A. M

2133 Abraham offers his son Isaac to God for a burnt-offering. 2145 Sarah dies, aged 127 years.

B. C.

1871

1859

2148 Isaac marries Rebekah.

1856

2168 Jacob and Esau born, Isaac being 60 years old.

1836

2184 Abraham dies, aged 175 years.

1821

2200 Isaac covenants with Abimelech king of Gerar. 2208 Esau marries Canaanitish women.

1804

1796

2245 Isaac blesses Jacob, who withdraws into Mesopotamia, to his uncle 1759

2259 Joseph born, son of Jacob and Rachel, Jacob being 90 years old. 1745 2265 Jacob returns to Canaan. Esau comes to meet him, and receives 1739 him, with much affection. Jacob arrives at Shrechem.

2270 The rape of Dinah-Benjamin born, son of Rachel. 2276 Joseph, being 17 year old, tells his father Jacob his brothers' faults; 1734 they hate him, and sell him to strangers, who take him into Egypt. 1728 Joseph sold again as a slave to Potiphar.

2286 Joseph, tempted by the wife of Potiphar, refuses her, and is put in 1718

prison.

2287 Joseph explains the dreams of the two officers of Pharaoh.

1717

2289 Pharaoh's dreams explained by Joseph, who is made governor of 1715 Egypt. The beginning of the seven years of plenty foretold by Joseph.

1708

2296 The beginning of the seven years of scarcity foretold by Joseph. 2297 Joseph's ten brethren come into Egypt to buy corn. Joseph impri-1707 sons Simeon.

2298 Joseph's brethren return into Egypt, with their brother Benjamin. 1706 Joseph discovers himself, and engages them to come into Egypt with their father Jacob, then 130 years old.

2300 Joseph gets all the money of Egypt into the royal treasury. 2301 Joseph gets all the cattle of Egypt for the king.

1704

1703

1702

2302 The Egyptians sell their lands and liberties to Pharaoh. 2302 The end of the seven years of scarcity. Joseph returns the Egyp-1702

tians their cattle and their lands.

2315 Jacob's last sickness: he adopts and blesses Ephraim and Manasseh; 1689 foretels the characters of all his sons; and dies, aged 147 years. 2369 Joseph dies, aged 110 years. He foretels the departure of the Israel-1635 ites from Egypt, and desires that his bones may be taken with them

into Canaan.

2385 Levi dies, aged 137 years.

1619

2427 A revolution in Egypt. Rameses Miamun, the king, who knew 1577 neither Joseph nor his services, persecutes the Israelites.

About this time, according to Calmet, lived Job, famous for his wis

dom, virtue, and patience.

2430 Aaron born, son of Amram and Jochebed.

1574

2433 Moses born; exposed on the banks of the Nile; and found by Pha-1571

raoh's daughter, who adopts him.

2473 Moses kills an Egyptian: flees into Midian: marries Zipporah, the 1531 daughter of Jethro: has two sons by her, Gershom and Eliezer. 2513 Moses, commissied by God, returns into Egypt. Pharaoh refuses 1491 to set the Israelites at liberty. Moses inflicts ten plagues on Egypt; after which the Israelites are liberated.

A. M.

PERIOD IV.

From the Departure of the Israelites out of Egypt to their
Entrance into the Land of Canaan, 40 years.

B. C.

2513 Pharaoh pursues the Israelites with his army, and overtakes them 1491 at Pi-hahiroth. The waters divided. Israel goes through on dry ground. The Egyptians drowned; 21st of the first month. 2514 After the delivery of the law, with various circunstances of terror, 1490 the covenant of the Israelites with God, their gross idolatry, and many other events, the tabernacle is erected on the first day of the first month of the second year after the Exodus. The priesthood is established on the arrival of the Israelites at Kadesh-barnea ;] whence they send twelve chosen men, one out of each tribe, to examine the land of Canaan. After forty days these men return to Kadesh-barnea, and exasperate the people, saying that this country devoured its inhabitants, and that they were not able to conquer it. Caleb and Joshua withstand them; the people mutiny: God swears that none of the murmurers should enter the land, but be consumed in the desert. The people resolve on entering Canaan, but are repulsed by the Amalekites and the Canaanites.

2515 The people continue a considerable time at Kadesh-barnea, whence 1489 they go toward the Red Sea.

The sedition of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, is supposed to have
happened at the encampment of Kadesh-barnea.

2552 After wandering in the deserts of Arabia Petræa and Idumæa thirty-1452
seven years, they return to Mozeroth, near Kadesh-barnea, in
the thirty-ninth year after the Exodus.

Moses sends ambassadors to the king of Edom, who refuses a
passage through his territories.

The Israelites arrive at Kadesh. Miriam dies, aged 130 years.
The Israelites murmur for want of water. Moses brings it from
the rock; but he, as well as Aaron, having shown some distrust,
God forbids their entrance into the land of promise.

From Kadesh they go to mount Hor, where Aaron dies, aged 123

years.

The king of Arad attacks Israel, and takes several captives.
From mount Hor they come to Zalmonah, where Moses raises the
brazen serpent. Others think this happened at Punon.

2553 Sihon king of the Amorites refuses the Israelites a passage through 1451 his dominions. Moses attacks him and takes his country.

2553

Og king of Bashan attacks Israel, but is defeated.

Distribution of the countries of Sihon and Og to the tribes of Reu-
ben and Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.

Moses renews the covenant of Israel with the Lord.
The death of Moses, who is succeeded by Joshua.
Joshua sends spies to Jericho.

PERIOD V.

From the Entrance of the Israelites into the Land of Canaan
to the Building of Solomon's Temple, 447 years.

The people pass the river Jordan.

Joshua restores circumcision.

Manna ceases. The first passover after the passing over Jordan.
Jericho taken. The Gibeonites make a league with Joshua.
War of the five kings against Gibeon, whom Joshua defeats; the
sun and moon stand still.

1451

A. M.

2554 War of Joshua against the kings of Canaan.

B. C. 1450

2559 Joshua divides the conquered country among Judah, Ephraim, and 1445 the half tribe of Manasseh.

2560 The ark and the tabernacle fixed at Shiloh in the tribe of Ephraim. 1444 Joshua finishes the division of the country.

2561 Joshua renews the covenant between the Lord and the Israelites. 1443 Joshua dies, aged 110 years.

After his death the elders govern about eighteen or twenty years,
during which time happen the wars of Judah with Adoni-bezek.
During the succeeding anarchy happened the idolatry of Micah,
and the war of the twelve tribes against Benjamin, to revenge
the outrage committed on the wife of a Levite.

God sends his prophets in vain to reclaim the Hebrews. He per-
mits therefore, that they should fall into slavery under their

enemies.

2591 I. Servitude of the eastern Israelites under Cushanrishathaim, king 1413 of Mesopotamia, eight years.

2599 Othniel delivers them: conquers Cushanrishathaim: judges the 1405 people forty years.

2661 II. Servitude of the eastern Israelites under Eglon, king of Moab, 1343 about sixty-two years after the peace of Othniel. 2679 Ehud delivers them, after about twenty years.

1323

2699 III. Servitude of the Israelites under the Philistines. Shamgar de- 1305 livers them.

2719 IV. Servitude of the northern Israelites under Jabin king of Hazor. 1285 Deborah and Barak deliver them after twenty years. From 2699 to 2719.

2752 V. Servitude of the eastern and northern Israelites under the Mi-1252

dianites.

2759 Gideon delivers Israel. He governs them nine years.

Shechem.

1245

2768 Abimelech son of Gideon procures himself to be made king of 1236

2771 Abimelech killed after three years.

1233

2772 Tola judge of Israel after Abimelech; governs twenty-three years. 1232 2795 Jair judges Israel, chiefly beyond Jordan; governs twenty-two years. 1210 2799 VI. Servitude under the Philistines and the Ammonites. 2817 Jephthah delivers the Israelites beyond Jordan. 2823 Jephthah dies, and is succeeded by Ibzan.

1206

1187

1182

1175

2840 Elon dies: Abdon succeeds him.

1165

1157

1155

Under his judicature God raises Samson, born 2849.

1137

1136

2830 Ibzan dies, and Elon succeeds him.

2848 Abdon dies. The high priest Eli succeeds as judge of Israel. VII. Servitude under the Philistines forty years. Judges xiii. 1.

2849 Samuel born.

2867 Samson marries at Timnath.

2868 Samson burns the ripe corn of the Philistines.
2887 Samson delivered to the Philistines by Delilah; kills himself under 1117
the ruins of the temple of Dagon, with a great multitude of
Philistines. He defended Israel twenty years, from 2867 to 2887.
2888 War between the Philistines and the Israelites. The ark taken by 1116
the Philistines. Death of the high priest Eli: he governed Israel
forty years.

The Philistines send back the ark with presents. It is deposited
at Kirjath-jearim.

Samuel is acknowledged chief and judge of Israel thirty-nine or
forty years. Victory of the Israelites over the Philistines.

2908 The Israelites ask a king of Samuel.

2909 Saul is appointed, and consecrated king.

1096

1095

2911 War of the Philistines against Saul, who, having disobeyed Samuel's 1093

A. M.

2919 The birth of David, the son of Jesse.

B. C.

1085

1063

2942 War of the Philistines against the Israelites. David kills Goliath. 1062

2941 Samuel sent by God to Bethlehem to anoint David.

2943 Saul, urged by jealousy, endeavours to slay David.

2944

to David flees to various places to avoid the jealousy of Saul.
2948

1061

1060

to

1056

2949 War of the Philistines against Saul. Saul causes the ghost of 1055
Samuel to be raised. He loses the battle, and kills himself.
Ishbosheth son of Saul acknowledged king; reigns at Mahanaim
beyond Jordan.

David acknowledged king by Judah, and consecrated a second
time. Reigns at Hebron.

2956 Abner quits Ishbosheth; resorts to David. Is treacherously slain 1048
by Joab.

Ishbosheth being assassinated, David is acknowledged king over
all Israel, and consecrated the third time at Hebron.

2957 Jerusalem taken from the Jebusites by David, who makes it the 1047
royal city.

2959 David brings the ark from Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem.

1045

2960 David designs to build a temple to the Lord; is diverted from it 1044
by the prophet Nathan.

David's war against the Philistines, against Hadadezer, against Da-
mascus, and against Idumæa, continued about six years.

2967 David's war against the king of the Ammonites, who had insulted 1037
his ambassadors.

2968 David's war against the Syrians, who had assisted the Ammonites. 1036
2969 Joab besiegeth Rabbah, the capital of the Ammonites. David

commits adultery with Bathsheba, and causes Uriah to be killed.
Rabbah taken.

2970 After the birth of the son conceived by the adultery of David with 1034
Bathsheba, Nathan reproves David for his crime. David's re-
pentance.

2971 Solomon born.

2981 Absalom's rebellion against his father David.

Absalom killed by Joab.

Sedition of Sheba, the son of Bichri, appeased by Joab.

1033

1023

2983 The beginning of the famine sent by God, to avenge the death of 1021
the Gibeonites, unjustly slain by Saul; ended in 2986.

2987 David numbers the people. God gives him the choice of three 1017

plagues by which to be punished.

2988 David prepares for the building of the temple on Mount Zion, in 1016

the threshing-floor of Araunah.
Rehoboam son of Solomon born.

2989 Abishag the Shunamite given to David.

1015

Adonijah aspires to the kingdom. David causes his son Solomon
to be crowned, who is proclaimed king by all Israel.

2990 The death of David, aged 70 years.

1014

Solomon reigns alone, having reigned about six months in the life-
time of his father David. He reigned in all 40 years.

Adonijah slain, and Abiathar deprived of the office of high priest ;
Zadok in future enjoys it alone. Joab slain in the temple.

1013

2991 Solomon marries a daughter of the king of Egypt.

2992 Hiram king of Tyre congratulates Solomon on his accession to the 1012
crown; Solomon requires of him timber and workmen to assist
him in building the temple.

Solomon lays the foundation of the temple.

3000 The temple of Solomon finished, being seven years and a half in 1005

PERIOD VI.

A. M.

From the Building of the Temple to the Babylonish Cap

tivity, 400 years.

3001 Dedication of the temple.

B. C.

1004

3012 Solomon finishes the building of his palace, and of that of his 992 queen, the daughter of Pharaoh.

3026 Jeroboamn rebels against Solomon. He flies into Egypt to Shishak. 978 3029 The death of Solomon, Succession of Rehoboam, and the revolt 975 of the ten tribes. Jeroboam the son of Nebat acknowledged king of the ten tribes.