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Bible Chronology

of the Biblical Patriarchs

(This is a standard genealogical table taken from the Internet. Appreciation is expressed to the anonymous author that put it together.)

Also see, Bible Chronology and numeric patterns from Creation to the Flood--- to the Exodus
Chronology: A,' 'B,' and 'C.' (and numeric Patterns: D., E., F., G., H.)

There are three main texts of the Old Testament, each giving a different chronology.

Septuagint text-

Samaritan Pentateuch text-

Masoretic text

The chronology of the Biblical patriarchs, from Adam to Jacob, according to each of these three texts is given in the following table. Unfortunately, few early copies of the Septuagint survive, and even they differ a little. The Alexandrine text is followed here, with differences noted in footnotes.

F = age on becoming father of next patriarch
L = length of life
B = anno mundi birth
D = anno mundi death (or translation, in the case of Enoch)

	Septuagint					Samaritan					Masoretic
Patriarch	F	L		B	D	F		L	B	D	F	L	B	D
Adam	230	930	0		930	130	930		0	930	130	930	0		930
Seth	205	912	230		1142	105	912		13	1042	105	912	130		1042
Enosh	190	905	435		1340	90	905		235	1140	90	905	235		1140
Cainan	170	910	625		1535	70	910		325	1235	70	910	325		1235
Mahalalel	165	895	795		1690	65	895		395	1290	65	895	395		1290
Jared	162	96	960		1922	62	847		460	1307	162	962	460		1124
Enoch	165	365	1122		1487	65	365		522	887	65	365	622		987
Methuselah	187	969	1287		2256	67	720		587	1307	187	969	687		1656
Lamech	188	753	1474		2227	53	653		654	1307	182	777	874		1651
Noah	502	950	1662		2612	502	950		707	1657	502	950	1056		2006
Flood	2262					1307					1656
Shem	100	600	2164		2764	100	600		1209	1809	100	600	1558		2158
Arphachshad	135	615	2264		2879	135	438		1309	1747	35	438	1658		2096
Cainan	130	460	2399		2859
Shelah	130	460	2529		2989	130	433		1444	1877	30	433	1693		2126
Eber	134	504	2659		3163	134	404		1574	1978	34	464	1723		2187
Peleg	130	339	2793		3132	130	239		1708	1947	30	239	1757		1996
Reu	132	339	2923		3262	132	239		1838	2077	32	239	1787		2026
Serug	130	330	3055		3385	130	230		1970	2200	30	230	1819		2049
Nahor	79	208	3185		3393	79	148		2100	2248	29	148	1849		1997
Terah	70	205	3264		3469	70	145		2179	2393	70	205	1878		2083
Abraham	100	175	3334		3509	100	175		2249	2424	100	175	1948		2123
Isaac	60	180	3434		3614	60	180		2349	2529	60	180	2048		2228
Jacob		147	3494		3641		147		2409	2556		147	2108		2255

Methuselah: Other LXX texts give F = 167, but if this were correct, he would have died 14 years after the Flood.
Noah: Regarding the extra 2 years, compare Genesis 5:32, 7:6, and 11:10.

Arphachshad: Other LXX texts give L = 535 or 565.
Cainan: He is omitted from the other two texts, but is attested in Luke 3:36.
Eber: Other LXX texts give L = 404.
Nahor: Other LXX texts give F = 179, L = 304.
Terah: F for him is variously given as 70 or 130 (with corresponding change in L). 130 has historically been favored, but a majority of modern scholars favor 70.

There are of course still other variations within each text. It is assumed that there is no cumulative error from rounding ages to a whole year (or perhaps in some cases to the nearest 5 or 10 years).

WHERE TO FIND THIS DATA IN GENESIS

Adam to Noah, Genesis 5:1-32

Noah to Shem, Genesis 5:32, 7:6, 8:13, 9:28-29, 11:10

Shem to Terah, Genesis 11:10-26

Terah to Abraham, Genesis 11:26, 11:32 (cf. Genesis 12:4, Acts 7:4)

Abraham, Genesis 16:16, 17:17, 21:5, 25:7

Isaac, Genesis 21:5, 25:26, 35:28

Jacob, Genesis 25:26, 47:28

Also see, Bible Chronology and numeric patterns from Creation to the Flood--- to the Exodus
Chronology: A,' 'B,' and 'C.' (and numeric Patterns: D., E., F., G., H.)

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