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The Genesis Chronicles: A Proposed History Of The Morning Of The World
My Biblical Chronology, From Adam to the Exile
To make the narrative easier to follow, on the pages where I discuss Biblical events, here are my dates for when the main characters of the Old Testament lived, reigned, etc. I draw these dates from a variety of sources, the main one being the Old Testament itself, of course. Though it has taken me thirty years of study to get to this point, I do not consider these dates to be "perfect" or "final." I have changed them in the past when new evidence came along that compelled me to do so, and I'll probably change some of them again in the future. For example, I use an ancient Egyptian myth to calculate the date for the Tower of Babel (363 years before the first pharaoh). And on my FAQ page, I explain why I don't use Archbishop Ussher's chronology, as many others do. In conclusion, let me say that these dates are consistent with all the historical material I have at this time.
A Proposed Chronology of the Old Testament Era
(all dates are B.C.)From Adam to Babel
| 4936 | The fall of man. Dates before this event cannot be measured, since from our point of view, entropy (and time) did not exist. |
| 4936-4006 | Adam |
| 4806-3894 | Seth |
| 4701-3796 | Enosh |
| 4611-3701 | Kenan |
| 4541-3646 | Mahalalel |
| 4476-3514 | Jared |
| 4314-3949 | Enoch |
| 4249-3280 | Methuselah |
| 4062-3285 | Lamech |
| 3880-2930 | Noah |
| 3280 | The Deluge |
| 3378-2778 | Shem |
| 3278-2840 | Arphaxad |
| 3243-2783 | Cainan |
| 3213-2753 | Shalah |
| 3183-2719 | Eber |
| 3149-2910 | Peleg |
| 3144 | The Tower of Babel incident |
The Patriarchs
| 2082-1877 | Terah |
| 1952-1777 | Abraham |
| 1866-1729 | Ishmael |
| 1852-1672 | Isaac |
| 1792-1645 | Jacob |
| 1713-1589 | Reuben |
| 1710-1591 | Simeon |
| 1708-1571 | Levi |
| 1707-1588 | Judah |
| 1704-1578 | Issachar |
| 1703-1589 | Zebulun |
| 1706-1582 | Dan |
| 1705-1574 | Naphtali |
| 1706-1582 | Gad |
| 1705-1581 | Asher |
| 1701-1591 | Joseph |
| 1689-1564 | Benjamin |
| 1662-1447 | Sojourn in Egypt |
| 1527-1407 | Moses |
| 1487-1377 | Joshua |
| 1447 | The Exodus |
The Period of the Judges
| 1407 | Beginning of the conquest of Canaan |
| 1382 | Joshua retires (Josephus puts an 18-year period with no judges in it here.) |
| 1364-1356 | Mesopotamian oppression |
| 1356-1316 | Othniel |
| 1316-1298 | Moabite oppression |
| 1298-1218 | Ehud (Possible time of the story of Ruth.) |
| 1218 | Shamgar |
| 1218-1198 | Canaanite oppression |
| 1198-1158 | Deborah and Barak |
| 1158-1151 | Midianite oppression |
| 1151-1111 | Gideon |
| 1114-1096 | Ammonite oppression |
| 1114-1074 | Philistine oppression |
| 1111-1108 | Abimelech |
| 1108-1085 | Tola |
| 1096-1090 | Jephthah |
| 1094-1054 | Eli |
| 1090-1083 | Ibzan |
| 1085-1064 | Jair |
| 1083-1073 | Elon |
| 1074-1054 | Samson |
| 1073-1065 | Abdon |
| 1054-1024 | Samuel (dates come from Josephus) |
The United Kingdom of Israel
| 1042-1010 | Saul |
| 1010-1008 | Ishbosheth |
| 1010-970 | David |
| 970-930 | Solomon |
The Divided Kingdom: Israel
| 930-910 | Jeroboam I |
| 910-909 | Nadab |
| 909-886 | Baasha |
| 886-885 | Elah |
| 885 | Zimri |
| 885-874 | Omri |
| 874-853 | Ahab |
| 853-852 | Ahaziah |
| 852-841 | Jehoram |
| 841-814 | Jehu |
| 814-798 | Jehoahaz |
| 798-782 | Jehoash |
| 793-753 | Jeroboam II |
| 753-752 | Zechariah |
| 752 | Shallum |
| 752-742 | Menahem |
| 742-740 | Pekahiah |
| 752-732 | Pekah |
| 732-723 | Hoshea |
| 722 | (Assyria carries the northern kingdom into captivity.) |
The Divided Kingdom: Judah
| 930-913 | Rehoboam |
| 913-911 | Abijah |
| 911-870 | Asa |
| 873-848 | Jehoshaphat |
| 853-841 | Joram |
| 841 | Ahaziah |
| 841-835 | Athaliah |
| 835-796 | Joash |
| 796-767 | Amaziah |
| 791-740 | Uzziah |
| 750-732 | Jotham |
| 735-715 | Ahaz |
| 729-687 | Hezekiah |
| 696-641 | Manasseh |
| 641-639 | Amon |
| 639-608 | Josiah |
| 608 | Jehoahaz |
| 608-598 | Jehoiakim |
| 598 | Jehoiachin |
| 598-587 | Zedekiah |
| 586 | (Nebuchadnezzar carries the Jews off to Babylon.) |
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