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Rome, Herod, and the Birth of Jesus

From Pompey’s Jerusalem to Bethlehem and the return from Egypt

KJV Scripture governs biblical eventsHistorical chronology is separately labeled

Creation yearTishriSept./Oct.	BC / ADDec./Jan.	Nisan yearNisanMarch/April	JubileeTishri 10Trumpet Sounds	People, rulers, and historical setting	Event and source
3851	72/71 BC	1405		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention
3852	71/70 BC	1406		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention
3853	70/69 BC	1407		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention
3854	69/68 BC	1408		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention
3855	68/67 BC	1409		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention
3856	67/66 BC	1410		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention	Salome Alexandra dies; Aristobulus II takes power Josephus, Antiquities 14
3857	66/65 BC	1411		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention
3858	65/64 BC	1412		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention
3859	64/63 BC	1413		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman intervention
3860	63/62 BC	1414		Hasmonean JudeaJohn Hyrcanus through the Roman interventionRoman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward	Pompey captures Jerusalem; Roman control begins Josephus, Antiquities 14 · 63 BC
3861	62/61 BC	1415		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3862	61/60 BC	1416		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3863	60/59 BC	1417		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3864	59/58 BC	1418		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3865	58/57 BC	1419		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3866	57/56 BC	1420		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3867	56/55 BC	1421		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3868	55/54 BC	1422		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3869	54/53 BC	1423		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3870	53/52 BC	1424		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3871	52/51 BC	1425		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3872	51/50 BC	1426		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3873	50/49 BC	1427		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3874	49/48 BC	1428		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3875	48/47 BC	1429		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3876	47/46 BC	1430		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward	Caesar confirms Hyrcanus and Antipater; Herod governs Galilee Josephus, Antiquities 14 · about 47 BC
3877	46/45 BC	1431		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3878	45/44 BC	1432		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3879	44/43 BC	1433		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3880	43/42 BC	1434		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3881	42/41 BC	1435		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3882	41/40 BC	1436		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3883	40/39 BC	1437		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward	Rome appoints Herod king of Judea Josephus, Antiquities 14 · 40 BC
3884	39/38 BC	1438		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3885	38/37 BC	1439		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onward
3886	37/36 BC	1440		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review	Herod and Sosius capture Jerusalem Josephus, Antiquities 14 · 37 BC
3887	36/35 BC	1441		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review
3888	35/34 BC	1442		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review
3889	34/33 BC	1443		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review
3890	33/32 BC	1444		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review
3891	32/31 BC	1445		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review
3892	31/30 BC	1446		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review	Octavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra at Actium Roman chronology · 31 BC
3893	30/29 BC	1447		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review
3894	29/28 BC	1448		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review
3895	28/27 BC	1449		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under review
3896	27/26 BC	1450		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under reviewAugustus · Rome27 BC–AD 14	Octavian receives the title Augustus Roman chronology · 27 BC
3897	26/25 BC	1451		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under reviewAugustus · Rome27 BC–AD 14
3898	25/24 BC	1452		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under reviewAugustus · Rome27 BC–AD 14
3899	24/23 BC	1453		Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under reviewAugustus · Rome27 BC–AD 14
3900	23/22 BC	1454	28th JubileeNisan 1454	Roman control of Judeafrom Pompey onwardHerod the Greateffective rule; death placement under reviewAugustus · Rome27 BC–AD 14

The established chronology of Living Bible Timeline

Roman and Josephus dates remain historical synchronisms. The Gospel statements govern the rows for John’s conception and birth, Jesus’s birth, presentation, the wise men, the flight into Egypt, and the return to Nazareth. Herod’s death remains plainly identified as the Living Bible Timeline’s working historical placement.

The Jubilee count remains continuous

The Nisan count begins at the Exodus while Creation years continue beside it. Each separate fiftieth-year Jubilee appears once, on its exact Nisan-year row.

Sources remain visibly separate

KJV references identify biblical statements. Persian, Greek, Roman, Josephus, and Maccabean records are historical witnesses. A historical date or working identification is never presented as though Scripture supplied it.

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Rome, Herod, and the Birth of Jesus

From Pompey’s Jerusalem to Bethlehem and the return from Egypt

Salome Alexandra dies; Aristobulus II takes power

Pompey captures Jerusalem; Roman control begins

Caesar confirms Hyrcanus and Antipater; Herod governs Galilee

Rome appoints Herod king of Judea

Herod and Sosius capture Jerusalem

Octavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra at Actium

Octavian receives the title Augustus