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  Adam's* creation

*Names highlighted in maroon are the lineage of Jesus Christ

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Adam was created on the sixth day of the creation week. 

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(Luke 3:38)
(1 Tim 2:13)

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Seth's birth

Genesis 5:3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth

130 years after Adam's creation, Seth was born.

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(Luke 3:38)

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Enosh's birth

Genesis 5:6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
 

105 years after Seth's birth Enos was born.

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(1 Chron 1:1)

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Cainan's birth

Genesis 5:9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

90 years after Enos's birth, Cainan, (Kenan),  was born.

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(1 Chron 1:2)

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Mahalaleel, birth

Genesis 5:12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

70 years after Cainan's birth, Mahalaleel was born.

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Jared's birth

Genesis 5:15  And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

65 years after Mahalaleel's birth, Jared was born.

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Enoch's birth

Genesis 5:18  And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

162 years after Jared's birth, Enoch was born.

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Methuselah's birth

Genesis 5:21  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

65 years after Enoch's birth, Methuselah was born.

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Lamech's birth

Genesis 5:25   And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

187 years after Methuselah was born, Lamech was born.

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Adam's death

Genesis 5:4-5   And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

(5) And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

800 years after Seth's birth, or 930 years after Adam's creation ,  he died.

Seth was born when Adam was 130 years old.

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Enoch taken by God

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(Heb 11:5)
(Luke 3:37)
(Jude 14)

Genesis 5:22-24  And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

(23) And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

(24) And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

300 years after Methuselah's birth, or 365 years after Enoch's birth, Enoch was taken by God.

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Seth's death

Genesis 5:7-8  And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

(8) And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
 

807 years after Enosh's birth, or 912 years after Seth's birth, Seth died.

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Noah's birth

Genesis 5:28-29   And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

(29) And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

182 years after Lamech's birth, Noah was born.

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Enosh's death

Genesis 5;10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

(11) And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

815 years after Cainan's birth, or 905 years after Enosh's birth, he died.

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Cainan's death

Genesis 5:13 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

(13) And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

840 years after Mahalaleel's birth, or 910 years after Cainan's birth, Cainan died.

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Mahalalel's death

Genesis 5:16
And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

(17) And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

830 years after Jared's birth, or 895 years after Mahalalel's birth, Mahalalel died.

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Jared's death

Genesis 5:19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

(20) And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

800 years after Enoch's birth, or 962 years after Jared's birth, Jared died.

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(Luke 3:37)

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Shem's birth

Genesis 11:10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
 

2 years after the flood, Shem was 100 years old.

Note: Genesis 5:32 which states "And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth." was not used because it is unclear if all 3 sons were born in the same year. Using Genesis 11:10, Noah was 502 when Shem was born. See the notes for Noah's death. The reference for the end of the flood is not when the waters dried up in Genesis 8:13, but some time before that. As in Genesis 9:28-29, the reference will be when Noah was 600 years old as the end of the flood.

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Lamech's death

Genesis 5:30   And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

(31) And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

595 years after Noah's birth, or 777 years after Lamech's birth, Lamech died.

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Methuselah's death

Genesis 5:26   And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

(27) And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

782 years after Lamech's birth, or 969 years after Methuselah's birth, Methuselah died.  Methuselah died the same year as the beginning of the Great Flood.  Was it natural death, or was he a victim of the flood?

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Beginning of the Great Flood 

Genesis 7:11   In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

600 years after Noah's birth, the flood starts

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Years after creation

Flood ends (waters were dried up)

Genesis 8:13  And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
 

601 years after Noah's birth, the flood ends.

Josephus: In The Antiquities of the Jews 8:3:1, the construction of the temple began 1440 years after the ‘Deluge’. He also said in that same paragraph that the temple was built 3102 years after the creation of Adam. According to 1 Kings 6:38, the temple took 7 years to complete. The difference puts the year the flood ended to be 1655. This gives validity to the Masoretic text time line. Each of the dates mentioned is rounded to the nearest year. The difference between Josephus and the date derived from the Masoretic text is only 2 years.  That is getting pretty close.

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Arphaxad's birth

Genesis 11:10   These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

2 years after the flood, or 100 years after Shem's birth, Arphaxad was born.

Note: See the notes for Noah's death. The reference for this date is not when the waters dried up in Genesis 8:13, but some time before that. As in Genesis 9:28-29, the reference will be when Noah was 600 years old as the end of the flood.

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Salah's birth

Genesis 11:12  And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

35 years after Arphaxad's birth, Salah was born.

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Eber's birth

Genesis 11:14  And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

30 years after Salah's birth, Eber was born.

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Peleg's birth

Genesis 11:16  And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

34 years after Eber's birth, Peleg was born

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Reu's birth

Genesis 11:18  And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

30 years after Peleg's birth, Reu was born

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Serug's birth

Genesis 11:20  And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

32 years after Reu’s birth, Serug was born

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Nahor's birth

Genesis 11:22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

30 years after Serug’s birth, Nahor was born.

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Terah's birth

Genesis 11:24  And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

29 years after Nahor’s birth, Terah was born

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Terah started having sons

Genesis 11:26  And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
 

70 years after Terah’s birth, he started having kids.  All three sons were not born the same year.

Note: See Acts 7:2-4 for the exact year of Abram's birth.  He was 75 years old when he left Haran for Canaan.  He left Haran after his father died. 

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Peleg's death

Genesis 11:19 After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.

209 years after Reu’s birth, Peleg died

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Nahor's death

Genesis 11:25 After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

119 years after Terah’s birth, Nahor was born

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Noah's death

Genesis 9:28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

Genesis 9:29 So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.

350 years after the flood, or 950 years after Noah’s birth, Noah died.

Note: Subtracting 950 from 350 yields Noah’s age at the flood to be 600. Genesis 8:13 says Noah was 601. Therefore when Genesis 9:28 says that Noah lived 350 years after the flood, the reference is not when the waters died. The reference is most likely be when the rain stopped.

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Abraham's Birth

Genesis 12:4 So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran....

Acts 7:4Then came he [Abraham] out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
KJV
 

75 years after Abraham’s birth, Abram (later changed to Abraham) departed from Haran. Also, Abraham had been in Canaan 10 years when Ishmael was conceived. Since 9 months later, Ishmael was born, the time Abraham was in Canaan at Ismael’s birth was 11 years.

Note: An assumption is made in the Genesis 16 passage that Ishael was conceived less than a year after Abraham took Hagar. Since the times established from Genesis 12 agree with this asumption, it is taken as correct.

Abraham, at 75 years of age, left Harran after his father, Terah, died.  Terah lived 205 years.  Subtracting 75 from the age of Terah at his death places Abraham's birth 2008 yrs after creation.

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Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"

When Abraham was 100 years old, Sarah was 90 years old. Therefore, 10 years after Abraham’s birth, Sarah was born.

Reu's death

Genesis 11:21 After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

207 years after Serug's birth, Reu died.

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Serug's death

Genesis 11:23 After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

200 years after Nahor's birth, Serug died

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Ishmael's birth

Genesis 16:16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

Genesis 17:23-25 So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him.  Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Abraham was 86 when Ishmael was born. Also, Ishmael was 13 years old when Abraham was 99 years old. Therefore, 86 years after Abraham's birth, Ishmael was born.

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God's promise to Abraham

Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"

90 years after Sarah's birth, or 100 years after Abraham's birth, God gave Abraham the promise.

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Isaac's birth

Genesis 17:17,19 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

90 years after Sarah's birth, or 100 years after Abraham's birth, Isaac was born.

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Terah's death

Genesis 11:32 So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.

205 years after Terah's birth, Terah died

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Acts 7:2-4

2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
 

Sarah's death

Genesis 23:1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.

127 years after Sarah's birth, Sarah died.

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Isaac marries Rebekah

Genesis 25:20  Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.

40 years after Isaac's birth, Isaac married Rebekah

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Jacob's birth

Genesis 25:26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

60 years after Isaac's birth, Jacob was born

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Abraham's death

Genesis 25:7 This is the sum of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years.

175 years after Abraham's birth, Abraham died.

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Salah's death

Genesis 11:15 After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

403 years after Eber's birth, Salah died.

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Esau marries Beeri and Basemath

Genesis 26:34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

40 years after Esau’s birth, Esau married Beeri and Basemath

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Shem's death

Genesis 11:11 After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

500 years after Arphaxad's birth, Shem died.

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Eber's death

Genesis 11:17 After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

430 years after Peleg's birth, Eber died.

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Ishmael's death

Genesis 25:17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

137 years after Ishmael’s birth, Ishmael died.

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Joseph's birth

Genesis 41:46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

30 years before Joseph begins service for Pharaoh, Joseph was born

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Isaac's death

Genesis 35:28-29 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

180 years after Isaac's birth, Isaac died.

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Joseph starts service for Pharaoh

Genesis 41:28-34

(28) This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

(29) Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

(30) And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

(31) And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

(32) And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

(33) Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

(34) Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

Genesis 41:39-40 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. "You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you."

Pharaoh placed Joseph in charge of Egypt because of the interpretation he had of Pharaoh's dream. It is assumed that the years of plenty started the year Joseph started service for Pharaoh. If the abundance didn't start as soon as Joseph started work, Pharaoh would have thought the interpretation was incorrect. Also, Pharaoh put Joseph in charge to plan during the years of plenty, for the years of famine.

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Years of plenty begin in Egypt

Genesis 41:53-54  And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

(54) And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

7 years before the years of plenty end in Egypt ended, the years of plenty  in Egypt began

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Years of plenty end in Egypt

Genesis 41:53-54 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

(54) And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

The years of plenty in Egypt ended and the time the famine began in Egypt.

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Famine begins in Egypt

Genesis 41:53-54 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

(54) And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

7 years before the famine in Egypt ended, the famine in Egypt began

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God makes promise to Jacob

Genesis 46:3-7

(3) And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

(4) I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

(5) And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

(6) And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

(7) His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

Promise given to Jacob the same year Jacob moves to Egypt.

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Gen 47:9  And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

Jacob was 130 years old when he moved to Egypt.

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(Acts 7:15)