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The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings (1951) [1] is a reconstruction of the chronology of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah by Edwin R. Thiele.The book was originally his doctoral dissertation and is widely regarded as the definitive work on the chronology of Hebrew Kings. [2]
He obtained a PhD in biblical archaeology in 1943. His doctoral dissertation, The Chronology of the Kings of Judah and Israel, [1] was later expanded and published as The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings [2] which became widely regarded as an important work on the chronology of Hebrew kings. [3]
The reigns of several Persian kings appear to be missing from the traditional calculations. Certain verses in the Bible itself suggest a longer Persian era, such as Nehemiah 12:10–22 where six generations of priests are listed in the Persian period.
In the Bible, 666 is the number of talents of gold Solomon collected each year (see 1 Kings 10:14 and 2 Chronicles 9:13). In the Bible, 666 is the number of Adonikam's descendants who return to Jerusalem and Judah from the Babylonian exile (see Ezra 2:13).
[6] [7] [8] This is the first seal impression of an Israelite or Judean king to come to light in a scientific archaeological excavation. [9] [10] The impression on this inscription was set in ancient Hebrew script. [11] A lintel inscription, found over the doorway of a tomb, has been ascribed to his secretary, Shebnah (2 Kings 18:18).
In the book The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, Edwin R. Thiele proposed co-regency as a possible explanation for discrepancies in the dates given in the Hebrew Bible for the reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Pekahiah became king in the fiftieth year of the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah. [1] William F. Albright has dated his reign to 738–736 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 742–740 BCE. [2] Pekahiah is stated to have done evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He continued the practices of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, which are called the sins of ...
The origin of the Tishri-years tradition can be traced to King David, who was ordained the king of Judah (the two southern tribes) on Tishri 1, 1010 BCE, before he was ordained the king of Israel (the ten northern tribes) on Nisan 1, 1002 BCE.