Elijah prophesies
EpochProphet3,089–3,110 AH21 years
Participants
Dating
- Start — 1 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
- End — 2 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.