Creation To The Flood
Biblical dating commences with Creation or the creation of Adam, depending on the source. In the Seder Olam Rabbah, written during ca. 160 CE and meant to be a history of the world, Adam's creation is considered year 0, and his death 930 years later is considered year 930. The Jewish calendar currently in use terms the 5 days prior to Adam's creation year 1, and has Adam created on the first day of year 2.
The period to the Flood is derived using the genealogical table of the ten patriarchs listed in Genesis 5, and 7:6, termed the generations of Adam. According to the Masoretic Text, this period consists of 1656 years, and this dating is also followed by Western Christian Bibles derived from the Latin Vulgate. According to the Samaritan texts the period is 1307 years, and according to the Septuagint (Codex Alexandrinus, Elizabeth Bible) it is 2262 years.
| Masoretic Date (AM) |
Septuagint Date |
Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 AM | 0 AM | The heaven and the earth were created, including Adam and Eve. | Genesis 1:1 |
| 130 AM | 230 AM | Seth born, son of Adam with Eve | Genesis 5:3 |
| 235 AM | 435 AM | Enosh born, son of Seth | Genesis 5:6 |
| 325 AM | 625 AM | Kenan born, son of Enosh | Genesis 5:9 |
| 395 AM | 795 AM | Mahalalel born, son of Kenan | Genesis 5:12 |
| 460 AM | 960 AM | Jared born, son of Mahalalel | Genesis 5:15 |
| 622 AM | 1122 AM | Enoch born, son of Jared | Genesis 5:18 |
| 687 AM | 1287 AM | Methuselah born, son of Enoch | Genesis 5:21 |
| 874 AM | 1474 AM | Lamech born, son of Methusaleh | Genesis 5:25 |
| 930 AM | 930 AM | Adam died at 930 | Genesis 5:5 |
| 987 AM | 1487 AM | Enoch "walks with God" | Genesis 5:23-24 |
| 1042 AM | 1142 AM | Seth died at 912 | Genesis 5:8 |
| 1056 AM | 1663 AM | Noah born, son of Lamech | Genesis 5:28-29 |
| 1140 AM | 1340 AM | Enosh died at 905 | Genesis 5:11 |
| 1235 AM | 1535 AM | Kenan died at 910 | Genesis 5:14 |
| 1290 AM | 1690 AM | Mahalalel died at 895 | Genesis 5:17 |
| 1422 AM | 1922 AM | Jared died at 962 | Genesis 5:20 |
| 1557 AM | 2163 AM | Noah begets Shem, Ham and Japheth. Noah is 500, nearly 501. | Genesis 5:32 |
| 1651 AM | 2207 AM | Lamech died at 777 | Genesis 8:4 |
| 1656 AM | 2252 AM | Methuselah died at 969 | Genesis 5:31 |
| 1656 AM | 2262 AM | On the seventeenth (Septuagint: 27th) day of the second month, the fountains of the great deep were broken up and the windows of heaven were opened. | Genesis 7:4-11 |
| 1656 AM | 2262 AM | On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, Noah's Ark rested in "mountains of Ararat" | Genesis 7:27 |
| 1657 AM | 2263 AM | On the twenty-seventh day of the second month, Noah and his family left the ark | Genesis 8:13-14 |
| 1658 AM | 2264 AM | Arphaxad born, son of Shem Shem is 100 years old, nearly 101. |
Genesis 11:10 |
Read more about this topic: Chronology Of The Bible
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