The Problem
Scholars have synchronized the History of the Bible, as represented by the books of Kings and Chronicles with the Assyrian Eponym records based on astronomy. However, based on the universal interpretation of one scripture, the period of the Exodus and Judges cannot be reconciled with the archaeology of the region.
1 Kings 6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.
This synchronization results in the year 972 BCE for the beginning of the reign of Solomon and his fourth year would be 968 BCE.
The Jewish date identified is Iyyar 1, 2793 AM, which was May 4, 968 BCE Julian.
Every theologian and historian to date has interpreted this verse to be referring to the Exodus. The inferred date of “the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt” would consequently be 1448 BCE. This was during the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III, when the Egyptian empire reached its maximum hegemony. At that time Egypt controlled all of the Jordan Valley, the Megiddo plain, and the territory all the way to Carchemish.
Not Referring to the Exodus
It would not have been possible for the Exodus or the conquering of Canaan by the Israelites to have occurred at that time. But, what if 1 Kings 6:1 was not referring to the Exodus? This is the theme of my just released book, The Missing Link Astronomy: The Key to the Past.
It turns out that the astronomy involved identifies the beginning date for the Four Hundred Eighty year period. It was Tishri 1, 2314, which was the New Year of the region at that time, today called Rosh Hashanah. It equated to the Julian date of September 26, 1448 BCE. The Exodus occurred in the spring in the month Nisan.
This Interpretation Results in the Bible history being in Agreement with Archaeology
According to the chronology presented in this book, the event that occurred on that day was the Patriarch Jacob progressing from the Jordan valley, then controlled by Egypt, to the highland area not controlled by Egypt, where he purchase land in the Land of Canaan on that day.
Fifteen days later, he had constructed temporary shelter which he called Succoth. Succoth is the Jewish name for The Feast of Tabernacles, which occurs after the fall harvest on the fifteenth of Tishri.
The consequent calculated date for the Exodus, based on this beginning date is 1206 BCE, a time that is not in conflict with the archaeology of the region.