ENVR 7 Planets In Our Solar System will form a line as the path of “The Great American Eclipse” of 2024 crosses America

joannita

Veteran Member

full article actually posted here; The 7 Other Planets In Our Solar System Will Form A Line As The Path Of The Great American Eclipse Of 2024 Crosses America

The 7 Other Planets In Our Solar System Will Form A Line As The Path Of The Great American Eclipse Of 2024 Crosses America​

February 21, 2024
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The Great American Eclipse of 2024 is truly going to be a once in a lifetime event. A few days ago, I wrote about how this eclipse will pass over 7 locations named “Ninevah” as it moves across our country. Since I wrote that article, I have also learned that the eclipse will go over a location in Texas named “Jonah” too. That is pretty incredible, but what I have to share with you today is even more amazing. Last week, I shared something that Rachel Baxter has discovered with my core subscribers. I wanted to get their feedback before I shared it with the general public. Like me, many of them were absolutely blown away by this discovery.

This information is so explosive, and I feel that it is important to try to get it out to as many people as possible before the eclipse arrives. So I can’t hold it back any longer. Today, I am going to share with the whole world what I shared with my core subscribers last week…
Since the Great American Eclipse of 2017, we have been waiting for the Great American Eclipse of 2024, and now it is less than 2 months away. On April 8th, the Great American Eclipse of 2024 will complete the giant “X” over America that the Great American Eclipse of 2017 started. Amazingly, on that exact day the seven other planets in our solar system will “line up” in the sky. This is an extremely rare event, and it will never be seen again.

So why am I so concerned about what is going on in the heavens?

In Luke 21:25, Jesus specifically told us that we should watch for “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars” just prior to His return.
And what I have to share with you today is absolutely amazing.
During the month of April, so many things are going to be happening in the heavens.
Let me start with things that are commonly known.
On April 4th, just 4 days before the Great American Eclipse of 2024, there will be a “planetary alignment” that will involve 4 planets
The next planetary alignment takes place on April 4, 2024. It will feature four planets – Venus, Neptune, Saturn, and Mars. The planets will align in the morning sky. Venus, Saturn, and Mars will be visible to the naked eye, but you’ll need a telescope or high-powered binoculars to see Neptune.

Half of the planets in our solar system will be aligned on that day, and that is pretty remarkable.
In addition, there will be 4 “planetary conjunctions” during the month of April.
On April 3rd, we will witness a conjunction of Venus and Neptune

On April 3, at 10:53 GMT (06:53 a.m. ET), Venus (mag -3.8) will pass 0°17′ of Neptune (mag 8.0) in the constellation Pisces. Venus is visible with the naked eye, but Neptune requires a telescope or binoculars with good magnification. From the Northern Hemisphere, the conjunction will be difficult to see because the planets will be too close to the eastern horizon in the morning. From the Southern Hemisphere, the event will be slightly easier to see as the planets will be higher above the eastern horizon.

On April 10th, we will witness a conjunction of Mars and Saturn

On April 10, at 18:46 GMT (2:46 p.m. ET), Mars (mag 1.2) will pass 0°24′ from Saturn (mag 1.1) in the constellation Aquarius. Both planets will be visible to the naked eye. Observers in the Southern Hemisphere will be able to see the planets high above the eastern horizon in the morning. In the Northern Hemisphere, the view will be poorer as the planets will be closer to the eastern horizon, rising just before sunrise.
On April 20th, we will witness a conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus
On April 20, at 07:30 GMT (03:30 a.m. ET), Jupiter (mag -2.0) and Uranus (mag 5.8) will meet in the constellation Aries. The distance between the planets will be only 0°31′. Observe the planets in the evening, low above the western horizon, just after sunset. This conjunction will be better seen from the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere, Jupiter and Uranus will be very low. Don’t forget to bring binoculars to see Uranus — this planet is too faint for the naked eye, especially from light-polluted cities.
And on April 29th we will witness a conjunction of Mars and Neptune
On April 29, at 04:01 GMT (12:01 a.m. ET), Mars (mag 1.1) will pass extremely close to Neptune (mag 7.9) in the constellation Pisces. The apparent distance between the planets will be only 2’14” — even the distance between Jupiter and Saturn during the Great Conjunction in 2020 was greater (6.1 arcminutes). The conjunction of Mars and Neptune will be much less spectacular, however, because Neptune is too faint to be visible to the naked eye. Grab a pair of binoculars or a telescope and look for the duo in the east in the morning. Observers in the Southern Hemisphere will have a better view.

But everything that I have just shared with you pales in comparison to a discovery that has been made by Rachel Baxter.
In addition to our planet, there are 7 other recognized planets in our solar system.
In January, all 7 of those planets, along with the sun and the moon, began to “line up” in the sky.
This is different from a “planetary alignment”. During a “planetary alignment”, several planets appear to be stacked behind one another as one looks out from the Earth.
But in this case, the other planets in our solar system are actually forming a straight line in the sky. This is how Rachel explained it in an email that she sent me…
Beginning in January, 2024 an alignment of the other 7 planets began to take shape and will continue through mid-May. Opposite the earth – when looking from Jerusalem to the East (which I believe is the way the Lord “keeps time” with His planets) all 7 recognized planets will line up in 3 constellations of Pisces, Aries and Taurus. They will look to be in a line (not what people commonly think of as a planetary alignment where the planets disappear into one bright light from our viewpoint.)
On April 8th, the sun, the moon and the other planets in our solar system will appear to form a straight line in the sky when looking out from Jerusalem toward the east. The following is from a graphic that Rachel sent to me…

I want to thank Rachel for allowing me to share this remarkable information with all of you.
Rachel asked ChatGPT how frequently the planets line up like this, and she was told that it would only happen once in 19 million years.
And when she included the sun and the moon, she was told that it would only happen once in 32 million years…
When I asked ChatGPT about a month ago to calculate the frequency that this line up of planets would happen, it responded with 1 in 19 million years. Because the moon and sun will also be aligned, I asked the frequency of this and it said 1 in 32 million years.
More recently, she asked ChatGPT 4.0 about this, and she was told that it was a “once in a lifetime spectacle”…
Today, I asked ChatGPT4.0 more detailed questions in different ways and got responses from “once in a lifetime spectacle” to more than one in a billion years. The safe answer is that this will not happen again in our lifetime! God’s story in the stars is speaking and we ought to listen!
Interestingly, looking out from the perspective of the sun on April 8th several of the planets will actually form a “V”…

For much more on all of this, I would encourage you to watch a video that Rachel recently posted on her YouTube channel…

So what does all of this mean?

I don’t know.
But I do believe that very unusual things are happening in the heavens right now.
And Jesus did warn us that there would be “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars” in the days just before His return.
We truly are living in Biblical times, and I expect global events to really accelerate once the winter is over.
 

dvo

Veteran Member
I don’t read too much into these things, but I do believe that God does. It is more that I am unable to see and understand. Thankfully, God does, and is working his will on this Earth. I am beginning to get some major spidy senses of late.
 

West

Senior

full article actually posted here; The 7 Other Planets In Our Solar System Will Form A Line As The Path Of The Great American Eclipse Of 2024 Crosses America

The 7 Other Planets In Our Solar System Will Form A Line As The Path Of The Great American Eclipse Of 2024 Crosses America​

February 21, 2024
FacebookTwitter


The Great American Eclipse of 2024 is truly going to be a once in a lifetime event. A few days ago, I wrote about how this eclipse will pass over 7 locations named “Ninevah” as it moves across our country. Since I wrote that article, I have also learned that the eclipse will go over a location in Texas named “Jonah” too. That is pretty incredible, but what I have to share with you today is even more amazing. Last week, I shared something that Rachel Baxter has discovered with my core subscribers. I wanted to get their feedback before I shared it with the general public. Like me, many of them were absolutely blown away by this discovery.

This information is so explosive, and I feel that it is important to try to get it out to as many people as possible before the eclipse arrives. So I can’t hold it back any longer. Today, I am going to share with the whole world what I shared with my core subscribers last week…
Since the Great American Eclipse of 2017, we have been waiting for the Great American Eclipse of 2024, and now it is less than 2 months away. On April 8th, the Great American Eclipse of 2024 will complete the giant “X” over America that the Great American Eclipse of 2017 started. Amazingly, on that exact day the seven other planets in our solar system will “line up” in the sky. This is an extremely rare event, and it will never be seen again.

So why am I so concerned about what is going on in the heavens?

In Luke 21:25, Jesus specifically told us that we should watch for “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars” just prior to His return.
And what I have to share with you today is absolutely amazing.
During the month of April, so many things are going to be happening in the heavens.
Let me start with things that are commonly known.
On April 4th, just 4 days before the Great American Eclipse of 2024, there will be a “planetary alignment” that will involve 4 planets


Half of the planets in our solar system will be aligned on that day, and that is pretty remarkable.
In addition, there will be 4 “planetary conjunctions” during the month of April.
On April 3rd, we will witness a conjunction of Venus and Neptune



On April 10th, we will witness a conjunction of Mars and Saturn


On April 20th, we will witness a conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus

And on April 29th we will witness a conjunction of Mars and Neptune


But everything that I have just shared with you pales in comparison to a discovery that has been made by Rachel Baxter.
In addition to our planet, there are 7 other recognized planets in our solar system.
In January, all 7 of those planets, along with the sun and the moon, began to “line up” in the sky.
This is different from a “planetary alignment”. During a “planetary alignment”, several planets appear to be stacked behind one another as one looks out from the Earth.
But in this case, the other planets in our solar system are actually forming a straight line in the sky. This is how Rachel explained it in an email that she sent me…

On April 8th, the sun, the moon and the other planets in our solar system will appear to form a straight line in the sky when looking out from Jerusalem toward the east. The following is from a graphic that Rachel sent to me…

I want to thank Rachel for allowing me to share this remarkable information with all of you.
Rachel asked ChatGPT how frequently the planets line up like this, and she was told that it would only happen once in 19 million years.
And when she included the sun and the moon, she was told that it would only happen once in 32 million years…

More recently, she asked ChatGPT 4.0 about this, and she was told that it was a “once in a lifetime spectacle”…

Interestingly, looking out from the perspective of the sun on April 8th several of the planets will actually form a “V”…

For much more on all of this, I would encourage you to watch a video that Rachel recently posted on her YouTube channel…

So what does all of this mean?

I don’t know.
But I do believe that very unusual things are happening in the heavens right now.
And Jesus did warn us that there would be “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars” in the days just before His return.
We truly are living in Biblical times, and I expect global events to really accelerate once the winter is over.
I know what it means....

I'm going to file for a extension on my taxes.

:D
 

energy_wave

Has No Life - Lives on TB

full article actually posted here; The 7 Other Planets In Our Solar System Will Form A Line As The Path Of The Great American Eclipse Of 2024 Crosses America

The 7 Other Planets In Our Solar System Will Form A Line As The Path Of The Great American Eclipse Of 2024 Crosses America​

February 21, 2024
FacebookTwitter


The Great American Eclipse of 2024 is truly going to be a once in a lifetime event. A few days ago, I wrote about how this eclipse will pass over 7 locations named “Ninevah” as it moves across our country. Since I wrote that article, I have also learned that the eclipse will go over a location in Texas named “Jonah” too. That is pretty incredible, but what I have to share with you today is even more amazing. Last week, I shared something that Rachel Baxter has discovered with my core subscribers. I wanted to get their feedback before I shared it with the general public. Like me, many of them were absolutely blown away by this discovery.

This information is so explosive, and I feel that it is important to try to get it out to as many people as possible before the eclipse arrives. So I can’t hold it back any longer. Today, I am going to share with the whole world what I shared with my core subscribers last week…
Since the Great American Eclipse of 2017, we have been waiting for the Great American Eclipse of 2024, and now it is less than 2 months away. On April 8th, the Great American Eclipse of 2024 will complete the giant “X” over America that the Great American Eclipse of 2017 started. Amazingly, on that exact day the seven other planets in our solar system will “line up” in the sky. This is an extremely rare event, and it will never be seen again.

So why am I so concerned about what is going on in the heavens?

In Luke 21:25, Jesus specifically told us that we should watch for “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars” just prior to His return.
And what I have to share with you today is absolutely amazing.
During the month of April, so many things are going to be happening in the heavens.
Let me start with things that are commonly known.
On April 4th, just 4 days before the Great American Eclipse of 2024, there will be a “planetary alignment” that will involve 4 planets


Half of the planets in our solar system will be aligned on that day, and that is pretty remarkable.
In addition, there will be 4 “planetary conjunctions” during the month of April.
On April 3rd, we will witness a conjunction of Venus and Neptune



On April 10th, we will witness a conjunction of Mars and Saturn


On April 20th, we will witness a conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus

And on April 29th we will witness a conjunction of Mars and Neptune


But everything that I have just shared with you pales in comparison to a discovery that has been made by Rachel Baxter.
In addition to our planet, there are 7 other recognized planets in our solar system.
In January, all 7 of those planets, along with the sun and the moon, began to “line up” in the sky.
This is different from a “planetary alignment”. During a “planetary alignment”, several planets appear to be stacked behind one another as one looks out from the Earth.
But in this case, the other planets in our solar system are actually forming a straight line in the sky. This is how Rachel explained it in an email that she sent me…

On April 8th, the sun, the moon and the other planets in our solar system will appear to form a straight line in the sky when looking out from Jerusalem toward the east. The following is from a graphic that Rachel sent to me…

I want to thank Rachel for allowing me to share this remarkable information with all of you.
Rachel asked ChatGPT how frequently the planets line up like this, and she was told that it would only happen once in 19 million years.
And when she included the sun and the moon, she was told that it would only happen once in 32 million years…

More recently, she asked ChatGPT 4.0 about this, and she was told that it was a “once in a lifetime spectacle”…

Interestingly, looking out from the perspective of the sun on April 8th several of the planets will actually form a “V”…

For much more on all of this, I would encourage you to watch a video that Rachel recently posted on her YouTube channel…

So what does all of this mean?

I don’t know.
But I do believe that very unusual things are happening in the heavens right now.
And Jesus did warn us that there would be “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars” in the days just before His return.
We truly are living in Biblical times, and I expect global events to really accelerate once the winter is over.

The Bible also says something about the gentiles will not pay attention to what is going on in the heavens, while Jews will be.
 

school marm

Veteran Member
I feel a little bit better after seeing that Babylon, NY, isn't in the totality path.

Well, not really. The writing in the article posted in the OP is sensationalistic, but the facts remain. I think there's too much going on to be coincidence.

And seriously, folks, what kind of moron thinks it's a good idea to name your city Nineveh or Babylon? Isn't that just begging for trouble?
 

rob0126

Veteran Member
David Dubyne studies stuff like this. If I am correct in what he said, the magnetic pull of all the planets on the other side of the Sun, will pull all kinds of space objects into earth.

The strongest alignment will be in Oct. of this year.

Doesn't the 2 eclipses overlapping also draw an Anarchy symbol?

With that alignment timed with the eclipse, it's certainly something to watch for.
 

Countrymouse

Country exile in the city
Doesn't the 2 eclipses overlapping also draw an Anarchy symbol?
Several You-Tube videos up about how the line of the previous eclipse, together with this one, form the paleo-Hebrew letter shape for "Aleph"--equivalent to "Alpha" in the Greek alphabet.

The intersections of the two main eclipse lines with that of another eclipse (the cross-stroke of the letter "A") forms two ancient renderings of the letter "t" (Imagine it WITHOUT the curled tail on the end--yes it is the shape of a cross) which was the ORIGINAL form of the letter "Tau"--the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and equivalent to "Omega" in the Greek language.

So what the paths of these three eclipses literally spell out is "Alpha" and "Omega" but in HEBREW letters "Aleph" and "Tau."

Now..........where have we heard that before?
 

Countrymouse

Country exile in the city
I personally believe every word in the Bible to be true. The point I’m making is that planetary alignments are not likely to be the cause. Planet X or Nibiru? Yes, that is, in my opinion, more likely.
Apologies then, Coalcracker. I thought your meaning was of the "it didn't happen then, so it's not happening now--and who knows when or if it will happen?" as in 2 Peter 3:4. Glad to hear I was wrong, and again, my apologies. :)
 

CELLO

Veteran Member
Anybody else ever wonder if you could create a "Newton's Cradle" with planets?....
I remember the 1982 alignment. Sky and telescope magazine used to put a centerfold in the December issue. It was an hourglass shaped night sky depiction of the position of all the planets and maybe some other night sky things for the whole upcoming year. I saw the alignment there and told my 5 kids about it and that there might be an earthquake around that time. Apparently my 13 year old step daughter told her friends about it beforehand. LOL they all thought I was some kind of earthquake guru because there was a fairly large earthquake on that exact day!
It was a straighter line-up that time with the earth more in the middle of the alignment. We'll have to see if this one pans out or not.
 

glennb6

Inactive
Several You-Tube videos up about how the line of the previous eclipse, together with this one, form the paleo-Hebrew letter shape for "Aleph"--equivalent to "Alpha" in the Greek alphabet.

The intersections of the two main eclipse lines with that of another eclipse (the cross-stroke of the letter "A") forms two ancient renderings of the letter "t" (Imagine it WITHOUT the curled tail on the end--yes it is the shape of a cross) which was the ORIGINAL form of the letter "Tau"--the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and equivalent to "Omega" in the Greek language.

So what the paths of these three eclipses literally spell out is "Alpha" and "Omega" but in HEBREW letters "Aleph" and "Tau."

Now..........where have we heard that before?
and if that interpretation fails you can always break out the gematria and try for doom that way
 

bassgirl

Veteran Member
Would be interesting to ask the AI how many times, and where, any other X's Total Solar eclipses (over land masses not oceans) have happened in the past, that were 7 years apart.

And what the numerical odds are of those specific parameters. Land mass, X, 7 years apart, and totals, not partial eclipses.
 

CaryC

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Perhaps some of you remember the book “The Jupiter Effect,” published in 1974, it predicted catastrophe when a planetary alignment would occur in 1982.

Good doom.
Nothing happened.
Naw @coalcracker got it right. And that is not "mocking" it's just saying. And he beat me to it.

If that is not good enough how about "Four Blood Moons" by John Hagee

Or the greatest of all time "88 Reasons the Rapture will happen in 1988" and the follow up book "89 Reasons the Rapture will happen in 1989".

All of which were :hof:nothing burgers.

In the last days mockers shall come......
And that reference is to people not believing in the 2nd coming, not signs in the sky.

I suggest not pulling part of a verse out and making it relevant. If all it had to do with is "mockers" we all would be guilty of "mocking" Biden.
 

LoupGarou

Ancient Fuzzball
In:
2015, Jan+Feb, there were 35 Earthquakes over M1.5 in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
2018, Jan+Feb, there were 11 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
2020, Jan+Feb, there were 34 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2021, Jan+Feb, there were 87 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2022, Jan+Feb, there were 183 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2023, Jan+Feb, there were 359 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
Wait for it...
...
2024, Jan to (Feb 23, 2024), there were 1,050 Earthquakes (so far for Jan + Feb) over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)

Does anyone else see a progression of stress buildup on any specific tectonic plate(s) here.

GYSER!

Time is short.
 

pinkelsteinsmom

Veteran Member
Hmm, seems the cross point is very close to the New Madrid fault center. Just to throw in a little more doom. LOL
Also notice where the X crosses in Texas. Kerrville is the home of the huge red hollow cross, same latitude as Israel.

 

Melodi

Disaster Cat
There is some anecdotal evidence that sometimes eclipses are associated with large quakes. That isn't woo. It is a question. The whole Synergy Hypothesis is the idea that if the Moon affects the tides in the Ocean, it might also pull on the Earth, especially fault lines. It has neither been proven nor disproved at this time.

There is also an honest question about those quakes occurring in areas the eclipse went over within the last year or so. Again, sometimes it seems to happen, and other times it does not.

Modern Geologists, in general, are discouraged from this research, so it may be some time before we have a solid answer.
 

bw

Fringe Ranger
There is some anecdotal evidence that sometimes eclipses are associated with large quakes.
It makes perfectly good sense. The earth's seams are under some tension all the time, and as they get closer and closer to rupture, it would take less disturbance to make them let go. It's not that eclipses are very strong, it's just that when the faults are close to rupture it takes very little to finish them off.

It's like an electric clock running down. They almost always stop at 15 minutes before the hour, and if it has a second hand it will be 15 seconds before the minute. There's nothing magical about that time, it's just the point at which the clock has to work hardest to move the hands. If it's about to stop, that's the final straw.
 

Melodi

Disaster Cat
Oh, I forgot to mention. The alignment in 1982 wasn't useless. It was a great excuse for friends, and I, too, stayed up all night and waited for destruction. The local DJ counted the seconds after saying, "So long, everyone. Been nice knowing you!" How much fun it was to be young....lol
 

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
I personally believe every word in the Bible to be true. The point I’m making is that planetary alignments are not likely to be the cause. Planet X or Nibiru? Yes, that is, in my opinion, more likely.

Ah but the difference then versus now is that the Sun was in the throes of a micro nova moving towards its apex. Who knows what this alignment will do to the Sun.
 

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
In:
2015, Jan+Feb, there were 35 Earthquakes over M1.5 in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
2018, Jan+Feb, there were 11 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
2020, Jan+Feb, there were 34 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2021, Jan+Feb, there were 87 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2022, Jan+Feb, there were 183 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2023, Jan+Feb, there were 359 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
Wait for it...
...
2024, Jan to (Feb 23, 2024), there were 1,050 Earthquakes (so far for Jan + Feb) over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)

Does anyone else see a progression of stress buildup on any specific tectonic plate(s) here.

GYSER!

Time is short.

Yah know this post could be its own thread, wow!!!
 

Nahal81

Contributing Member
In:
2015, Jan+Feb, there were 35 Earthquakes over M1.5 in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
2018, Jan+Feb, there were 11 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
2020, Jan+Feb, there were 34 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2021, Jan+Feb, there were 87 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2022, Jan+Feb, there were 183 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
2023, Jan+Feb, there were 359 Earthquakes over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)
...
Wait for it...
...
2024, Jan to (Feb 23, 2024), there were 1,050 Earthquakes (so far for Jan + Feb) over M1.5in Texas (Mainly the panhandle)

Does anyone else see a progression of stress buildup on any specific tectonic plate(s) here.

GYSER!

Time is short.
Is there a source for the 2024 numbers?

This site seems to say it's much much less.

 

styerscout308

Contributing Member
A couple of tangents make me very interested in this thread. First, an academic paper I perused last week about the alignment of planets, Sun and Moon with major biblical events, including various Covenants. The paper was an effort to put an objective astronomical chronology to the biblical record. Interesting, but I can't vouch for the validity! I'll put a link and part of the paper below. Second, I have read that the Russian Elites, including communist Elites have paid great attention to astrology when timing events. I believe this is also true in China, including the PRC ( presumably with Chinese astrology). I don't put a great deal of credence in these things myself, however if our adversaries do, it may give us a little extra warning of their activities, for example, the invasion of Taiwan. So, is the OP article authentic about the alignment of planets and sun and moon? If so, what significance might this have astrologically? Thank you all for your Insight, observations, and excellent BS meters! Here's the reference and clip from the academic paper:


Astronomical Dating and the Internal
Chronology of the Pentateuch
Pierfrancesco La Mura
plamura@hhl.de
October 27, 2014
Abstract
Some of the narratives in the Pentateuch can be associated with known
astronomical events to provide absolute dates for biblical chronology.
1 Introduction
Early, confessional attempts aimed at establishing a consistent biblical chronol-
ogy, such as the Seder Olam Rabbah, strove to identify the intended timeline
of events narrated in the Pentateuch purely from information contained in the
text, such as genealogical data and narrative clues. While internally consistent,
the resulting chronologies were ultimately incompatible with a growing body of
scientific and historical knowledge: for instance, the seventeenth-century bishop
James Ussher calculated that God created the universe on October 22, 4004
BCE [1], an untenable thesis in the light of modern physical cosmology.
The Pentateuch’s own insistence on timekeeping suggests that a precise time-
line for at least some of the events was available at the time the text was written.
Yet, dauntingly, the genealogical and biographical information contained in it
proved insufficient to identify a unique, reliable chronology, and as a consequence
few, if any, of the narrated events could be provided with a firm connection to
independent historical or archaeological evidence.
Modern, non-confessional approaches have variously attempted to correlate
the narratives with external information, such as historical records or archaeo-
logical evidence, in order to identify a reliable timeline for the events described
in the Pentateuch. Yet, the introduction of external elements has often been
carried out at the expense of consistency with internal textual constraints: for
instance, the birth of agriculture in the Near East according to archaeologi-
cal evidence seems irreconcilable with the dating implied by the genealogies of
Genesis.
As we shall see the Pentateuch does contain a complete and reliable internal
timekeeping system, but its reckoning of time is not limited to time spans: it
also involves astronomical information, reflecting the high status of the study
of astronomy in Judaism.
R. Simeon b. Pazzi said in the name of R. Joshua b. Levi on the
authority of Bar Kappara: He who knows how to calculate the cyclesand planetary courses, but does not, of him Scripture saith, but they
regard not the work of the Lord, neither have they considered the
operation of his hands [Isa 5:12]. R. Samuel b. Nahmani said in R.
Johanan’s name: How do we know that it is one’s duty to calculate
the cycles and planetary courses? Because it is written, for this is
your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples [Deu 4:6]:
what wisdom and understanding is in the sight of the peoples? Say,
that it is the science of cycles and planets.
Babylonian Talmud, Shab. 75a
The origins of Western astronomy can be traced to Mesopotamia [2]. In
the earliest Babylonian star catalogues, dating from about 1200 BCE, many
star names appear in Sumerian, suggesting a continuity reaching into the Early
Bronze Age. The above passage from the Babylonian Talmud of course repre-
sents a much later tradition: its interest in our context comes from the fact that
it emphasizes the duty to calculate, as opposed to simply observe or record,
astronomical events. Another element which also points to a calculational per-
spective is the observation that, in some manuscripts of the Samaritan Targum,
the word “astrolabe” appears in place of “idols” in the context of Jacob’s escape
from Laban’s house. In our analysis of Pentateuch chronology a calculational
- as opposed to observational - perspective, as could have been afforded at the
time of redaction by the use of an astrolabe, will turn out to be essential.
As we shall strive to demonstrate, nearly all of the astronomical descriptions
which are found in the text refer to solar eclipses and close passages of the
Sun and the Moon at the Northern (also known as Spring, Vernal, or Paschal)
equinox. In the Northern hemisphere the Vernal equinox is closely associated
with the renewal of life, and in several calendar systems of the Near East marks
the beginning of the new year. In particular, whenever it falls on a new moon,
the Vernal equinox also marks the beginning of the new year in the Jewish
religious calendar (Nisan 1)1
.
In those descriptions, we find that the Sun typically represents the “glory of
God”: directly, or symbolically through the current protagonist of the narrative
or his firstborn. The new Moon, which in a solar eclipse appears to partially
or totally cover the Sun, variously represents the “hand of God”, the hand of
the protagonist, or that of a third party; but also a rainment, the mouth of a
well, or the Egyptian bondage. The ecliptic, along which the constellations of
the Zodiac are found, is a caravan circle, a bow, a sword, or a ladder. Eclipses
which, from the point of view of an observer located in the Near East, take
place at sunrise or sunset are often used to identify a geographical feature at
the visible horizon, for instance a town or mountain.
Approximate alignments of the Sun and the Moon on the same calendar day
follow the 19-year Metonic cycle. The cycle was presumably well known to the
author of the Pentateuch, as the nineteenth verse in Genesis 1 is the conclusion
of the fourth day, in which the Sun and the Moon are created. Also worth of
mention, in the light of our proposed identification of the Sun and the Moon as
1Solar eclipses only occur with a new moon, and hence in the Jewish calendar they may
only take place at the beginning of each lunar month.

Etc...
 

LoupGarou

Ancient Fuzzball
Is there a source for the 2024 numbers?

This site seems to say it's much much less.

Those numbers are for Texas as a whole, but the majority of the events in the last few years are in that panhandle area.

I am pulling straight from my copy of the USGS database that I grab monthly. I also have access to other worldwide databases that I grab copies of as well, and can use one to verify against another. I also have it setup so that USGS emails me with any event in CONUS over M1.5 just after it happens, that way it is the perfect checksum against any ex-post-facto database changes that happen (usually Mag changes or slight Lat/Lon/Depth changes, which I understand).

Yes, it has ramped up that much, that quick. So it looks like stress is being relieved there in TX, the question is, where is it building up?

And considering that the last time we had a massive New Madrid area event, we also had a comet, planet alignments (IIRC), and an eclipse...
 
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