![]() ![]() Joseph sold into slavery: 1895 BC (Genesis 37:18–36) Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed: 2065 BC (Genesis 19:1–29) It's very possible that the story of creation could have been passed on through very few steps.Ībraham goes to Canaan: 2090 BC (Genesis 11:31) Noah's father, Lamech, was born about eighty years before Adam died. ![]() The genealogies in the Old Testament show that Noah died while Abraham's father was living. It is possible that his name, literally "death/spear/violence - bring," was the prophecy "his death shall bring." His death certainly did herald a significant event.Ībraham: 2165 BC - 1990 BC (Genesis 11:26 25:8) Note that Methuselah died a very short time before the Flood. All years are approximate.Ĭreation: 4000 BC (we don't know how long Adam and Eve lived in the Garden before their exile.)Īdam: 4000 BC - 3070 BC (Genesis 2:7 5:5) If so, God created the world about 6000 years ago. ![]() The following timeline of the Old Testament has been compiled with the assumption that the genealogies are literal and complete. What is the basic timeline of the Old Testament? ![]()
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