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Jan 1, 1390
Death of Joshua & burial of Joseph's bones in Shechem (692nd Year of the Covenant)
W/ the burial of Joseph's bones in Shechem, the promise, "in the 4th generation they shall return here," was fulfilled (Gen 15:16)
Likewise, every promise in the covenant of the torch was completely fulfilled in accordance to the Word (Jos 21:45; 23:14; Psa 105:42-45) -
Jan 1, 1390
Death of Joshua & burial of Joseph's bones in Shechem (692nd Year of the Covenant)
As the leader succeeding Moses, Joshua conquered the land of Canaan for 16 yrs & died @ the age of 110.
He was buried in the land of his inheritance of Timnath-serah (Jos 24:29-30)
Joseph's bones, which Moses took w/ him @ the time of the exodus (Exo 13:19), were buried in Shechem, in the heart of the land of Canaan (Jos 24:32)
Joseph's bones were buried approx 56 yrs after the start of the exodus (40 yrs of the wilderness journey & approx 16 yrs of Canaan conquest) -
Period: Jan 1, 1390 to Dec 31, 1539
Chronology of the Exodus Until the Conquest of Canaan
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Jan 1, 1406
Conqest of Canaan (afer 6 yrs) & allocation of land among 12 tribes (after 10 yrs) (676th-692nd Year of the Covenant)
This was the historical fulfillment of the "land" that God had promised in the covenant of the torch (Gen 15:18-21; Psa 105:44) -
Jan 1, 1406
Entry into Canaan, the Promised Land
The Israelites arrived @ the land of Canaan under the new leadership of Joshua on the 10th day of the 1st month in the 41st yr of the exodus (Jos 4:19)
Since the Israelites set out from Rameses on the 15th day of the 1st month in the 1st yr (Num 33:3), the time in the wilderness was 5 days short of 40 yrs
They entered Canaan 400 yrs after the death of Joseph, 40 yrs after they carried Joseph's bones out of Egypt during the exodus -
Jan 1, 1406
Conquest of Canaan (after 6 yrs) & allocation of land among 12 tribes (after 10 yrs) (676th-692nd Year of the Covenant)
The battle to conquer key positions in the land of Canaan presumably ended in approx 6 yrs (Jos 11:23; 14:15)
Joshua conquered the entire land (Jos 10:40), took the entire land (Jos 11:16), & at last the land of Canaan became Israel's possession & inheritance (Jos 12:7-8)
It took approx 10 yrs to distribute the conquered & unconquered areas equally among the 12 tribes
All of God's Word was fulfilled w/o fail (Jos 23:14) "according to all that He had sworn to their fathers" (Jos 21:44) -
Jan 1, 1407
Death of 3 leaders: Miriam(1st month), Aaron (1st day of 5th month), Moses (11th month) (675th Year of the Covenant) (40th Year of the Exodus)
Approx 2 months prior to entering Canaa, Moses climbed up Mount Nebo (a.k.a., the mountains of Abari/Mount Pisgah), gazed upon the land of Canaan, & died @ the age of 120 (Num 2:12-14; Deut 32:48-52; 34:1-8) -
Jan 1, 1407
Death of 24,000 people in Moab (Shittim) (675th Year of the Covenant0
The Plains of Moab was the last camp prior to the entry into the land of Canaan (Num 33:48-49)
While staying here, the Israelites participated in worshiping Baal of Peor & committed adultery
As a result, 24,000 died by the plague (Num 25:1-9)
This even occurred after the death of the soldiers numbered in the 1st census, before crossing the brook Zered (Deut 2:13-16)
Thus, the people who died @ this place were the second generation of the wilderness -
Jan 1, 1407
Second census of soldiers (675th Year of the Covenant)
The 2nd census of soldiers was taken "after the plague" @ Moab Shittim, where 24,000 died due to idolatry & adultery (Num 26)
The purpose of the 2nd census of soldiers was to number those who would experience the fulfillment of the covenant of the torch, to number those who would enter the Promised Land & fight, & to divide the Promised Land fairly among all the tribes -
Jan 1, 1407
Death of 3 Leaders: Miriam(1st month), Aaron(1st day of 5th month), Moses(11th month) (675th Year of the Covenant)
Miriam died in Kadesh approx. 1 yr prior to the Israelites' entry into Canaan (Num 20:1)
Aaron died @ the age of 123, approx 8 months prior to the Israelites' entry into Canaan (Num 20:12)
He died as God had proclaimed, about 4 months after he was sentenced to death in Numbers 20:12, 24 (Num 20:28; 33:38)
Moses, who was forbidden from entering Canaan (Num 20:8-13), pleaded earnestly for God to allow him to enter Canaan, but God did not permit it (Deut 3:23-28) -
Jan 1, 1407
Death of 603,548 soldiers numbered n the 1st census (before crossing the brook Zered) (675th Year of the Covenant)
During the 38-yr journey from Kadesh-barnea to the crossing of the brook Zered (Deut 2:13-16), the 603,458 from the 1st census of soldiers died (Num 1:46; 32:11-13)
The prophecy in Numbers 14:26-35 was fulfilled, & thus Joshua & Caleb were the ONLY persons from the 1st generation of the wilderness that survived to be counted again in the 2nd census (Num 26:63-65) -
Jan 1, 1407
Reiteration of the Law (675th Year of the Covenant)
2 months prior to entering into Canaan, on the 1st day of the 11th month in the 40th yr (Deut 1:3), Moses reiterated the law to prepare the people for new life in the land of Canaan & to have them reflect upon the past history & repent (Deut 1-30) -
Jan 1, 1407
Commissioning of Joshua as new leader (675th Year of the Covenant)
According to the command of the Lord, Moses laid his hand upon Joshua & commissioned him before Eliezer the priest & the whole assembly (Num 27:18-23)
Now Joshua was filled w/ the spirit of wisdom, since Moses had laid his hands on him (Deut 34:9), & the Israelites listened to him in obedience to the command of the Lord (Deut 34:9) -
Jan 1, 1407
Death of 603,458 soldiers numbered in the 1st census (before crossing the brook Zered) (675th Year of the Covenant)
The extermination of the soldiers @ the brook Zered was NOT from natural causes, but from sudden death that God had caused (Num 32:14-15) just as God had sworn: "In the end all had been perished" (Deut 2:15) & "In the end all had been destroyed" (Num 32:13 -
Jan 1, 1446
Calling of Moses & Israel's Exodus (636th Year of the Covenant)
God trained Moses in Midian for 40 yrs & eventually called to him from a burning bush @ Mount Horeb for the great work of the exodus. (Exo 3:1-10; Acts 7:30-34)
The Israelites departed from Rameses in the great exodus on the fifteenth day of the first month in the first yr, 430 yrs after their migration to Egypt & 360 yrs after the death of Joseph. (Exo 12:37-41; Num 33:3)
They marched out courageously in martial array (Exo 13:18; Num 33:1) as the army of the Lord (Exo 12:41; 7:4) -
Jan 1, 1446
Calling of Moses & Israel's exodus (636th Year of the Covenant)
God allowed them to bring out great wealth in the exodus. (Exo 3:21-22; 11:2-3; 12:35-36; Psa 105:37-38)
This is the fulfullment of God's promise in the covenant of the torch. (Gen 15:14)
Moses recalled Joseph's final request & took Joseph's bones in the exodus. (Exo 13:19)
Joseph's bones most likely were preserved in a coffin covered w/ one layer of sycamore wood (from a large sycamore tree/sycamore fig)/ a double-layered coffin covered w/ an exterior sarcophagus. -
Jan 1, 1446
40 years in the wilderness (636th-675th Year of the Covenant0
The 40 yrs in the wilderness were a period of punishment imposed as the result of disbelief.
It was a time of sorrow & trouble for God b/c of their disbelief & disobedience. (Psa 78:40-41; 95:10) -
Jan 1, 1446
40 years in the wilderness (636th-575th Year of the Covenant)
B/c of the grumbling & rebellion caused by the ten spies' unfaithfulness in Kadesh-barnea during the early days of the wilderness (Num 13:25-14:4), God declared that the Israelites would have to spend 40 yrs, (1 yr for each day of spying on the land, which was 40 in total) wandering in the wilderness (Num 32:13; Jos 5:6; Heb 3:17) -
Jan 1, 1446
40 years in the wilderness (636rd-675th Year of the Covenant)
The Israelites repeated the work of moving & camping 42 times over 40 yrs (Num 33) in the wilderness until they reached their final destination in Gilgal in the land of Canaan. (Jos 4:19) -
Jan 1, 1486
Moses flees Midian (596th Year of the Covenant)
When Moses turned 40 yrs old, he remembered his fellow Israelites & came out to visit them (Acts 7:23).
There, he saw an offensive scene of an Egyptian striking an Israelite, & he fatally struck the Egyptian. (Exo 2:11012; Acts 7:22-27)
The next day, Moses found out that his deed of killing the Egyptian had been exposed.
He fled to Midian away from the presence of Pharoah, who wanted to kill him. (Exo 2:13-15; Acts 7:28-29) -
Jan 1, 1526
Birth of Moses (556th Year of the Covenant)
Moses' mother was Jochebed from the tribe of Levi, & his father was Amram from the tribe of Levi.
Moses was the youngest of his siblings, which included an older brother and sister. (Exo 2:1-10, 6:16-20; 7:7; Num 26:57-59; 1 Chr 23:12-13)
Moses was beautiful from birth (Exo 2:2).
"Beautiful" signifies favorable & best in action, intelligence, & looks. -
Jan 1, 1526
Birth of Moses (556th Year of the Covenant)
Moses was a lovely child in the sight of God (Acts 7:20), & his parents saw that the child was beautiful by faith & nurtured him for 3 months in hiding. (Heb 11:23) -
Jan 1, 1539
Rise of the New King who did not know Joseph (543rd Year of the Covenant)
He had intentionally ignored Joseph's achievements & oppressed the Israelites by the method of forced labor b/c he feared the Israelites' population growth (Exo 1:11; Acts 7:17-19) -
Jan 14, 1539
Rise of a New King who did not know Joseph (543rd Year of the Covenant)
"The new king who did not know Joseph" (Exo 1:8; Acts 7:18) is believed to be Thutmose (1539-1514 BC), the third king from the 18th Dynasty that had newly risen up by destroying the Hyksos Dynasty (the 15th, 16th, & 17th dynasties), which was from the Shemite lineage during the time when Joseph was second-in-command of Egypt -
Joseph's Death
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Death of Joseph (276th Year of the Covenant)
Joseph spent most of his life in Egypt from the time he was 17 yrs old until his death @ age 110.
Although he had held a high position in Egypt, he was merely embalmed & did NOT have an elaborate funeral (Gen 50:22-26)
Before his death, Joseph, looking forward to returning to the land of Canaan, told his people that God would take care of them, & he made them swear to take his bones up from Egypt (Gen 50:24-25; Heb 11:22)
***Joseph was buried @ Shechem in the land of Canaan (Josh 24:32) -
Death of Joseph (276th Year of the Covenant)
Joseph lived for another 53 yrs after the death of his father, Jacob, allowing Jacob's family to live under his care during that time (Gen 50:22-23) -
Period: to
Chronology of the Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, & Joseph
360 years -
Period: to
Years of the Patriarchs
2308 yrs -
Jacob's Death
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Death of Jacob & His Funeral (223rd Year of the Covenant)
Jacob had lived in the land of Egypt for 17 yrs before he was "gathered to his people" @ the age of 147 (Gen 47:28; 49:29-33)
Since Joseph was 57 yrs old & still in power, Pharaoh extended his great favor so that there was a grand funeral procession (Gen 50:1-14)
Earlier, Jacob called his son Joseph & made Joseph place his hand under Jacob's thigh & swear to bury him in Canaan (Gen 47:28-31) -
Death of Jacob & His Funeral (223rd Year of the Covenant)
At his death, Jacob drew his feet into the bed (straight together w/o scattering) & was peacefully gathered to his people (Gen 49:33) -
Migration of 70 Members of Jacob's Family to Egypt (206th Year of the Covenant)
Jacob was 130 yrs old & Joseph was 40 yrs old (Gen 47:9) when Jacob's family moved to Egypt (Gen 46)
The migration occurred in Joseph's 10th yr as 2nd-in-command, after the 7 yrs of plenty, during the 3rd yr of the famine (Gen 45:6, 11)
The # of people who came to Egypt, excluding the wives of Jacob's sons, was 66 (Gen 46:26)
Including Jacob, Joseph, & his 2 children (Manasseh & Ephraim), jacob's family numbered 70 in all (Gen 46:27) -
Migration of the 70 Members of Jacob's Family to Egypt (206th Year of the Covenant)
The place where they settled in Egypt was in the land of Goshen, a border area good for raising livestock (Gen 46:28-34; 47:1-12)
Their settlement in Goshen was God's special providence; it was according to His amazing plan for salvation---protecting the purity of Israel's faith & allowing them to grow to become a great nation---so that He might lead them back to Canaan -
1878-1872 (204th-210th Years of the Covenant) 7 Years of Famine
There was famine in all the lands but there was bread in all the land of Egypt, where Joseph was (Gen 41:54-57)
Joseph reunited w/ his father & brothers after the 7 yrs of plenty & 2 yrs of famine in the 3rd yr of the famine (Gen 45:6,11; 46:28-30)
Joseph's brothers bowed down to him in fulfillment of his dream (Gen 42:6; 43:26, 28; 44:14) -
1885-1879 (197th-203rd Years of the Covenant) 7 Years of Plenty
2 sons, Manasseh & Ephraim, were born to Joseph through Asenath, the daughter of the priest Potiphera (Gen 41: 47-53), "before the year of famine came," which was during the 7 yrs of plenty (Gen 41:50)
The name Manasseh means "to forget" & Ephraim means "fruitful" (Gen 41:51-52)
These names embody God's great love & providence toward Joseph -
Isaac's Death
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Ascension of Joseph to 2nd-in-command (196th Year of the Covenant)
Joseph was 30 yrs old when he became 2nd-in-command
Jacob was 120 yrs old (Gen 41:46)
Isaac died probably in the yr that his grandson Joseph became 2nd-in-command
Joseph was in charge of Potiphar's house from the time he was 17 yrs old (Gen 39:7-23)
He was jailed for 2 yrs after 10 yrs of service (Gen 41:1)
Thru God's providence Joseph interpreted the dreams of 2 fellow prisoners (Gen 40) -
Ascension of Joseph to 2nd-in-command (196th Year of the Covenant)
He later interpreted Pharaoh's dreams which gave him the opportunity to become 2nd-in-command of Egypt (Gen 41) -
Death of Isaac (196th Year of the Covenant)
Isaac lived 180 yrs (Gen 35:28-29)
Jacob was 120 yrs old
Joseph was 30 yrs old
Joseph could NOT witness Isaac's death bc he was in Egypt
Isaac died in the 57th yr after his brother Ishmael died
Ishmael was 14 yrs older than Isaac (Gen 16:16; 25:17)
Isaac enjoyed the gretest longevity amon the four patriarchs of the covenant -
Joseph Sold to Egypt (183rd Year of the Covenant)
Joseph was 17 yrs old when he was sold to Egypt (Gen 37:2, 12-36)
Isaac was 167 yrs old
Jacob was 107 yrs old
Since Isaac was still alive @ the time, he shared Jacob's grief over losing Joseph
Joseph was approx 16 yrs old (Gen 35:27) when Jacob returned to Isaac in Hebron
It is estimated that Joseph stayed w/ his grandfather Isaac for about 1 yr before he was sold into Egypt
Although short, it was a precious time in which to inherit the covenantal faith -
Joseph Sold to Egypt (183rd Year of the Covenant)
The 13 yrs of affliction before Joseph became 2nd-in-command in Egypt @ the age of 30 was God's special providence (Gen 45:5-8; 50:20; Ps 105:16-23) -
Birth of Benjamin & Death of Rachel (182nd Year of the Covenant)
Over a period of 7 yrs, after Jacob had married his 2 wives, he had 11 sons & 1 daughter, excluding Benjamin.
When Rachel gave birth to Benjamin, Jacob was @ an old age of approx 106 & Isaac, approx 166
Rachel's 1st son, Joseph, was approx 16 yrs old (Gen 35:16-18)
Benjamin was "a little child of [Jacob's] old age" born thru Rachel & was a son whom Jacob especially loved (Gen 44:20) -
Joseph's Birth
Joseph
"added" -
Birth of Joseph (166th Year of the Covenant)
Jacob was 130 yrs old (Gen47:9) according to his confession during his meeting w/ the pharaoh
Jacob was 90 yrs old when Joseph was born -
Birth of Joseph (166th Year of the Covenant)
Jacob begot Joseph, the 1st son thu Rachel, @ the age of 90 (Gen 30:22-24)
Joseph was Jacob's 11th son & was considered special b/c he was given by God when "God remembered Rachel" (Gen 30:22)
Joseph reunited w/ his father, Jacob, after 7 yrs of plenty & 2 yrs of famine, in the 10th yr (Gen 45:6, 11)
Joseph was 40 yrs old b/c it was the 10th yr after he became the 2nd-in-command under Pharaoh in Egypt (Gen 41:46) -
Marriage of Jacob (159th Year of the Covenant)
Jacob married @ the old age of 83 (Gen 29:18-30)
This was after he worked for his uncle Laban for 7 yrs from the time he had 1st fled to Paddan-aram @ the age of 76
Then Jacob agreed to work 7 additional yrs for Rachel & took her as a wife 7 days after the agreement
Thus, Jacob labored a total of 14 yrs for Laban in order to have Rachel (Gen 29:27-28) -
Eber's Death
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Jacob Receives the Blessing of the Firstborn & Flees (152nd Year of the Covenant)
It was by God's sovereign providence that Jacob received the blessing of the firstborn (Gen 27:1-40; Rom 9:10-13)
It is estimated that Jacob was 76 yrs old & his father, Isaac, was 136 yrs old w/ eyes too dim to see b/c of old age (Gen 27:1)
By the command of his father, Isaac, Jacob fled from his brother, Esau, to his uncle Laban's house in Paddan-aram (Gen 28:1-5) -
Death of Ishmael (139th Year of the Covenant)
Ishmael, the son of Hagar (Abraham's concubine), died @ 137 yrs of age (Gen 25:17)
Isaac was 123 yrs old
Jacob 63 yrs old
Ishmael died 48 yrs after his father Abraham had died (Gen 25:7) -
Shem's Death
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Marriage of Esau (116th Year of the Covenant)
Esau married @ the age of 40 much earlier than his brother (Gen 26:34)
Isaac was 100 yrs old
***Jacob married @ the age of 83 in Paddan-aram (Gen 29:18-30)
Esau took gentile daughters of Hittites as wives
Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite
Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Gen 26:34)
These marriages brought grief upon Isaac & Rebekah (Gen 26:35; 27:46) -
Marriage of Esau (116th Year of the Covenant)
After Jacob left Canaan Esau married for the third time this time to Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael & the sister of Nebaioth (Gen 28:6-9)
***Gen 36:2-3 records Esau's three wives as follows:
Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite
Ohlibamah, the daughter of Anah & granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite
Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael & sister of Nebaioth -
Shelah's Death
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Abraham's Death
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Death of Abraham (91st Year of the Covenant)
Abraham, "father of many nations" (Gen 17:5) lived 175 yrs
He died @ a ripe old age satisfied w/ life & was gathered to his people (Gen 25:7-8)
**This is fulfillment of the prophecy in the covenant of the torch "You shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age" (Gen 15:15)
His sons, Ishmael & Isaac, buried him in the cave of Machpelah (Gen 25:9)
Isaac was 75 yrs old
Ishmael was 89 yrs old
Jacob & Esau were 15 yrs old
*Shem was 565 yrs old
**Shelah was 430 yrs old -
Death of Abraham (91st Year of the Covenant)
***Eber was 400 yrs old
Shem lived until Isaac was 110 yrs old & Jacob was 50 yrs old
Shelah live until Isaac was 78 yrs old & Jacob was 18 yrs old
Eber lived until Isaac was 139 yrs old & Jacob was 79 ys old -
Jacob's Birth
Jacob
"supplanter" -
Birth of Jacob & Esau (76th Year of the Covenant)
After 20 yrs of marriage, @ the age of 60, Isaac became the father of twins, Esau & Jacob, as a result of his prayers (Gen 25:21-26)
Abraham was 160 yrs old
Since Abraham lived unitl he was 175 yrs old, the three generations of the covenant (Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob) dwelt in tents together (Heb 11:9)
**Shem was 550
*Shelah was 415
**Eber 385
Isaac's wife, Rebekah, received a revelation that "the older shall serve the younger" (Gen 25:23) -
Arpachshad's Death
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Marriage of Isaac (56th Year of the Covenant)
@ the of 40, Isaac married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel (Gen 24; 25:20), the son of Nahor & Milcah (Gen 22:20-23)
Abraham was 140 yrs old
It is notable that neither Abraham, the father, nor Isaac himself went to choose a wife for Isaac. Instead, the old servant Eliezer was sent for the task b/c they had placed complete trust in God's providence -
Abraham Takes Keturah as Wife (After 56th Year of the Covenant)
It was after Abraham was past the old age of 140 that he took a second wife (Gen 25:1-6)
Abraham had six children through his second wife Keturah:
Zimran
Jokshan
Medan
Midian
Ishbak
Shuah
This must have been possible b/c Abraham was blessed w/ better health after the birth of Isaac -
Death of Sarah, Abraham's Wife (53rd Year of the Covenant)
Sarah, "mother of nations" (Gen 17:16) lived 127 yrs (Gen23:1)
Abraham was 137 yrs old
Isaac was 37 yrs old
**This was before Isaac was married (Gen 25:20)
Abraham purchased the "cave of Machpelah" the yr Sarah died (Gen 23:2-20)
**The cave of Machpelah is the 1st historical place to become fundamental evidence for claiming possession of the Promised Land -
Terah's Death
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Death of Terah, Abraham's Father (51st Year of the Covenant)
Abraham's father, Terah, died in Haran @ the age of 205 (Gen 11:32)
Since Terah fathered Abraham @ the age of 70 (Gen 11:26), Abraham was 135 yrs old & Isaac was 35 @ this time -
2041-2030 (41st-52nd Year of the Covenant) Isaac Offered as a Sacrifice on a Mount in Moriah
Sarah died at the age of 127 which was after Abraham's test to give Isaac as a burnt offering (Gen 23:1) Isaac could not have been 37 yrs when Abraham was told to sacrifice him It is estimated that Isaac was approximately 25 - 36 yrs old
This was God's confirmation of the covenant w/ Abraham (Gen 22:1-18)
Abraham experienced the providence of "Jehovah Jireh" & received the promise of blessing that his seed will possess the gate of their enemies & in his seed all the nations of the earth will be -
2041-2030 (41st-52nd Year of the Covenant) Isaac Offered as a Sacrifice on a Mount in Moriah
blessed (Gen 22:14-18) -
Hagar & Ishmael Driven Out (19th Year of the Covenant)
Hagar & Ishmael were driven out b/c Ishmael mocked Isaac during the great feast Abraham made on the day that Isaac was weaned (Gen 21:8, 9-21)
Traditionally, Hebrew children are weaned three years after birth (cf. Moses [Exo 2:9-10]; Samuel [1 Sam 1:22])
Abraham was 103 yrs old
Isaac was 3 yrs old
Ishmael was 17 yrs old -
Serug's Death
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Isaac's Birth
Isaac
"to laugh" -
Birth of Isaac (16th Year of the Covenant)
Abraham was 100 yrs old (Gen 21:5, Rom 4:19)
Shem was 490 yrs old
Arpachshad was 390 yrs old
Shelah was 355 yrs old
Eber was 325 yrs old
"Then the Lord took note of Sarah as He had said ('one who shall come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir' [Gen 15:4]), and the Lord did for Sarah as He had promised"; and Isaac was born "at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him" and was circumcised on the eighth day of birth (Gen 21:1-4) -
Covenant of Circumcision (15th Year of the Covenant)
Abraham was 99 yrs old (Gen 17:24)
Ishmael was 17 yrs old (Gen 17:25)
After renaming Abraham (Gen 17:5), the Covenant of Circumcision was established (Gen 17:9-14) and Sarah was renamed (Gen 17:15-16)
Abraham, Ishmael, & all the males of the household were circumcised (Gen 17:23-27)
God was silent for 13 yrs
God gave the ISAAC to their future son & told Abraham when he would have the son (Gen 17:19, 18:10) -
Birth of Ishmael (2nd Year of the Covenant)
Abraham was 85 yrs old when he took Hagar (Gen 16:3)
Abraham was 86 yrs old when Ishmael was born (Gen 16:16)
Ishmael was born 14 yrs before Isaac (Gen 21:5) -
Ratification of the Covenant of the Torch
Abraham was approx. 84 yrs old
10 yrs after entering Canaan (Gen 16:3)
God gave Abraham the promise of the "descendants" (Gen 15:1-6) and the "land" (Gen 15:7-21) -
Reu's Death
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Calling of Abraham
Abraham was 75 yrs old (Gen 12:4)
1st calling: called out of Ur of the Chaldeans (Acts 7:2)
2nd calling: called out of Haran (Gen 12:4) -
Noah's Death
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Nahor's Death
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Peleg's Death
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Abraham's Birth
Abraham
"father of nations" -
Birth of Abraham
Abraham was born in Ur of the Chaldeans
Terah was 70 yrs old (Gen 11:26)
Noah was 892 yrs old
Noah & Abraham lived contemporaneously 58 yrs
All ten generations were alive @ Abraham's birth
Approx. 292 yrs after the flood -
Terah's Birth
Terah
"to delay" -
Nahor's Birth
Nahor
"to snort" -
Serug's Birth
Serug
"vine(shoot)" -
Reu's Birth
Reu
"friend, neighbor" -
Peleg's Birth
Peleg
"division" -
Eber's Birth
Eber
"to cross over" -
Shelah's Birth
Shelah
"to send (away)" -
Arpachshad's Birth
Arpachshad
"boundary" -
Methuselah's Death
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The Flood
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Lamech's Death
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Shem's Birth
Shem
"name, fame" -
Jared's Death
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Mahalalel's Death
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Kenan's Death
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Enosh's Death
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Noah's Birth
Noah
"rest, comfort"
Fathered children @ 502 yrs old
Noah ONLY had three sons: Shem, Japheth, & Ham -
Seth's Death
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Enoch's Transfiguration
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Adam's Death
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Lamech's Birth
Lamech
"strong youth" -
Methuselah's Birth
Methuselah
"judgment, when he dies" -
Enoch's Birth
Enoch
"dedicated, teacher" -
Jared's Birth
Jared
"descendant, descent" -
Mahalalel's Birth
Mahalalel
"praise of God" -
Kenan's Birth
Kenan
"a child, begotten one" -
Enosh's Birth
Enosh
"mortal frailty" -
Seth's Birth
Seth
"substitute" -
Adam's Birth
Adam
"man, mankind"