Early Church
Jesus rides into Jerusalem
Jesus rides into Jerusalem is dated AD 30–33 in the Modern reckoning and AD 30 in the Traditional. It is told in Matthew 21:7. Jesus Christ is part of it.
They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- AD 30–33
- Traditional reckoning
- AD 30
- How it's dated
- the same year as the cross
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Sources: Theographic event 444.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Where: Jerusalem.
Promises kept
- Your king comes on a donkey: Zechariah written → Jesus rides into Jerusalem, ~510–550 years (Modern).
Which verses connect to Matthew 21:7?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- 2 Kings 9:137 votes
Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
- Mark 11:4–86 votes
So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it, and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?” …
- Luke 19:32–355 votes
So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?” …
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.