Masoretic text Chronology of the Bible

it should noted data in table questionable. example, genesis 11:10 states shem 100 years old when gave birth son 2 years after flood. statement (gn 5:32) noah 500 years old when sons born, means born starting then. commentators state shem youngest of three, mean born 2 years later in order make age 100 2 years after flood. if 1 starts 2 years after flood (no matter age of shem was) , adds ages of descendants, abraham born in 1948 am. isaac born when abraham 100 years old in 2048. according commentators exodus dated 400 years after birth of isaac (from genesis 15:13), making 2448. according others 430 year time mentioned in exodus 12:40 dated descent of jacob aegypt, making 2668.

the temple built 480 years after exodus, in fourth year of kin solomon s rein, according kings 6:1. places start of king solomon s reign 2924 , building of temple 2928.

the masoretic text basis of modern jewish , christian bibles. while difficulties biblical texts make impossible reach sure conclusions, perhaps held hypothesis embodies overall scheme of 4,000 years (a great year ) taking re-dedication of temple maccabees in 164 bce end-point. 2 motives may have led this: first, there common idea @ time of maccabees human history followed plan of divine week of 7 days each lasting thousand years; , second, 4,000 year history – longer in septuagint version – establish antiquity of jews against pagan neighbours.