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Biblical Chronology
by Ray Shelton
From Harold Camping’s Adam When? first published in 1974 by Frontiers for Christ, Alameda, California:
Genesis Chapter 5 – Genealogy from Adam to Noah
The following is a summary of the genealogical data found in Genesis 5:
| 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 chronology from Adam to Noah determined by using Camping’s method of analysis of the data found in Genesis 5:
| Years | After Creation | Patriarch | Years Before Christ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 0 | = Creation of | Adam | 11013 B.C. |
| Year 130 | = 0 + 130; birth of | Seth | 10883 B.C. |
| Year 235 | = 130 + 105; birth of | Enosh | 10778 B.C. |
| Year 1140 | = 235 + 905; birth of | Kenan | 9873 B.C. |
| Year 2050 | = 1140 + 910; birth of | Mahalalel | 8963 B.C. |
| Year 2945 | = 2050 + 895; birth of | Jared | 8068 B.C. |
| Year 3907 | = 2945 + 962; birth of | Enoch | 7106 B.C. |
| Year 4272 | = 3907 + 365; birth of | Methuselah | 6741 B.C. |
| Year 5241 | = 4272 + 969; birth of | Lamech | 5772 B.C. |
| Year 5423 | = 5241 + 182; birth of | Noah | 5590 B.C. |
| Year 5925 | = 5423 + 502; birth of | Shem | 5088 B.C. |
| Year 6023 | = 5423 + 600 – | Flood | 4990 B.C. |
Total years to Noah according to this genealogy is 5423 years a.c. (after creation of Adam)
Total Years to flood 6023 years (Noah 600 yrs old) a.c. (after creation of Adam)
Since Noah was 600 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).
Genesis Chapter 11 – Genealogy from Noah to Abraham
The following is a summary of the genealogical data found in Genesis 11:
| 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 chronology from Noah to Abraham determined by using Camping’s method of analysis of the data found in Genesis 11
:
| Years | After Creation | Patriarch | Years Before Christ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 6025 | = 6023 + 2 yrs | after Flood | 4988 B.C. |
| Year 6525 | = 6025 + 500 – | Arpachshad | 4488 B.C. |
| Year 6963 | = 6525 + 438 – | Shelah | 4050 B.C. |
| Year 7396 | = 6963 + 433 – | Eber | 3617 B.C. |
| Year 7860 | = 7396 + 464 – | Peleg | 3153 B.C. |
| Year 8099 | = 7860 + 239 – | Reu | 2914 B.C. |
| Year 8338 | = 8099 + 239 – | Serug | 2675 B.C. |
| Year 8568 | = 8338 + 230 – | Nahor | 2445 B.C. |
| Year 8716 | = 8568 + 148 – | Terah | 2297 B.C. |
| Year 8846 | = 8716 + 130 – | Abram | 2167 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 Abraham was born???
(205-75=130)After Flood 2693 years to Terah (2693 = 8716 – 6023)
and 130 more to Abram, that is, 2693 + 130 = 2823, then
6023 + 2823 = 8846 yrs from Creation of Adam until the birth of Abram in 2167 B.C.
8846 + 75 = 8921 years from Creation of Adam until the promise to Abram in 2092 B.C.
The following tables gives the year of the death of the partriarch after creation of Adam (a.c.)
and before the Flood (b.f.) and after the Flood (a.f.).
| Patriarch | Year Died After Creation | of Adam | Before the Flood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | – died year 0 + 930 | = 930 a.c. | 5093 b.f. |
| Seth | – died year 130 + 912 | = 1042 a.c. | 4981 b.f. |
| Enosh | – died year 235 + 905 | = 1140 a.c. | 4883 b.f. |
| Kenan | – died year 1140 + 910 | = 2050 a.c. | 3973 b.f. |
| Mahalalel | – died year 2050 + 895 | = 2945 a.c. | 3078 b.f. |
| Jared | – died year 2945 + 962 | = 3907 a.c. | 2116 b.f. |
| Enoch | – died year 3907 + 365 | = 4272 a.c. | 1751 b.f. |
| Methuselah | – died year 4272 + 969 | = 5241 a.c. | 782 b.f. |
| Lamech | – died year 5241 + 777 | = 6018 a.c. | 5 b.f. |
| Patriarch | Year Died After Creation | of Adam | After the Flood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah | – died year 5423 + 950 | = 6373 a.c. | 350 a.f. |
| Shem | – died year 5925 + 600 | = 6525 a.c. | 502 a.f. |
| Arpachshad | – died year 6525 + 438 | = 6963 a.c. | 940 a.f. |
| Shelah | – died year 6963 + 433 | = 7396 a.c. | 1373 a.f. |
| Eber | – died year 7396 + 464 | = 7860 a.c. | 1837 a.f. |
| Peleg | – died year 7860 + 239 | = 8099 a.c. | 2076 a.f. |
| Reu | – died year 8099 + 239 | = 8338 a.c. | 2315 a.f. |
| Serug | – died year 8338 + 230 | = 8568 a.c. | 2545 a.f. |
| Nahor | – died year 8568 + 145 | = 8713 a.c. | 2690 a.f. |
| Terah | – died year 8568 + 148 | = 8716 a.c. | 2693 a.f. |
| Abram | – died year 8846 + 175 | = 9021 a.c. | 2998 a.f. |