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Elijah prophesies

EpochProphet3,089–3,110 AH21 years

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Dating

  • Start1 Kings 17:1. The estimated year Elijah's time as prophet ends is estimated to be in year 1 of Ahab's reign (3088 + 1) = 3089
  • End2 Kings 2:1. The estimated year Elijah's time as prophet ends is the year Ahaziah died = 3110

Notes

START:*HYPOTHESIS: Elijah's prophetic ministry began a year after Ahab became king of Israel END:Elijah's time of prophecy ended the year of Ahaziah's death [Ussher date p71]

Years are anno hominis — counted from Creation as year 1 — which is the frame the source computes in. The arithmetic behind each boundary is given above rather than assumed.