Ministry lasted 3½ years, or } Fall of A.D. 29 to Spring 33 "one-half a WEEK" of 7 years} The Ascension Friday, May 15th A.D. 33 YEARS IN THE LIFE OF HEROD. The dates here given are the result of a geometric plotting of the facts given in the works of Flavius Josephus:--see chart with this volume. Herod the Great was born in B.C. 71 Made Governor of Galilee when } 18 years old (not 15) and in } " 54 the 9th year of Hyrcanus II. } Made king by the Romans " 40 Married Mariamne } Captured Jerusalem } " 37 Battle of Actium in 7th year of his reign " 31 Hyrcanus II. put to death } Herod recrowned by Caesar } " 30 Mariamne put to death " 29 Herod afflicted with madness " 28 1st year of famine " 24 2nd " " " 23 Herod offered to rebuild Temple " 21 The priests began work " 19 Sanctuary dedicated " 18 Cloisters finished " 11 1st of Caesar's Games " 9 2nd " " " 4 Alexander and Aristobulus put to death " 4 Total eclipse of the Moon January 9th " 1 [See "Eclipses Past and Future," by Johnson] Death of Herod the Great February B.C. 1 ASMONEAN DYNASTY. This government was founded by a priest named Mattathias, who had five sons named respectively:--John, Simon, Judas, Eleazar, and Jonathan. The dynasty lasted 130 years and was succeeded by the Idumean dynasty of Herod the Great. The dates here given result from a geometric plotting of the facts given by Josephus and the books of the Maccabees. Mattathias began to rule in B.C. 167 Judas Maccabeus began to rule in " 166 The feast of lights instituted November 26th " 165 Alcimus, high priest " 162 7 years interregnum " 159 Jonathan Maccabeus " 152 Simon made governor " 145 Simon Maccabeus " 143 Temple cleansed May 4th " 141 John Hyrcanus " 135 Judas Aristobulus, king " 105 Alexander Janneus " 104 Queen Alexandra " 76 Hyrcanus II. " 67 Aristobulus " 67 Hyrcanus II. " 63 Antigonus " 40 Antigonus put to death " 37