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BIBLICAL CHRONOLOGY
Traditional View
by Edith Shelton
Revised by Ray Shelton
Chapter 5 – Genealogy Adam to Noah
The following is the data from chapter 5 of Genesis:
| Patriarch | Year Begat | Next Patriarch | Total Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | at 130 | Seth | + 800 = total 930 years (Gen. 5:3-5) |
| Seth | at 105 | Enosh | + 807 = total 912 years (Gen. 5:6-8) |
| Enosh | at 90 | Kenan | + 815 = total 905 years (Gen. 5:9-11) |
| Kenan | at 70 | Mahalalel | + 840 = total 910 years (Gen. 5:12-14) |
| Mahalalel | at 65 | Jared | + 830 = total 895 years (Gen. 5:15-17) |
| Jared | at 162 | Enoch | + 800 = total 962 years (Gen. 5:18-20) |
| Enoch | at 65 | Methuselah | + 300 = total 365 years (Gen. 5:21-24) |
| Methuselah | at 187 | Lamech | + 782 = total 969 years (Gen. 5:25-27) |
| Lamech | at 182 | Noah | + 595 = total 777 years (Gen. 5:28-31) |
| Noah | at 500 | Shem, Ham, and Japheth | (Gen. 5:32) |
| Noah | at 600 | Flood (Gen. 7:6) | + 350 = total 950 years (Gen. 9:28-29) |
The following is the dates of birth of the patriarch after creation:
| Years | After Creation | Patriarch | Years Before Christ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 0 | = Creation of | Adam | 4177 B.C. |
| Year 130 | = 0 + 130 | Seth | 4044 B.C. |
| Year 235 | = 130 + 105 | Enosh | 3939 B.C. |
| Year 325 | = 235 + 90 | Kenan | 3849 B.C. |
| Year 395 | = 325 + 70 | Mahalalel | 3779 B.C. |
| Year 460 | = 395 + 65 | Jared | 3714 B.C. |
| Year 622 | = 460 + 162 | Enoch | 3552 B.C. |
| Year 687 | = 622 + 65 | Methuselah | 3487 B.C. |
| Year 874 | = 687 + 187 | Lamech | 3300 B.C. |
| Year 1056 | = 874 + 182 | Noah | 3118 B.C. |
| Year 1558 | = 1056 + 502 | Shem | 3020 B.C. |
| Year 1656 | = 1056 + 600 | Flood | 2518 B.C. |
Total years to Noah according to this genealogy is 1056 years after the creation of Adam (a.c.).
Total years to the flood is 1656 years (Noah was 600 yrs old) after the creation of Adam (a.c.).
This is the Jewish year 5755 – That would be 4099 yrs (= 5755 – 1656) after flood according to this.
Since Noah was 600 years old at Flood (Gen. 7:6),
and Arpachshad was begotten 2 years after Flood (Gen. 11:10) and
in the 602 year of Noah (600 + 2 = 602),
and Shem was 100 when Arpachshad was begotten,
then Shem was born when Noah is 502: (602 – 100 = 502).
Chapter 11 Genealogy
The following is the data from chapter 11 of Genesis:
| Patriarch | Year Begat | Next Patriarch | Total Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shem | at 100 | Arpachshad (2 yrs after flood) | + 500 = total 600 yrs (Gen. 11:10-11) |
| Arpachshad | at 35 | Shelah | + 403 = total 438 yrs (Gen. 11:12-13) |
| Shelah | at 30 | Eber | + 403 = total 433 yrs (Gen. 11:14-15) |
| Eber | at 34 | Peleg | + 430 = total 464 yrs (Gen. 11:16-17) |
| Peleg | at 30 | Reu | + 209 = total 239 yrs (Gen. 11:18-19) |
| Earth divided | and | Tower of Babel | during patriarch Peleg. (Gen. 10:25, 32) |
| Reu | at 32 | Serug | + 207 = total 239 yrs (Gen. 11:20-21) |
| Serug | at 30 | Nahor | + 200 = total 230 yrs (Gen. 11:22-23) |
| Nahor | at 29 | Terah | + 119 = total 148 yrs (Gen. 11:24-25) |
| Terah | at 70 | Abram, Nahor, Haran | (Gen. 11:26); total 205 yrs (Gen. 11:32) |
The following is the dates of birth of the patriarch after creation:
| Years | After Creation | Patriarch | Years Before Christ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1658 | = 1558 + 100 = 1656 + 2 | Arpachshad | 2516 B.C. |
| Year 1693 | = 1658 + 35 | Shelah | 2481 B.C. |
| Year 1723 | = 1693 + 30 | Eber | 2451 B.C. |
| Year 1757 | = 1723 + 34 | Peleg | 2417 B.C. |
| Year 1787 | = 1757 + 30 | Reu | 2387 B.C. |
| Year 1819 | = 1787 + 32 | Serug | 2355 B.C. |
| Year 1849 | = 1819 + 30 | Nahor | 2325 B.C. |
| Year 1878 | = 1849 + 29 | Terah | 2296 B.C. |
| Year 1949 | = 1878 + 70 | Abram, Nahor, Haran | 2226 B.C. |
But if Terah died at 205 (Gen 11:32) and Abram left Haran after Terah’s death (Acts 7:4b) and Abram was 75 at that time (Gen 12:4), Then Terah must have been 130 when Abram was born??? (205-75=130)
After flood 222 years to Terah: 222 = 1878 – 1656, and either 70 or 130 more to Abraham: 222 + 130 = 352 1656 + 352 = 2008 yrs from Creation of Adam to birth of Abraham 2008 + 75 = 2083 years from Creation to promise to Abraham
The following is the dates of death of the patriarch after creation of Adam:
| Adam | – died year 0 + 930 = | 930 a.c. | 3247 B.C. |
| Seth | – died year 130 + 912 = | 1042 a.c. | 3132 B.C. |
| Enosh | – died year 235 + 905 = | 1140 a.c. | 3034 B.C. |
| Kenan | – died year 325 + 910 = | 1235 a.c. | 2939 B.C. |
| Mahalalel | – died year 395 + 895 = | 1290 a.c. | 2884 B.C. |
| Jared | – died year 460 + 962 = | 1422 a.c. | 2752 B.C. |
| Enoch | – died year 622 + 365 = | 987 a.c. | 3187 B.C. |
| Methuselah | – died year 687 + 969 = | 1656 a.c. | 2518 B.C. |
| Lamech | – died year 874 + 777 = | 1651 a.c. | 2705 B.C. |
| Noah | – died year 1056 + 950 = | 2006 a.c. | 1568 B.C. |
| Shem | – died year 1558 + 600 = | 2158 a.c. | 2420 B.C. |
| Arpachshad | – died year 1658 + 433 = | 2091 a.c. | 2083 B.C. |
| Shelah | – died year 1693 + 438 = | 2131 a.c. | 2043 B.C. |
| Eber | – died year 1723 + 464 = | 2187 a.c. | 1987 B.C. |
| Peleg | – died year 1757 + 239 = | 1996 a.c. | 2178 B.C. |
| Reu | – died year 1787 + 239 = | 2026 a.c. | 2148 B.C. |
| Serug | – died year 1819 + 230 = | 2049 a.c. | 2125 B.C. |
| Nahor | – died year 1849 + 148 = | 1997 a.c. | 2177 B.C. |
| Terah | – died year 1878 + 205 = | 2083 a.c. | 2091 B.C. |
| Abram | – died year 2008 + 175 = | 2183 a.c. | 1991 B.C. |