old testament timeline narrative bibl 105

His coalition of three other sovereigns seek to punish five kings (Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Zoar) who choose to no longer pay tribute. The first war recorded in the Bible is led by Elam's King Chedorlaomer. God calls Abram (later Abraham) at age 75 while he is living in Haran (Genesis 12). Those leaving with him include Abraham (Abram), Sarah (Sarai), Abraham's brother Nahor and his wife, as well as Lot and his wife (Genesis 11:29 - 31). Terah, father of the patriarch Abraham, lives to the age of 205 (Genesis 11:22 - 23).Ībraham's father Terah decides to move out of Ur (Genesis 11:28).

Nahor, the grandfather of Abraham, lives to be 148 years old (Genesis 11:22 - 23). Serug, son of Reu, lives to 230 (Genesis 11:20 - 23). Reu, son of Peleg, lives to 239 (Genesis 11:18 - 21). Peleg, son of Eber, lives to the age of 239 (Genesis 11:16 - 19). The tower was built by Nimrod who was the grandson of worldwide flood survivor Ham (Genesis 10:6 - 10, 11:1 - 9). Possible date for the building of the tower of Babel. Salah, son of Arphaxad, lives until the age of 433 (Genesis 11:12 - 15).Įber, son of Salah, lives until the age of 464 (Genesis 11:14 - 17). God causes the Great Flood (Genesis 6 - 8).Īrphaxad, the firstborn son of Shem, is born two years after the Flood when his father, Shem, was one hundred years old (Genesis 11:10 - 13). Shem, one of Noah's three sons who survive the flood, lives to the age of 600 (Genesis 11:10 - 11). Noah, son of Lamech, was 600 years old when the flood came and lived another 350 after it for a total of 950 years (Genesis 9:29). Lamech, son of Methuselah, lives to become 777 years old (Genesis 5:28 - 31).ĭuring this 56 year period, due to the incredibly long lifespans of humans, the first nine generations of humans are alive at the same time! Adam dies, in 3039, only 126 years before the birth of Noah. Methuselah, son of Enoch, becomes the oldest human to have ever lived when he dies at the age of 969 (Genesis 5:25 - 27).

Old testament timeline narrative bibl 105