Timeline Tim — Biblical Chronology from the Original Text

⌛ Timeline Tim Biblical chronology, cited to the verse

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Anno Mundi (from MT) ≈ BC derived · Ussher 1650 ≈ BC derived · temple anchored to Thiele 931 BC ≈ BC / AD derived · Cyrus 1 = 538 BC (Ptolemy's Canon) · Babylon → NT

Abram's birth

AM 2008 · Terah 130 default
Gen 11:26 lists Abram first for importance, not birth order; Gen 11:32 + 12:4 + Acts 7:4 AM 1948 · Terah 70 alternate reading
face value of Gen 11:26

Kings: K1 text-only sum (default) / K2 co-regencies (alternate)

K1 · stated reign lengths summed, no unstated co-regencies default
1–2 Kings regnal formulas as written; Israel placed by its synchronisms K2 · co-regencies only where the text hints at them alternate model
each overlap labelled with its verse (e.g. 2 Kgs 15:5, 8:16); K1 stays default pending Andrew's choice

Stay in Egypt (Exod 12:40–41)

430 years, from the day Jacob entered Egypt to the day Israel walked out decided · Andrew
Gen 15:13 / Acts 7:6 (400) count servitude & affliction, a round number; Exod 12:40 counts the dwelling. Click the “Israel in Egypt” bar for the evidence.

Confidence

stated / epoch

computed from stated ages

harmonized (several texts)

range (no year stated)

SP / LXX variant (secondary)

book written — darker = more likely; fade / ⟶ = uncertain or open

Judges placement

firm (stated length + stated sequence)

implied by the text

assumed · slack

? depends on an open question

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