Scythians. This battle is also mentioned in Ezekiel chapter 30 in the Bible.[6]"

The next quote indicates that one year prior to this battle, in the third year of the reign of Joakim king of Juda, Nabuchodonosor besieged Jerusalem and carried away Daniel and other Hebrews. Hence the 70 year prophecy of Daniel began in the year 606 BC.

Daniel 1:1 “In the third year of the reign of Joakim king of Juda, Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and besieged it. [2] And the Lord delivered into his hands Joakim the king of Juda, and part of the vessels of the house of God: and he carried them away into the land of Sennaar, to the house of his god, and the vessels he brought into the treasure house of his god. [3] And the king spoke to Asphenez the master of the eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed and of the princes, [4] Children in whom there was no blemish, well favoured, and skillful in all wisdom, acute in knowledge, and instructed in science, and such as might stand in the king's palace, that he might teach them the learning, and the tongue of the Chaldeans. [5] And the king appointed them a daily provision, of his own meat, and of the wine of which he drank himself, that being nourished three years, afterwards they might stand before the king. [6] Now there were among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias.”

This is also backed up by Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehoiakim

"Jehoiakim,[a] also sometimes spelled Jehoikim[b] was the eighteenth and antepenultimate king of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of king Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[1] His birth name was Eliakim.[c]"

Hence, in 606 BC (Daniel 1:1) was the third year of the reign of Joakim king of Juda and this is when Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and besieged it.

Even though Daniel said "Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon", Nabuchodonosor was not the king at that time but instead became king the following year in 605BC. Daniel must have wrote his prophecies after Nabuchodonosor became king of Babylon. We will now prove that Nabuchodonosor was not king in 606BC by noting from Daniel chapter 1:5,

Daniel 1:5 "...that being nourished three years, afterwards they might stand before the king." 

and then noting:

Daniel 1:18 "And when the days were ended, after which the king had ordered they should be brought in: the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nabuchodonosor. [19] And when the king had spoken to them, there were not found among them all such as Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: and they stood in the king's presence. [20] And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the diviners, and wise men, that were in all his kingdom."

So after 3 years, Nabuchodonosor first tests and recognizes the wisdom of Daniel. However, in chapter 2, Daniel talks about the second year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor (not the third year) :

Daniel 2:1 "In the second year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, Nabuchodonosor had a dream, and his spirit was terrified, and his dream went out of his mind."

Daniel then interprets the dream and the king makes him governor over all of the provinces of Babylon.

Daniel 2:48 "Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon, and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon."

Obviously this had to have happened after the King first tested the wisdom of Daniel 3 years prior. So Nabuchodonosor could not have been king when he came to Jerusalem, and besieged it and very likely became king one year later in 605BC.

This is also confirmed by Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II

"Nebuchadnezzar II (Babylonian cuneiform: Nebuchadnezzar in Akkadian.png Nabû-kudurri-uṣur,[6][7][c] meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir";[8] Biblical Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר‎ Nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar), also spelled Nebuchadrezzar II,[8] was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in 605 BC to his own death in 562 BC. Historically known as Nebuchadnezzar the Great,[9][10] he is typically regarded as the empire's greatest king.[8][11][12] Nebuchadnezzar remains famous for his military campaigns in the Levant, for his construction projects in his capital, Babylon, and for the important part he played in Jewish history.[8] Ruling for 43 years, Nebuchadnezzar was the longest-reigning king of the Chaldean dynasty. At the time of his death, Nebuchadnezzar was among the most powerful rulers in the world.[11]"

Hence, Nabuchodonosor became king of Babylon in 605 BC, but besieged Jerusalem in 606 BC one year before he became king.

In the year 539 BC, Cyrus the Great besieged Babylon as indicted in Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great

"Cyrus Cylinder:

One of the few surviving sources of information that can be dated directly to Cyrus's time is the Cyrus Cylinder (Persian: استوانه کوروش), a document in the form of a clay cylinder inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform. It had been placed in the foundations of the Esagila (the temple of Marduk in Babylon) as a foundation deposit following the Persian conquest in 539 BC. It was discovered in 1879 and is kept today in the British Museum in London.[134]  The text of the cylinder denounces the deposed Babylonian king Nabonidus as impious and portrays Cyrus as pleasing to the chief god Marduk. It describes how Cyrus had improved the lives of the citizens of Babylonia, repatriated displaced peoples and restored temples and cult sanctuaries.[135] Although not mentioned specifically in the text, the repatriation of the Jews from their "Babylonian captivity" has been interpreted as part of this general policy.[136]"

From Wikipedia "List of monarchs of Persia"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Persia

"Cyrus the Great, reigned from 559-530 BC"

"Cambyses II, reigned from 530-522 BC"

"Bardiya, 522 BC"

"Darius the Great, 522-486 BC"

"Xerxes I, 485-465 BC"

"Artaxerxes I, 465-424 BC"

"Xerxes II, 424 BC"

"Darius II, 424-404 BC"

"Artaxerxes II, 404-358 BC"

"Artaxerxes III, 358-338 BC"

"Artaxerxes IV, 338-336 BC"

"Darius III, 336-330 BC"

"Artaxerxes V, 330-329 BC"

So, in the 1st book of Esdras, when they say "In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, they mean the year he besieged Babylon in 539 BC

1st book of Esdras:[1] “In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians: and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and in writing also, saying: [2] Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians: The Lord the God of heaven hath given to me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judea. [3] Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him. Let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judea, and build the house of the Lord the God of Israel: he is the God that is in Jerusalem.”

In the year 539 BC, Cyrus the Great besieged Babylon. It would have taken time for the proclamation to reach the entire kingdom of Babylon and then additional time for the Hebrews to assemble with provisions and to make their journey to Jerusalem (they had a lot of animals) and then additional time to restore the desolation of Jerusalem.

If we assume this time to be a total of three years then, the Hebrews would have restored the desolation of Jerusalem in the year 536 BC, fulfilling the 70 year desolation of Jerusalem prophecy of Daniel 9:2. (606 - 70 = 536 BC)

Let us continue with the prophecy of Daniel, chapter 9.

Prophecy of Daniel 9: [21] “As I was yet speaking in prayer, behold the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly touched me at the time of the evening sacrifice. [22] And he instructed me, and spoke to me, and said: O Daniel, I am now come forth to teach thee, and that thou mightest understand. [23] From the beginning of thy prayers the word came forth: and I am come to shew it to thee, because thou art a man of desires: therefore do thou mark the word, and understand the vision.”

[24]” Seventy weeks are shortened upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, that transgression may be finished, and sin may have an end, and iniquity may be abolished; and everlasting justice may be brought; and vision and prophecy may be fulfilled; and the saint of saints may be anointed. [25] Know thou therefore, and take notice: that from the going forth of the word, to build up Jerusalem again, unto Christ the prince, there shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: and the street shall be built again, and the walls in straitness of times.”

[26] “And after sixty-two weeks Christ shall be slain...”

Weeks of years is explained in the Book of Leviticus

Book of Leviticus 25:8 "Thou shalt also number to thee seven weeks of years, that is to say, seven times seven, which together make forty-nine years."

Hence, the term “week” in Daniel chapter 9 refers to one week of years or seven years.

So sixty-two weeks is equal to 62 times 7 years, or 434 years, whereas seven weeks is equal to 49 years.

Verse 26 states that after 62 weeks, or 434 years, Christ will be slain. This is referring to the same 62 weeks mention in the previous verse 25. We will verify this soon.

However, the question is, what are the 7 weeks referring to in verse 25? We know that Jesus Christ will return a second time and so it’s reasonable to believe that the 62 and 7 weeks are referring to two different time periods when Jesus comes to mankind and in each case the time period begins after Jerusalem is “built up” again with its walls and streets.

Hence, the first time that Jesus came to mankind was 434 years after Jerusalem's walls and streets were built up again and the second time that Jesus will come to mankind will be 49 years after Jerusalem's walls and streets are again built up.

Of course the first time Jesus came to mankind was on Christmas day around the year 0. So 434 years before Jesus’s birth would have been during the time of Nehemiah. Let’s see if the Bible indicates that Jesus was born 434 years after Nehemiah built up Jerusalem's walls and streets and if this was the first time Jerusalem's walls and streets were built up.

After the first group of Hebrews returned from captivity, the temple was rebuilt by Zorobabel as explained in the 1st book of Esdras.

1st Book of Esdras 2: [1] “Now these are the children of the province, that went out of the captivity, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Juda, every man to his city. [2] Who came with Zorobabel, Josue, …”

1st Book of Esdras 3: [1] “And now the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in their cities: and the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. [2] And Josuethe son of Josedec rose up, and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the God of Israel that they might offer holocausts upon it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.”

After this, the enemies of Juda, the Samaritans, hindered the building of the temple up to the time of Darius king of the Persians.

1st Book of Esdras 4:4 “Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building. [5] And they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their design all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of the Persians.”… [24] “Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.” 

From Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Persia

"Darius the Great reigned from 522-486 BC"

So, the second year of king Darius was the year 520 BC after which the Hebrews began to finish building the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.

1st Book of Esdras 4:11 "(This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him:) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting. [12] Be it known to the king, that the Jews, who came up from thee to us, are come to Jerusalem a rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, setting up the ramparts thereof and repairing the walls. [13] And now be it known to the king, that if this city be built up, and the walls thereof repaired, they will not pay tribute nor toll, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will fall upon the kings."

In the first Book of Esdras they do mention that the temple was built and they were trying to build the walls, but never mentioned anything about a wall being completed. At the very end of the 1st Book of Esdras, they do mention a fence was built. 

1st Book of Esdras 9:9 " For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us, but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and rebuild the desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem."

Hence, the temple was rebuilt, but the walls and steets were never competed.

Many years later, the walls were rebuilt. This happened during the reign of king Artaxerxes as explained in the 2nd book of Esdras also known as the book of Nehemiah.

Nehemiah 1:3 “And they said to me: They that have remained, and are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction, and reproach: and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire.” 

In the 20th year of King Artaxerxes I, Nehemiah confronts the king. 

Nehemiah 2:1 "And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king: that wine was before him, and I took up the wine, and gave it to the king: and I was as one languishing away before his face. [2] And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? this is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear: [3] And I said to the king: O king, live for ever: why should not my countenance be sorrowful, seeing the city of the place of the sepulchres of my fathers is desolate, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire?" 

From Wikipedia "List of monarchs of Persia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Persia  

"Artaxerxes I, 465-424 BC"

So, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes I, is 445 BC

King Artaxerxes I, then allowes Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls and streets.

Nehemiah 2:5 “And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, and if thy servant hath found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me into Judea to the city of the sepulchre of my father, and I will build it. [6] And the king said to me, and the queen that sat by him: For how long shall thy journey be, and when wilt thou return? And it pleased the king, and he sent me: and I fixed him a time.”

The fixed time was 12 years as explained next.

Nehemiah 5:14“And from the day, in which the king commanded me to be governor in the land of Juda, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my brethren did not eat the yearly allowance that was due to the governors.”

The thirtieth year of Artaxerxes I would have been 435 BC.

Nehemiah and others returned to Jerusalem and built the walls in only 52 days.

Nehemiah 6:15 “But the wall was finished the five and twentieth day of the month of Elul, in two and fifty days.”

However, the houses had not been rebuilt yet as indicated in the next quote and hence the streets and Jerusalem itself had not been rebuilt which was a requirement in the prophecy of Daniel 9:25.

Nehemiah 7:1 “Now after the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and numbered the porters and singing men, and Levites: [2] I commanded Hanani my brother, and Hananias ruler of the house of Jerusalem, (for he seemed as a sincere man, and one that feared God above the rest,) [3] And I said to them: Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened till the sun be hot. And while they were yet standing by, the gates were shut, and barred: and I set watchmen of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one by their courses, and every man over against his house. [4] And the city was very wide and great, and the people few in the midst thereof, and the houses were not built.”

Finally Jerusalem was rebuilt with its walls and streets and they had a great ceremony for the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 12:27“And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, and to keep the dedication, and to rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, and psalteries and harps.”

However, before the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, Nehemiah had to return to Artaxerxes since he had set a specific time of 12 years for his return.

Nehemiah 13:6 “But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem, because in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I went to the king…”

Hence, Nehemiah finished his task of rebuilding Jerusalem with its walls and streets and spent the last year celebrating and then traveling back to king Artaxerxes in the 32nd year of his reign, 433 BC. Hence, one year before this, in the year 434 BC, Jerusalem had been rebuilt with its walls and streets fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel 9:25. Therefore, after 62 weeks of years, (62 x 7 = 434 years) Jesus Christ was born.