940/939 BC
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Baasha · Israel
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Baasha · Israel.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2984–3007
Reference under review · 917/916 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
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Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Baasha in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Baasha →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Baasha →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Baasha →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Baasha →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Baasha →Dated record
Events involving Baasha · Israel
Creation year 2984940/939 BC
Baasha kills Nadab
Baasha ends Nadab’s short reign and takes the northern throne during Asa’s third year.
1 Kings 15:27–28 · KJV
“And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.”
KJV chronology
Open Creation year 2984 in the Original Timeline →The synchronized year in Asa’s reign places this northern succession in the spreadsheet sequence.
Read the linked source ↗Creation year 2985939/938 BC
Baasha’s 24-year reign begins
Baasha’s reign over Israel is counted as twenty-four years; accession-year counting explains why simple subtraction may differ by a year.
1 Kings 15:33 · KJV
“In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.”
KJV chronology
Open Creation year 2985 in the Original Timeline →The length and starting synchronization are stated in 1 Kings 15:33.
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