A Dates Mentioned In Tanakh

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Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

1:1 — 1 Iyyar (2nd year out of Egypt); command to count the Jews

9:1 — 1 Nissan (2nd year out of Egypt); command to offer the Korban Pesach in the desert

10:11 — 20 Iyyar (2nd year out of Egypt); the cloud rose from the camp initiating travel from Mt Sinai

20:1 — ?? Nissan (); Jewish nation arrives in Midbar Tzin and Miriam dies

33:3 — 15 Nissan (1st year of Exodus); Jews leave Egypt

33:38 — 1 Av (40th year out of Egypt); Aharon dies on Hor Hahar

Deuteronomy

1:3 — 1 Shevat (40th year in desert); Moshe gives farewell speech to nation

Joshua

4:19 — 10 Nissan (); Jews crossed the Jordan river into Israel

5:10 — 14 Nissan (); Jews offer Korban Pesach in Gilgal

Judges

No dates

Samuel

No dates

Kings

1:6:1 — ?? Iyyar (480th year from the Exodus, 4th year of Shlomo’s reign); beginning of the building of the Temple

1:6:38 — ?? Marheshvan (11th year of Shlomo’s reign); the Temple was completed

1:8:2 — ?? Tishrei (); the people gather for the dedication of the Temple

1:12:32-33 — 15 Marheshvan (); Yerovam institutes his own festival and offers sacrifices in Bethel

2:25:1 — 10 Tevet (9th year of Zedekiah’s reign); Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem

2:25:2-4 — 9 ?? (11th year of Zedekiah’s reign); Jerusalem’s defenses are breached after a long famine

2:25:8-9 — 7 Av (19th year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign); Nebuzaraddan comes to Jerusalem and burns down the Temple, the Royal Palace and all of Jerusalem’s houses

2:25:25 — ?? Tishrei (); Gedaliah is assassinated

2:25:27 — 27 Adar (37th year since Yehoyakhin’s exile); Yehoyakhin is released from prison

Isaiah

No dates

Jeremiah

1:3 — ?? Av (11th year of Zedekiah’s reign); exile of Jerusalem

28:1 — ?? Av (4th year of Zedekiah’s reign); optimistic, false prophecy of Hananiah son of Azur

28:17 — ?? Tishrei (4th year of Zedekiah’s reign); death of Hananiah

36:9 — ?? Kislev (5th year of Yehoyakim’s reign); they declared a fast in Jerusalem

36:22 — ?? Kislev (); the king burned Jeremiah’s scroll

39:1 — ?? Tevet (9th year of Zedekiah’s reign); Nebuchadrezzar besieges Jerusalem

39:2 — 9 Tammuz (11th year of Zedekiah’s reign); Jerusalem’s defenses are breached

41:1-2 — ?? Tishrei (); Gedaliah is assassinated

52:4 — 10 Tevet (9th year of Zedekiah’s reign); Nebuchadrezzar besieges Jerusalem

52:5-6 — 9 Tammuz (11th year of Zedekiah’s reign); Jerusalem’s defenses are breached after a prolonged famine

52:12-13 — 10 Av (19th year of Nebuchadrezzar’s reign); Nebuzaraddan comes to Jerusalem and burns down the Temple, the Royal Palace and all of Jerusalem’s houses

52:31 — 25 Adar (37th year since Yehoyakhin’s exile); Yehoyakhin is released from prison

Ezekiel

1:1-2 — 5 Tammuz (5th year since Yehoyakhin’s exile); vision of “the chariot”

8:1 — 5 Elul (6th year); vision of trip to Jerusalem to see sinners in Temple

20:1 — 10 Av (7th year); people come to Ezekiel and his historical summary response

24:1 — 10 Tevet (9th year); announcement of the siege of Jerusalem

26:1 — 1 ?? (11th year); vision of downfall of Tyre

29:1 — 12 Tevet (10th year); vision of downfall of Egypt

29:17 — 1 Nissan (27th year); vision of success of Nebuchadnezzar

30:20 — 7 Nissan (11th year); vision of fall of Pharaoh

31:1 — 1 Sivan (11th year); vision of Egypt vs. Assyria

32:1 — 1 Adar (12th year); lament of Pharaoh’s fall to the Babylonians

32:17 — 15 ?? (12th year); predicting the death of Egypt

33:21 — 5 Tevet (12th year); Ezekiel receives word of the fall of Jerusalem

40:1 — 10 Tishrei (14th year since fall of Jerusalem); vision of the setup of the third Temple

45:18 — 1 Nissan (); special prophetic Temple offerings

45:20 — 7 Nissan (); special prophetic Temple offerings

The Twelve

Hosea

No dates

Joel

No dates

Amos

No dates

Obadiah

No dates

Jonah

No dates

Micah

No dates

Havakuk

No dates

Zephaniah

No dates

Nachum

No dates

Haggai

1:1 — 1 Elul (2nd year of Darius); prophecy about building the second Temple

1:15 — 24 Elul (2nd year of Darius); building the second Temple

2:1 — 21 Tishrei (2nd year of Darius); prophecy about the grandeur of the second Temple

2:10 — 24 Kislev (2nd year of Darius); prophecy about testing the priest’s knowledge of halakha

Zechariah

1:1 — ?? Marcheshvan (2nd year of Darius); exhortation to repent

1:7 — 24 Shevat (2nd year of Darius); vision of horseman

7:1 — 4 Kislev (4th year of Darius); answer should the Jews fast in Av

Malachi

No dates

Psalms

Proverbs

No dates

Job

Song of Songs

No dates

Ruth

No dates

Lamentations

No dates

Ecclesiastes

No dates

Esther

2:16 — ?? Tevet (7th year of Ahaseureus); Esther is taken to Ahaseureus’ palace

3:7 — ?? Nissan (12th year of Ahaseureus); Haman throws lots to pick a date to kill the Jews

3:12 — 13 Nissan (); The order to kill the Jews is written

8:9 — 23 Sivan (); The order to allow the Jews to defend themselves is written

9:1 — 13 Adar (); The Jews defeat many of their enemies

9:17-18 — 14 Adar (); Most Jews rest and celebrate while the Jews in Shushan fight again

9:18 — 15 Adar (); The Jews in Shushan rest and celebrate

Daniel

Ezra

7:9 — 1 Av (7th year of Artaxerxes); Ezra and company arrive in Jerusalem

10:9 — 20 Kislev (); Ezra gathers the nation to reprimand them

10:16 — 1 Tevet (); Jews begin sending away gentile wives

12:1 — ?? Nisan (20th year of Artaxerxes); Nehemiah requests to be sent to Jerusalem

16:15 — 25 Elul (); completion of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem

19:1 — 24 Tishrei (); they had a public fast day

Chronicles

1:12:16 — ?? Nissan (); men crossed the Jordan to join David

2:3:2 — ?? Iyyar (4th year of Shlomo’s reign); beginning of the building of the Temple

2:5:3 — ?? Tishrei (); the people gather for the dedication of the Temple

2:7:10 — 23 Tishrei (); Shlomo sends the people home

2:15:10 — ?? Sivan (15th year of Asa’s reign); the people gathered in Jerusalem and forged a covenant with G-d

2:29:3 — ?? Nissan (1st year of Hezekiah’s reign); Hezekiah opened the Temple doors and strengthened them

2:29:17 — 1 Nissan (); the priests began to sanctify the Temple

2:29:17 — 8 Nissan (); the priests came to the Sanctuary

2:29:17 — 16 Nissan (); the priests finished the sanctification

2:30:13 — ?? Iyyar (); a large number of people gather in Jerusalem for the Festival of Matzot

2:30:15 — 14 Iyyar (); slaughter of the Pesach during the reign of Hezekiah 2:31:7 — ?? Sivan (); they began piling up tithes

2:31:7 — ?? Tishrei (); they finished giving the tithes

2:35:1 and 19 — 14 Nissan (18th year of Josiah); slaughter of the Pesach

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