Timeline of the Pentateuch - Old Testament Chronology (Bible History Online)

Timeline of the Pentateuch

Ps 86:9-10 "All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your Name, For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God"

Timeline of Events from Creation to Joshua
Event	Approx Date	Scriptures
Creation	4004 BC	Genesis 1:1
The Birth of Noah	2948 BC	Genesis 5:28, 29
The Death of Methuselah	2348 BC	Genesis 5:27
The Flood	2348 BC	Genesis 7:19
The Tower of Babel	2234 BC	Genesis 8:11
The Birth of Abraham	1996 BC	Genesis 11:27
Abraham Leaves Haran	1936 BC	Genesis 12:4
Sodom and Gomorrah are Destroyed	1897 BC	Genesis 17:1
Isaac is Born	1896 BC	Genesis 21:5
Isaac Marries Rebecca	1856 BC	Genesis 25:20
The Birth of Jacob and Esau	1836 BC	Genesis 25:26
The Death of Abraham	1821 BC	Genesis 25:7
Jacob Flees to his Uncle Laban	1759 BC	Genesis 28
The Birth of Joseph	1746 BC	Genesis 30:23,24
Joseph is made Governor of Egypt	1716 BC	Genesis 41
Jacob Comes to Egypt and Dies	1689 BC	Genesis 49
The Israelites Journey into Egypt	1675 BC	Exodus 12:40
Joseph Dies in Egypt	1636 BC	Genesis 50:26
Hebrew Slavery Begins	1580 BC	Exodus 1:11
Moses is Born	1571 BC	Exodus 2:2
Moses Flees to Midian	1531 BC	Exodus 2:11-13
The Exodus from Egypt	1491 BC	Exodus 12:51
The Wilderness Wanderings	40 Years	Deuteronomy 2:7
Moses Dies	1451 BC	Deuteronomy 34
Israel Enters Canaan	1451 BC	Joshua 3:16
From Creation to Canaan	2550 Years	The 5 Books of Moses

According to Ussher's chronology there were 1656 years from creation to the flood, 427 years from the flood to the call of Abraham, 430 years from the call of Abraham to the Exodus from Egypt, and 40 years from the Exodus from Egypt to the entering of the land of Canaan by Joshua and the new generation of Israelites. It would be another 487 years until the Temple of Solomon would be dedicated to the LORD in Jerusalem.

Ps 33:8-9 "Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him, For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast"

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