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David Ben-Gurion (戴维·本-古里安)

David Ben-Gurion was the primary founder and first Prime Minister of Israel.

Birth
1886-10-16 20:00 · Płońsk, Congress Poland (Russian Empire)
Gender
Male
Time Source
AI inferred

Birth Time Verification

No verified birth time is available. This case uses 20:00 as an inferred working hour after comparing the twelve traditional two-hour periods with public life events. The resulting Four Pillars are Bing Xu (Bing Fire Xu), Wu Xu (Wu Earth Xu), Ji You (Ji Earth You), Jia Xu (Jia Wood Xu). The main signs to keep in view are statesman, founding statesman, first prime minister, military leader, Ji Earth Day Master. These are the anchors for the birth-hour note, the core reading and the timeline below. The reading treats the hour source according to its type. A verified record is used as record evidence; an online BaZi source is checked against the chart; an inferred hour is used as a working choice, not as a historical birth certificate.
Confirmed Time
20:00
Hour
甲戌
Time Source
AI inferred

Core Analysis

The useful way to read David Ben-Gurion's chart is to start with Bing Xu (Bing Fire Xu), Wu Xu (Wu Earth Xu), Ji You (Ji Earth You), Jia Xu (Jia Wood Xu) and then follow the public record year by year. The strongest clues are statesman, founding statesman, first prime minister, military leader, Ji Earth Day Master. They give the page a concrete BaZi angle instead of a loose personality sketch.

The chart is not treated as a slogan. Each major event in the timeline keeps its luck pillar and annual pillar, so the reading can show where pressure, support, movement, reputation or resource changes were being activated.

For the final year, the note looks at the luck-year pressure on the original chart and the body-related branches, which is the traditional BaZi way to discuss life-span risk with restraint.

Key BaZi Signals
Main Line
Ji Earth Day Master
Structure
Month Stem Wu Rob Wealth
Relations
Year Branch Xu · Day Branch You

Traits

01

Main drive

Read through statesman and founding statesman, this trait shows how the person moves when pressure appears.

02

Expression

first prime minister gives the page a way to read voice, skill, style and public expression.

03

Resource use

military leader points to how talent becomes work, reputation, money or practical influence.

04

Pressure point

Ji Earth Day Master is the place to watch for overwork, conflict, loss or a hard turn in the timeline.

Timeline

Each year shows the event, luck pillar, annual pillar, relations, and interpretation for direct comparison.

1900
14yrs Personal

Paternal Frontier Expansion, Early Sparks of National Sentiment

His father Avigdor Green co-founded the Zionist group 'Sons of Zion', with about 200 members. Although this was initiated by his father, it profoundly shaped the family environment and the formation of his early values.

1903
17yrs Personal

Awakening of humanitarianism: Raising funds for fellow Jews in distress

In 1903, at the age of 17, he joined peers from the youth organization Ezra and actively raised funds for the victims of the Kishinev pogrom, demonstrating a strong sense of social responsibility and solidarity with his people.

1904
18yrs Career

Heading to Warsaw to Teach: Beginning a Journey to Showcase Talent

With aspirations to study, he went to Warsaw. Although he could not enter a technical school due to qualification issues, by leveraging his knowledge he found a job teaching Hebrew at a local Jewish school, starting an independent livelihood and a path to disseminate knowledge.

1905
19yrs Career

Joining Zionist Workers' Party

In Warsaw, he formally joined the Marxist underground organization 'Zionist Workers' Party', linking his fate with the Zionist political movement and opening a revolutionary career.

1905
19yrs Career

Joining Zionist Workers' Party

In Warsaw, he formally joined the Marxist underground organization 'Zionist Workers' Party', linking his fate with the Zionist political movement and opening a revolutionary career.

1906
20yrs Career

Founding the Party and Establishing the Foundation, Emerging as a Leader

Attended the founding congress of the Jewish Social Democratic Workers' Party for the Land of Israel in Jaffa; elected to the Central Committee and Programme Committee, and served as chair, leading discussions in Hebrew, marking an important chapter in his political career.

1906
20yrs Career

Founding the Party and Establishing the Foundation, Emerging as a Leader

Attended the founding congress of the Jewish Social Democratic Workers' Party for the Land of Israel in Jaffa; elected to the Central Committee and Programme Committee, and served as chair, leading discussions in Hebrew, marking an important chapter in his political career.

1907
21yrs Career

Sketching the Blueprint for National Independence

Participated in drafting and pushing through the Ramla Programme, advocating Jewish national political independence, economic separation from Arabs, and the establishment of a Jewish labour movement, laying early theoretical groundwork for the Zionist revival movement.

1909
23yrs Personal

Learning from the Past to Forge a New Identity

Officially adopted the name of the historical figure David Ben-Gurion, adopting the Hebrew name 'David Ben-Gurion', marking a major shift in personal identity and national allegiance.

1910
24yrs Career

Emerging Writing Talent, Leaving the Fields for the Literary World

Invited by his friend Isaac Ben-Zvi, he joined the newly established Hebrew-language journal Ha-Akhdut in Jerusalem as editor, ending his physically demanding farm labor and entering a new phase of life earned through writing.

1915
29yrs Career

Great Ambitions Unfulfilled; Exiled, A New Chapter in Egypt

Because of organizing Jewish militia activities, the Ottoman authorities doubted his loyalty, ultimately expelling him from Palestine and forcing him into exile in Egypt.

1918
32yrs Career

Major Thought Work Published, Establishing Leadership

Edited and wrote the majority of 'Israel: The Land—Past and Present,' published in the United States, selling 25,000 copies and creating a large impact in intellectual circles, formally establishing his status as a thought leader.

1948
62yrs Career

Founding the Nation, Signing the Declaration of Independence

In Tel Aviv, the Israeli Declaration of Independence was formally read aloud and signed; he became the first signatory of the newborn state, marking the official founding of the State of Israel and the pinnacle moment of his lifelong career.

1949
63yrs Career

Founding Hero, In Charge of Military and Government

After Israel's founding, he served as the first Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, leading the building of governmental institutions, large-scale immigration intake, and national development plans, laying the cornerstone of modern Israel.

1963
77yrs Career

Achievement and Retirement: Step Down and Return to Seclusion

He formally resigned as Prime Minister, ending a thirteen-year tenure in government, marking the end of his political frontline career and entering a new life phase.

1973
87yrs Personal

1973: David Ben-Gurion's key year

This year is kept in the timeline because it is a meaningful public milestone in David Ben-Gurion's life.

FAQ

Why does this reading use 20:00 as David Ben-Gurion's birth time? +
The hour source is candidate hour. With this time, the Four Pillars are Bing Xu , Wu Xu , Ji You , Jia Xu , and the hour pillar Jia Xu becomes part of the reading. That keeps the analysis tied to the chart, not to a loose personality story.
What is the main BaZi structure in David Ben-Gurion's chart? +
The chart starts from Ji You with Ji as the day master. The month stem shows Rob Wealth, and the hour stem shows Direct Officer. This is where the reading looks for talent, pressure, support and the way the person enters public life.
What should readers watch in the timeline? +
The useful entries are the years where the great-luck pillar and annual pillar activate the same theme. Here the visible signs include branch clash, combination, BaZi timing signal. Those are the places where BaZi can explain why an event appears at that point in life.
How does the timeline read David Ben-Gurion's public impact? +
The timeline does not read public impact as biography alone. It watches the great-luck pillar and annual pillar for moments when reputation, resources and pressure move at the same time.
What is the first thing to notice in this reading? +
Start with the full chart Bing Xu , Wu Xu , Ji You , Jia Xu , then read the life events year by year. The case is strongest when the chart, the hour source and the timeline point in the same direction.

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