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I'm working with Grok 3 (by xAI) to see the differences in chronological years between the Seder Olam Zutta -vs- Seder Olam Rabbah. I'm just curious where the differences are (and why). The lighter pink rows are my added comments ... because I can ;o}
I've asked Grok to give me the hyperlinks to scripture wherever possible in KJV via BlueLetterBible (.org) even tho, obviously, neither source would use KJV ... I'm asking for it solely for my own convenience should I want to look those scriptures up in the future. You can mouseover any KJV link to read it. All other links will be at the bottom of the page.
Seder Olam Zutta and Rabbah Timeline: Creation to Second Temple Destruction
| Name/Event | Zutta AM/BC |
Rabbah AM/BC |
References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam - Creation | 0001 3760 |
0001 3761 |
Genesis 1:27 KJV |
| Seth born (when Adam was 130) | 0130 3630 |
0130 3631 |
Genesis 5:3 KJV |
| Adam died (age 930) | 0930 2830 |
0930 2831 |
Genesis 5:5 KJV |
| Noah born (when Lamech was 182) | 1056 2704 |
1056 2705 |
Genesis 5:28 KJV |
| Flood (Noah was 600) | 1656 2104 |
1656 2105 |
Genesis 7:11 KJV |
| 1656 years from Creation to the Flood | |||
| Abraham born (when Terah was 70) | 1948 1812 |
1948 1813 |
Genesis 11:26 KJV |
| Noah died (age 950) | 2006 1754 |
2006 1755 |
Genesis 9:29 KJV |
| Isaac born (when Abraham was 100) | 2048 1712 |
2048 1713 |
Genesis 21:5 KJV |
| Jacob born (when Isaac was 60) | 2108 1652 |
2108 1653 |
Genesis 25:26 KJV |
| 2108 years from Creation to Jacob's birth | |||
| Abraham died (age 175) | 2123 1637 |
2123 1638 |
Genesis 25:7 KJV |
| Joseph born (when Jacob was 91) | 2199 1561 |
2199 1562 |
Genesis 30:24 KJV |
| Isaac died (age 180) | 2228 1532 |
2228 1533 |
Genesis 35:28 KJV |
| 2238 years from Creation to Jacob (age 130) & family entering Egypt | |||
| Jacob died (age 147) | 2255 1505 |
2255 1506 |
Genesis 47:28 KJV |
| Joseph died (age 110) | 2309 1451 |
2309 1452 |
Genesis 50:26 KJV |
| Moses born (when Amram was ~65) | 2368 1392 |
2368 1393 |
Exodus 2:2 KJV |
| Exodus (Moses age 80) | 2448 1312 |
2448 1313 |
Exodus 12:41 KJV |
| 2448 years from Creation to the Exodus from Egypt | |||
| Moses died (age 120) | 2488 1272 |
2488 1273 |
Deuteronomy 34:7 KJV |
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2488 years from Creation to the end of 40 years in the wilderness, Moses died; Joshua led Israel into Canaan |
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| Joshua - Leadership | 2488 1272 |
2488 1273 |
Joshua 1:1 KJV |
| Joshua died (age 110) | 2516 1244 |
2516 1245 |
Joshua 24:29 KJV |
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2516 years from Creation to the end of Joshua leading Israel; the time of Judges follows - note, IMHO from here on down it's a MESS!? And NO, I'm NOT going to try to explain it! |
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| Othniel - Judgeship | 2516–2556 1244–1204 |
2516–2556 1245–1205 |
Judges 3:9 KJV |
| Ehud - Judgeship | 2556–2636 1204–1124 |
2556–2636 1205–1125 |
Judges 3:15 KJV |
| Deborah - Judgeship | 2656–2696 1104–1064 |
2656–2696 1105–1065 |
Judges 4:4 KJV |
| Gideon - Judgeship | 2744–2784 1016–0976 |
2744–2784 1017–0977 |
Judges 6:11 KJV |
| Abimelech - Judgeship | 2784–2787 0976–0973 |
2784–2787 0977–0974 |
Judges 9:1 KJV |
| Jephthah - Judgeship | 2810–2816 0950–0944 |
2810–2816 0951–0945 |
Judges 11:1 KJV |
| Samson - Judgeship | 2836–2856 0924–0904 |
2836–2856 0925–0905 |
Judges 13:1 KJV |
| Samuel - Judgeship | 2871–2892 0889–0868 |
2871–2892 0890–0869 |
1 Samuel 7:15 KJV |
| Saul - Reign | 2892–2894 0868–0866 |
2892–2894 0869–0867 |
1 Samuel 10:1 KJV |
| David - Reign | 2894–2934 0866–0826 |
2894–2934 0867–0827 |
2 Samuel 5:4 KJV |
| First Temple Built by Solomon (see below) | 2948 0812 |
2948 0813 |
1 Kings 6:1 KJV |
| Solomon - Reign | 2934–2974 0826–0786 |
2934–2974 0827–0787 |
1 Kings 2:12 KJV |
| Rehoboam - Reign | 2974–2991 0786–0769 |
2974–2991 0787–0770 |
1 Kings 12:1 KJV |
| Asa - Reign | 2994–3035 0766–0725 |
2994–3035 0767–0726 |
1 Kings 15:9 KJV |
| Jehoshaphat - Reign | 3035–3060 0725–0700 |
3035–3060 0726–0701 |
1 Kings 22:41 KJV |
| Joash - Reign | 3087–3127 0673–0633 |
3087–3127 0674–0634 |
2 Kings 12:1 KJV |
| Hezekiah - Reign | 3157–3186 0603–0574 |
3157–3186 0604–0575 |
2 Kings 18:1 KJV |
| Josiah - Reign | 3288–3319 0472–0441 |
3288–3319 0473–0442 |
2 Kings 22:1 KJV |
| Zedekiah - Reign | 3327–3338 0433–0422 |
3327–3338 0434–0423 |
2 Kings 24:18 KJV |
| First Temple Destroyed | 3338 0422 |
3338 0423 |
2 Chronicles 36:19 KJV |
| Nebuchadnezzar - Reign | 3338–3363 0422–0397 |
3338–3363 0423–0398 |
2 Kings 25:8 KJV |
| Evil-Merodach - Reign | 3363–3365 0397–0395 |
3363–3365 0398–0396 |
2 Kings 25:27 KJV |
| Belshazzar - Reign | 3365–3368 0395–0392 |
3365–3368 0396–0393 |
Daniel 5:1 KJV |
| Cyrus - Reign | 3368–3371 0392–0389 |
3368–3371 0393–0390 |
Ezra 1:1 KJV |
| Return from Exile | 3368 0392 |
3368 0393 |
Ezra 2:1 KJV |
| Darius I - Reign | 3371–3407 0389–0353 |
3371–3407 0390–0354 |
Ezra 6:1 KJV |
| Artaxerxes I - Reign | 3407–3448 0353–0312 |
3407–3448 0354–0313 |
Ezra 7:1 KJV |
| Alexander the Great - Reign | 3448–3460 0312–0300 |
3448–3460 0313–0301 |
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| Simeon the Just - Priesthood | 3460–3480 0300–0280 |
3460–3480 0301–0281 |
|
| Hasmonean Dynasty - Rule | 3618–3724 0142–0036 |
3618–3724 0143–0037 |
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| Name/Event | Zutta AM/AD |
Rabbah AM/AD |
References |
| Herod the Great - Reign | 3724–3757 0036 BC–0003 |
3724–3757 0037 BC–0004 |
Matthew 2:1 KJV |
| Hillel the Elder - Leadership | 3760–3770 0000–0010 |
3760–3770 0001 BC–0009 |
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| Second Temple Destroyed | 3828 0070 |
3828 0070 |
Matthew 24:2 KJV |
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Zutta vs. Rabbah Summary: Seder Olam Zutta is shorter, focusing on patriarchs, kings, and major events from Creation (0001 AM, 3760 BC) to 70 AD (3828 AM), with less detail. Seder Olam Rabbah is longer, adding judges, exiles, and explanations, starting at 0001 AM (3761 BC). Both align at 3828 AM (70 AD), but Rabbah’s extra years and details shift some BC dates by one year.
Note on Missing Judges in Zutta and Rabbah: Eli (~40 years, 2831–2871 AM, 1 Samuel 4:18 KJV) and Tola (~23 years, 2790–2813 AM, Judges 10:1 KJV) seem missing but are folded into Samson/Samuel (2836–2892 AM) and Gideon (2744–2784 AM). Zutta/Rabbah merge them to shorten the Judges period. See Seder Olam Rabbah for more information. *** See my blog post on A C T S 13:20 regarding Paul's account of 450 years of the times of the judges "until Samuel" ... Oppressors = 114 years; Judges = 336 years for a total of 450 years 03/22/25 ~ A c t s 13:20 ... 450 years
Note on Missing Monarchy Figures in Zutta and Rabbah: Ishbosheth (~2 years, 2894–2896 AM, 2 Samuel 2:10 KJV) is folded into David’s reign (2894–2934 AM). Saul’s longer reign (~38 years, Acts 13:21 KJV) is cut to 2 years and merged into Samuel (2871–2892 AM). Zutta/Rabbah condense overlaps for a compact timeline. For more details, see Seder Olam Rabbah.
Sources:
Seder Olam Zutta
Seder Olam Rabbah
Jewish Encyclopedia
Thanks to Grok (version 3 - by xAI) for compiling the data and the HTML! If there are any errors, blame Grok, I'm too tired to confirm considering I've been at it all dang afternoon/evening! *YAWN* ... I'm DONE with this timeline ... on to the next headache! LOL
