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The following commentary and dates cover the main events in the childhood of Jesus until he is twelve years old. The first event in the New Testament happens when the Angel Gabriel announces to the Priest Zacharias that he is going to be the father of John the Baptist. Zacharias is the husband of Elizabeth who is the cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. This document answers the following questions and more:
1. Who is Zacharias in the Bible?
2. Who is Elizabeth in the Bible?
3. Who is John the Baptist in the Bible?
4. When was the birth of Jesus Christ?
5. When was John the Baptist born?
6. Who were the three wise men?
7. Does the Bible say how many wise men came to see Jesus or give their names?
8. When was Jesus born?
9. How long after Jesus was born did the Wise Men show up?
10. What is the Old Testament prophecy of the birth of Jesus?
11. Who is the Angel Gabriel?
12. What is the story of Jesus birth?
The Childhood of Jesus
Zacharias Meets the Angel Gabriel
To Tiberius Begins Joint Reign
Monday July 21 – Av 7, 6 BC Until
Wednesday July 2 – Tammuz 17, 11 AD
15 Years and 345 Days
(ID# 1222-1254)
Luke 1:5-22
Angel Announces Birth of John the Baptist
The Priest Zacharias is chosen to burn the incense in front of the veil that divides the Most Holy Place from the Holy Place in the Temple. This high honor, determined by drawing lots, was only given once to a Priest. Because there were so many Priests, many of them never got the honor of performing this important Temple ritual. Zacharias encounters the Angel Gabriel who tells him that his wife, Elizabeth would conceive John the Baptist. When Zacharias asks for verification of the Angel’s message, he is made speechless until the birth of his son, John the Baptist, as a sign that the Angel’s message is true. This Av 7 date is exactly 520 years after the start of the burning of the Jerusalem Temple in 526 BC according to 2 Kings 25:8-10.
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 278
BR Years from Creation: 4108
BR: Monday, July 21 — Av 7, 6 BC
GH: Monday, August 7 — Av 20, 6 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719451.75
Luke 1:23
Zacharias Returns Home after Temple Service
Zacharias returns home and is now temporarily mute after his encounter with the Angel Gabriel in the Temple in Jerusalem. This Av 10 date is exactly 520 years after end of the burning of the Jerusalem Temple in 526 BC, according to Jeremiah 52:12-16.
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 281
BR Years from Creation: 4108
BR: Thursday, July 24 — Av 10, 6 BC
GH: Thursday, August 10 — Av 23, 6 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719454.75
Luke 1:24-25
Elizabeth Conceives John the Baptist
This date is 262 days before the calculated birth of John the Baptist on Sunday, April 20, 5 BC. This Av 17 date in 406 BC is exactly 400 years after the precise calculated date (PCD) of the end of Daniel’s first “seven weeks” of his “70 Weeks prophecy”. The end of the first “seven weeks” dates the completion of the rebuilding of Jerusalem. This important date happens during the reign of Darius the Persian, as recorded in Daniel 9:27.
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 288
BR Years from Creation: 4108
BR: Thursday, August 1 — Av 17, 6 BC
GH: Thursday, August 17 — Av 30, 6 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719461.75
Luke 1:26-38
Angel Gabriel Announces Birth of Christ
This event happens six months (178 days) after the estimated date that John the Baptist is conceived and 266 days before the birth of Jesus on Sunday, October 20, 5 BC.
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 102
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Sunday, January 27 — Shevat 9, 5 BC
GH: Sunday, February 11 — Shevat 22, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719639.75
Luke 1:34-38
Mary is told Conception is By the Holy Spirit
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 102
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Sunday, January 27 — Shevat 9, 5 BC
GH: Sunday, February 11 — Shevat 22, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719639.75
Matthew 1:18-19
Joseph Finds Out That Mary is Pregnant
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 109
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Sunday, February 4 — Shevat 16, 5 BC
GH: Sunday, February 18 — Shevat 29, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719646.75
Matthew 1:24
Joseph Takes Mary as His Wife
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 116
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Sunday, February 11 — Shevat 23, 5 BC
GH: Sunday, February 25 — Adar 6, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719653.75
Luke 1:39-56
Mary Visits Her Relative Elizabeth
Mary sings a “song of praise” rejoicing in God as Savior. Mary stays with Elizabeth until near the birth of John the Baptist.
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 126
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Wednesday, February 21 — Adar 3, 5 BC
GH: Wednesday, March 6 — Adar 16, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719663.75
Luke 1:57
The Birth of John the Baptist
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 186
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Sunday, April 20 — Iyar 3, 5 BC
GH: Sunday, May 5 — Iyar 16, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719723.75
Luke 1:59-60
John the Baptist is Circumcised
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 194
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Monday, April 28 — Iyar 11, 5 BC
GH: Monday, May 13 — Iyar 24, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719731.75
Luke 1:60-66
Zacharias Voice is restored
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 194
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Monday, April 28 — Iyar 11, 5 BC
GH: Monday, May 13 — Iyar 24, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719731.75
Luke 1:67-80
Zacharias Prophesies about John’s Ministry
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 194
BR Years from Creation: 4109
BR: Monday, April 28 — Iyar 11, 5 BC
GH: Monday, May 13 — Iyar 24, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719731.75
Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1-20
The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
Type of dated event: PCD
BR Calendar Day Number: 4
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Sunday, October 20 — Creation Day 7, 5 BC
GH: Sunday, November 3 — Heshvan 13, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719905.75
Luke 2:21
The Circumcision of Jesus on the Eighth Day
Type of dated event: PCD
BR Calendar Day Number: 12
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Monday, October 28 — Heshvan 8, 5 BC
GH: Monday, November 11 — Heshvan 21, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719913.75
Luke 2:22-24
Purification of Mary Forty Days after Son’s Birth
Type of dated event: PCD
BR Calendar Day Number: 44
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Friday, November 29 — Kislev 10, 5 BC
GH: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 23, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719945.75
Luke 2:25-35
Simeon’s Prophecy Regarding Jesus
Type of dated event: PCD
BR Calendar Day Number: 44
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Friday, November 29 — Kislev 10, 5 BC
GH: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 23, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719945.75
Luke 2:36-38
Testimony of Anna the Prophetess
Type of dated event: PCD
BR Calendar Day Number: 44
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Friday, November 29 — Kislev 10, 5 BC
GH: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 23, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719945.75
Matthew 2:1-8
Wisemen Meet with Herod in Jerusalem
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 55
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Tuesday, December 10 — Kislev 21, 5 BC
GH: Tuesday, December 24 — Tevet 4, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719956.75
Matthew 2:9-10
Wisemen Follow the Star to Bethlehem
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 56
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Wednesday, December 11 — Kislev 22, 5 BC
GH: Wednesday, December 25 — Tevet 5, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719957.75
Matthew 2:11
Wisemen Worship Jesus and Present Gifts
It is interesting to note that this day on the Gregorian calendar is December 25.
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 56
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Wednesday, December 11 — Kislev 22, 5 BC
GH: Wednesday, December 25 — Tevet 5, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719957.75
Matthew 2:12
Wiseman Warned Not to Return to Herod
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 57
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Thursday, December 12 — Kislev 23, 5 BC
GH: Thursday, December 26 — Tevet 6, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719958.75
Matthew 2:13-14
Joseph Instructed to Flee to Egypt
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 57
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Thursday, December 12 — Kislev 23, 5 BC
GH: Thursday, December 26 — Tevet 6, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719958.75
Matthew 2:16-18
Herod’s Troops Kill Babies Under Two Years Old
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 58
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 24, 5 BC
GH: Friday, December 27 — Tevet 7, 5 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719959.75
Matthew 2:13-14
Jesus, Mary and Joseph Arrive in Egypt
Estimated arrival date is the same date as Jacob meeting with Pharaoh in Egypt in 1875 BC.
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 84
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Wednesday, January 9 — Tevet 20, 4 BC
GH: Wednesday, January 22 — Shevat 1, 4 BC
Julian Day Number: 1719985.75
Matthew 2:19
Death of Herod the Great
The Julian date of March 13 in 4 BC is commonly given as the date in history for the death of Herod the Great. March 11 on the Gregorian calendar is the same as March 13 on the Julian calendar in 4 BC.
Type of dated event: Extra-Biblical
BR Calendar Day Number: 132
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Tuesday, February 27 — Adar 9, 4 BC
GH: Tuesday, March 11 — Adar 19, 4 BC
Julian Day Number: 1720033.75
Matthew 2:19-20
Joseph Instructed to Return Family to Israel
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 170
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Friday, April 4 — Nisan 17, 4 BC
GH: Friday, April 18 — Nisan 27, 4 BC
Julian Day Number: 1720071.75
Matthew 2:21
Joseph, Mary and Jesus Arrive in Israel
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 198
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Friday, May 2 — Iyar 15, 4 BC
GH: Friday, May 16 — Iyar 25, 4 BC
Julian Day Number: 1720099.75
Matthew 2:22
Jesus and His Family Change Direction toward Galilee
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 200
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Sunday, May 4 — Iyar 17, 4 BC
GH: Sunday, May 18 — Iyar 27, 4 BC
Julian Day Number: 1720101.75
Matthew 2:23; Luke 2:39-40
Jesus and His Family Settle in Nazareth
Type of dated event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 212
BR Years from Creation: 4110
BR: Friday, May 16 — Iyar 29, 4 BC
GH: Friday, May 30 — Sivan 10, 4 BC
Julian Day Number: 1720113.75
Luke 2:41-42
Nisan 14 Passover of Jesus at Twelve Years Old
In the Old Testament, Nisan 14 Passover always falls on a Tuesday. The Nisan 14 Passover date, in the New Testament, becomes an example of an exact known solar date from Creation (SDFC). In the New Testament, we are now dealing with a solar calendar. Starting in 1 AD, a solar-Passover dated event falls on Nisan 14 Passover and can always be accurately placed on the Gregorian-Hebrew calendar. Nisan 14 Passover will always fall on April 5 on the Gregorian calendar in a non-leap year. Nisan 14 will always fall on April 3 in a leap year. In the year 30 AD, Nisan 14 falls on a Friday and is the day of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Type of dated event: Sol-Passover
BR Calendar Day Number: 172
BR Years from Creation: 4122
BR: Sunday, April 6 — Nisan 19, 9 AD
GH: Sunday, April 5 — Nisan 14, 9 AD
Julian Day Number: 1724441.75
Luke 2:43-50
Jesus is found With Teachers in the Temple
It is estimated that this event happened six days after the end of the Feast of Unleavened Bread that ends on Nisan 22 on the Gregorian-Hebrew calendar.
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 186
BR Years from Creation: 4122
BR: Sunday, April 20 — Iyar 3, 9 AD
GH: Sunday, April 19 — Nisan 28, 9 AD
Julian Day Number: 1724455.75
Luke 2:51-52
Jesus and Family Return to Nazareth
Type of dated event: ESDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 191
BR Years from Creation: 4122
BR: Friday, April 25 — Iyar 8, 9 AD
GH: Friday, April 24 — Iyar 3, 9 AD
Julian Day Number: 1724460.75
Date From History
Tiberius Begins Three Year Joint Reign with Augustus
Several sources confirm this date and year. 12 AD coins show a picture of Tiberius as Emperor in the first of his three years of a joint reign with Augustus. This would make the 15th year of his reign and the year of the baptism of Jesus in the late summer or fall of 26 AD. The Roman reigns normally start on July 1 on the Julian calendar. June 29 on the Gregorian calendar is the same day as July 1 on the Julian calendar in 11 AD.
Type of dated event: Extra-Biblical
BR Calendar Day Number: 259
BR Years from Creation: 4124
BR: Wednesday, July 2 — Tammuz 17, 11 AD
GH: Wednesday, June 29 — Tammuz 10, 11 AD
Julian Day Number: 1725256.75