Generation in Rambam Who Year Started Notes
1 Moses from G-d -1313
2 Joshua -1273
3 Phineas and unknown Elders during the period of the Book of Judges -1245
4 Eli -931
5 Samuel -890
6 David / Gad, Shamia, Ido -869
7 Ahia -837
8 Elijah -797 First Temple: -827
9 Elisha -718
10 Yehoyada / Obadia -663
11 Zechariah son of Yehoyada / Jonah -661
12 Hosea / -
13 Amos / - -646
14 Isaiah / - -619
15 Micah (started prophesizing; Hosea, Amos and Isaiah alive) -594
16 Joel
17 Nahum
18 Habakkuk
19 Zephaniah
20 Jeremiah -463
21 Barukh / Ezkiel, Isaiah, Hulda, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi First Temple destroyed: -423; Purim: -353; Second temple: -349
22 Ezra and the Men of the Great Assembly (Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi, Daniel, Hanani, Mishael, Azariah, Nechemiah, Mordechai, Zerubabel etc.) -347 Tanach canonized.
23 Simon the Righteous -313
24 Antignos from Socho -273 Septuagint: -246
25 Joseh son of Yoezer from Zreidah and Joseph son of Johannan from Jerusalem -211
26 Joshua son of Perahiah and Nitai from Arbel -151
27 Juda son of Tabbai and Simon son of Shetah -73 Hannukkah: -140; Festival: -138
28 Shmaiah and Avtalion (prozelites) -65
29 Hilel and Shammai -46/-32
30 Rabban Shimon son of Hilel (and Rabban Johannan son of Zakkai) 8
31 Rabban Gamliel the Elder son of Rabban Shimon
32 Rabban Shimon son of Rabban Gamliel the Elder 49
33 Rabban Gamliel son of Rabban Shimon 67
34 Rabban Shimon son of Rabban Gamliel Second Temple destroyed: 69
35 Rabbi Judah the Holy Teacher son of Rabban Shimon 164
36 Rabbi Johannan, Rav and Samuel 219
37 Rav Hunah 290
38 Rabbah 300
39 Rava 338
40 Rav Ashi 392 Calendar: 359