Scripture Chronology, from the Creation to the Flood, 1656 Years. 874 1034 622 492 385 297 227 162 born 969 687 557 452 362292 227 65 born 782 874 744 639 549 479 414 252 187 born Jared. Enoch. 930 726 1042 987 669 614 1056 14 821 731 661 596 1290 1558 1651 112 912 807 717 647 582 600 126 1140 516 210 1154 502 224 112 14 829 759 694 1235 421 305 193 95 910 840 775 248 548 361 179 366 360 248 150 55 895 830 303 600 416 | 234 1422 234 592 380 282 187 132 962 435 735 548 366 98 628 516 418 323 268 136 571 871 684 502 born 5721 609 511 416 361 229 664 964 777 595 930 800 695 605 535 470 308 243 56 69 369 182 born 1656 0 726 614 516 421 366 234 669 969 5600 98 Note 1.-That the world was created in spring appears probable from hence, that the Flood took place in spring, after 1656 years were ended, whether those years be reckoned altogether by nativities, or partly by the long life of Methuselah. Note 2.-There is nothing in the laws of gravitation, nor any thing said in Scripture, to lead us to suppose that the years of the antedeluvian period were shorter than those of latter ages. The forins of speech in Scripture sometimes prophetically designate years by months, weeks, days, or hours, but never the reverse. Note 3.-The allotted period from the creation of the world until the final overthrow of the Jewish state seems to have been 4350 years, or nearly 3651 × 12 years, intimated by 12 hours of the day, Matt. xx. 6 and 12; and John xi.9; and by 12 years, Matt. ix.20; but this period was shortened (Matt. viii. 29.) for gracious purposes, (Matt. xxiv. 22,) by 65 years, or nearly 5 X 12 years, making a period of 4285 years, not indeed widely different from the former. Scripture Chronology, from the Flood to the giving of the Law, 882 Years. 2096 440 90 538 438 403 373 100 452102 550 12 415 385112 120 435 162 132 2108 2126 470 568 30 433 403136 100 2158 502 152 600 62 32 2168 512 162 10 72 42 172 142 2183 527 177 25 87 57 460 187 157 2187 531 181 29 91 61 464 191 161 148 2217 561 211 59 121 91 2246 590 240 88 140 120 2259 603 253 101 153 133 2275 619 269 117 169 149 88 279 249 236 92 167 107 2276 620 270 118 170 150 89 280 250 237 279 193 93 168 108 2288 632 282 130 182 162 101 292 262 249 291 205 105 180 120 2298 642 292 140 192 172 111 302 272 259 301 215 115 2315 659 309 157 209 189 128 319 289 276 318 232 132 2369 713 363 211 263 243 182 373 343 330 372 286 186 2538 882 532 380 432 412 351 542 512 499 541 455 355 250 223 169 82 69 111 25 100 born 87 129 43 118 119 161 75 150 129 171 85 160 144 186 100 175 30 221 1911 178 18 50 60 born 75 15 79 19 49 63 138 78 262 176 76 151 91 born 278 192 16 Explanation -In this Table, and the preceding, the first and last years of each Patriarch's life are noted, together with the contemporaneous ages of the others, in different columns. The spaces enclosed by dark lines shew the years of decease of the Patriarchs respectively. Attempt to illustrate Scripture Chronology, from the Birth of Isaac to the giving of the Law, 430 Years. Years Years of the before World Christ 2108 2107 born Simeon. Levi. Judah. Dan. Naphtali. Gad. Asher. Issachar. Zeblun. 1 born 2 3 4 2 2 86 Jacob ends serving for Rachael 2254 1961 146 87 2255 1960 147 89 2257 1958 149 9 90 2258 1957 150 10 9 4567 6 193 •qen!C 1 2 3 23 1 born 1 born 1 born Joseph. Benjamin. Kohath. 1 born Amram. 2259 1956 151 91 11 9 8 7 67 5 3 4 2 1 born Moses. Jacob flees from Laban, and goes to Succoth 2260 1955 152 94 2 1 1 3 2 106 Jacob removes to Shechem 2274 1941 166 26 25 24 108 168 Isaac dies 2288 1927 180 46 45 130 48 10 50 49 147 Jacob dies in Egypt 2315 1900 27 67 66 65 44 111 110 109 108 107 106 105 104 2369 1846 81 2387 1828 22 21 23 22 24 23 36 35 42 41 47 46 45 63 62 54 121 120 119 118 117 116 115 114 113 112 99 72 137 136 135 134 133 132 131 103 102 101 100 83 111 110 93 2427 1788 139 112 401 89 65 horn 10 93 28 2458 1757 170 143 71 27 69 137 38 Amram dies 2496 1719 208 181 109 129 71 21 40 Moses flees from Egypt to Midian The Law given Scripture Chronology, from the giving of the Law by Moses to the Foundation of Solomon's Temple, 530 Years. Note 1.-It hence appears that the periods of the Servitudes are included, according to Scripture within those of the Judges. Our Commentators have, therefore, erred greatly in excluding them. Note 2.-As Enoch was translated to heaven about 666 years before the destruction of the old world by the flood, so about the year of the world 2940, or nearly 666 years before the Babylonish captivity, Samuel being a child, probably 7 or 8 years old, the captivity of Judah was foretold, under the type of the destruction that was to befal Eli's house. Compare 1 Sam. iii 3; with 2 Kings, xxi. 12. Note 3.-The sabbatical years tended much, until they fell into disuse in the 41st year of Solomon's reign, to preserve the Chronology of the sacred records of Scripture. These years appear to have fallen on the 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 50, 57, 64, 71, 78, 85, 92, 99, and 100th of each century. Scripture Chronology, during the Times of Solomon's Temple, 536 Years. Note 1.-From the year of the world 3106, when Solomon's idolatry began, to the year 3612, the æra of the Babylonish captivity, the Prophets reckon 490 years, besides 15 years, or thereabouts, which were added to the duration of the Jewish state, as well as to the life of Hezekiah, 2 Kings xx. 6. Ezekiel also reckons 390 years from the beginning of Solomon's idolatry until the 6th year of Heze. kiah's reign. Compare 2 Kings xviii. 9, and Ezek. iv. 5. Note 2-Josephus says that Solomon reigned 80 years in all; which means that 80 years had elapsed between the reigns of David and Rehoboam; and this was really the case, according to the Prophets. Isa. xxiii. 15, and Ezek. iv. 6, as stated above. Note 3.-Asa could hardly have been more than 4 years old when his father died; yet, after reigning 41 years, he died an old man, say between 70 and 80 years of age. 1 Kings xv. 23. We have therefore ample room to insert a Regency of 27 years, at the end of which Asa, being of manly age, put an end to his Grandmother Maacha's Regency, on account of her idolatry. 1 Kings xv. 13. |