First Temple constructed
EpochConstruction2,995–3,002 AH7 years
Dating
- Start — 1 Kings 6:1. The year construction began on Solomon's Temple is the year of the Exodus (2515) + 480 years = 2995
- End — 1 Kings 6:38. The year construction on Solomon's Temple was completed (3002) is the year construction began (2995) + 7 years of construction = 3002
Notes
START:[Shulman date p115] [Ussher date p67] END:[Shulman date p127] [Ussher date p67]
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.