CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE,

Abraham with his wife goes to Egypt
He returns from Egypt to Canaan..........ec cece ce ccccccceececs
Abraham and Lot separate, the former going to Mamre, the latter to

SOOM... . eee cece cece cece e ec eceeacecenceeceucnaees 1920
Chedorlaomer and his allies make war upon the king of Sodom and

take Lot prisoner, but they are pursued and defeated by Abraham 1918
Melchisidek receives tithes from him and blesses him .
God makes a covenant with Abraham

osee eee eeevoeveevseeeoes- sea eee cee se ee 8 oO @

The birth of Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar......... ........ 1910
God renews his covenant with Abram, changing his name to ABRA-
HAM, institutes circumcision, promises Isaac by Sarah his wife... 1897

Abraham entertains angels, is informed by them of the destruction of
Scdom and Gomorrah, intercedes for these cities, their overthrow ....
Abrakam sojourns in Gerar, where Abimelech, the king, takes Sarah ....

to wife, but restores her...... 0.0... cece ccc eee c eee es ace ee tees
The birth of Isaac in the 100th year of Abraham...............0.. 1896
Abraham sends away Hagar and her son Ishmael................. 1892
He is commanded of God to sacrifice Isaac, his son.,...........06- 1871
Sarah dies at Hebron, aged 127 years.............. sete eeeeeeees 1859
The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca............ ccc cece eee ec eeeee 1856
The birth of Jacob and Esau, Isaac being 60 years old............ 1836
Death of Abraham, aged 175 years....... cece cee eee eee eee aes 1818
Kingdom of Argos founded about this time.
Bela the first king of Edom begins to reign........2.....0.ceeeeee 1740
Isaac blesses Jacob, who departs to Padan-aram...............6.. 1760
Jacob marries Leah, daughter of Laban............0..0 20 eee eens 1753
Esau marries two Canaanitish women..........--..+eeee eee e eens 1796

_ Jacob makes Joseph his favorite, his dreams, is sold as a slave to

Egypt ....cccecc cc cece cece eens cette eee e teen eee eeeeees 1728
Joseph cast into prison......... ccc eee eee ee eee teen ee ee eee oe 1719
The death of Isaac, aged 180 years......... eee cece cece eee ee eee 1716
Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams, and is made the first ruler under

the king... 2... cece eee eee eet ene e eee ence nen ae 1715
Commencement of seven years’ famine.........0 ec cece eee cree ees 1708
Jacob sends his sons to Egypt to buy Corn........... eee ee eee ees 1707
He sends them again with Benjamin, when Joseph makes himself —

known to them........ cece ee eee eee eee eee e eee eee eenns 1706
Jacob and family go down to Egypt.....--+++eseeeee reer eee eeees 1706
Jacob having blessed his sons, dies in Egypt, aged 147.......,...- 1689
The death of Joseph, aged 110 years.......e esse eres cere eee eeeeene 1635

Revolution in Egypt, the shepherd kings expelled, and the Theban
dynasty by successive kings reigns during the sojourn and sow
of the Israélites to their exodus under Ramses I., B. CV. 1491..

The destruction of the male Hebrew children ordered. wees ec ences "1573
Birth of Moses and his adoption by Pharaoh’s daughter............ 1571
About this time Athens is founded by Cecrops...... .. cece eee ae 1556
Moses kills an Egyptian and flies to Midian........-.-sseseeeeeeees 1531

Amenophis, son of Rameses Miamun, reigns over Egypt. .....e.ees 1510

567

A.M.
2084

2084
2093
2094

2107

2108
2.12
21338
2145
2148
2168
2186

2264
2240
2251
2208

2276
2285
2288

2289
2296
2297

2298
2298
2315
2369

2431
2433
2448
2478
2494