EIGHTEEN
The Post-Flood Patriarchs
Birth of Arphaxad Until Jacob Joins Joseph
Saturday September 14 – Tishri 2, 2456 BC
To Sunday January 6 – Tevet 17, 1875 BC
580 Years and 114 Days
118 Events: Genesis 10:1-46:34, & Job
Genesis 11:10-13; Luke 3:36
Birth of Arphaxad-Son of Shem
The DFC date for the birth of Arphaxad is one hundred years plus twenty days after the birth of his father, Shem. Arphaxad is the grandfather of Salah according to Luke 3:36. The birth of Arphaxad is the starting point of two hundred ninety DFC years and fifty-eight days until the birth of Abraham. Arphaxad is born two years after the DFC date of Methuselah’s death (Genesis 5:25-27). CD#332 is the DFC date for events happening between 2456 BC and 2452 BC. The dates for the birth and death of all the Patriarchs are given as DFC dates according the numbered years given in the text of Scripture.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 332
BR Years from Creation: 1658
BR: Saturday, September 14 — Tishri 2, 2456 BC
GH: Saturday, January 30 — Shevat 9, 2447 BC
Julian Day Number: 827705.75
Genesis 11:12; Luke 3:36
Birth of Salah-Grandson of Arphaxad
The DFC date for the birth for Salah is thirty-five years and seven days after the birth of his grandfather, Arphaxad. This is the only example of a skipped generation in the dating of the birth of a patriarch in the Old Testament. Some Bible chronologies will add as much as 4,000 years to the Bible Timeline from Creation Week with the claim that there are missing genealogies in the Patriarchs. Luke 3:36 makes it clear that Arphaxad is the grandfather instead of the father of Salah. This shows a skip or gap in the generations but not in the number of years of chronology between the two events. Salah is the father of Eber. CD#339 is the DFC date for events happening between 2421 BC and 2417 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 339
BR Years from Creation: 1693
BR: Saturday, September 21 — Tishri 9, 2421 BC
GH: Saturday, December 24 — Tevet 4, 2413 BC
Julian Day Number: 840452.75
Genesis 11:14; Luke 3:35
Birth of Eber-Son of Salah
The DFC date for the birth of Eber is thirty years plus six days after the birth of his father, Salah. Eber is the father of Peleg.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 345
BR Years from Creation: 1723
BR: Friday, September 27 — Tishri 15, 2391 BC
GH: Friday, November 23 — Kislev 1, 2383 BC
Julian Day Number: 851378.75
Genesis 11:16; Luke 3:35
Birth of Peleg-Son of Eber
The DFC date for the birth of Peleg is thirty-four years plus six days after the birth of his father, Eber. Peleg is the father of Reu. It is estimated that the events of the Tower of Babel, recorded in Genesis 11:1-9, happened in the first half of Peleg’s life. CD#351 is the DFC date for events happening between 2361 BC and 2357 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 351
BR Years from Creation: 1757
BR: Thursday, October 3 — Tishri 21, 2357 BC
GH: Thursday, October 17 — Creation Day 3, 2349 BC
Julian Day Number: 863760.75
Genesis 11:18; Luke 3:35
Birth of Reu-Son of Peleg
The DFC date for the birth of Reu is thirty years plus six days after the birth of his father, Peleg. Reu is the father of Serug. CD#357 is the DFC date for events happening between 2331 BC and 2327 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 357
BR Years from Creation: 1787
BR: Wednesday, October 9 — Tishri 27, 2327 BC
GH: Wednesday, September 16 — Tishri 1, 2319 BC
Julian Day Number: 874686.75
Genesis 11:1-9
The Tower of Babel
This is an estimated date for the events of the Tower of Babel during the life of Peleg and before the birth of Job. CD#360 is the DFC date for events happening between the years 2316 BC and 2312 BC.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 360
BR Years from Creation: 1799
BR: Saturday, October 12 — Tishri 30, 2315 BC
GH: Saturday, September 4 — Elul 18, 2307 BC
Julian Day Number: 879057.75
Genesis 11:20; Luke 3:35
Birth of Serug-Son of Reu
The DFC date for the birth of Serug is thirty-two years plus seven days after the birth of his father, Reu. Serug is the father of Nahor. CD#364 is the DFC date for events happening between 2296 BC and 2292 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 364
BR Years from Creation: 1819
BR: Wednesday, October 16 — Creation Day 3, 2295 BC
GH: Wednesday, August 15 — Av 28, 2287 BC
Julian Day Number: 886341.75
Job 42:16
Birth of Job
This is the estimated DFC year of the birth of Job. Job lives for one hundred forty years after the events mentioned in the Book of Job. It is estimated that Job dies at about two hundred years old. Like all DFC and EDFC dates in the Bible Timeline, the Calendar Day Number (CD#1) is one-fifth of the number of completed years since Creation Day 3 of Creation Week. At this point in the Bible Timeline, one-fifth of the completed years since Creation Day 3 would be 365. Since there are only 364 Calendar Day Numbers, 364 must be subtracted resulting in CD#1 as the DFC date for this year. CD#1 is the DFC date for events happening between 2291 BC and 2287 BC.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 1
BR Years from Creation: 1825
BR: Thursday, October 17 — Creation Day 4, 2290 BC
GH: Thursday, August 10 — Av 23, 2282 BC
Julian Day Number: 888162.75
Genesis 11:22; Luke 3:34-35
Birth of Nahor-Son of Serug
The DFC date for the birth of Nahor is thirty years plus six days after the birth of his father, Serug. Nahor is the father of Terah. At this point in the Bible Timeline, one-fifth of the completed years since Creation Day 3 would be 370. Since there are only 364 Calendar Day Numbers, 364 must be subtracted resulting in CD#6 as the DFC date for this year. CD#6 is the DFC date for events happening between 2266 BC and 2262 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 6
BR Years from Creation: 1850
BR: Tuesday, October 22 — Heshvan 2, 2265 BC
GH: Tuesday, July 14 — Tammuz 27, 2257 BC
Julian Day Number: 897267.75
Genesis 11:24; Luke 3:34
Birth of Terah-Son of Nahor
The DFC date for the birth of Terah is twenty-nine years plus six days after the birth of his father, Nahor. Terah is the father of Abraham. CD#12 is the DFC date for events happening between 2236 BC and 2232 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 12
BR Years from Creation: 1879
BR: Monday, October 28 — Heshvan 8, 2236 BC
GH: Monday, June 14 — Sivan 25, 2228 BC
Julian Day Number: 907829.75
Job 1:1-42:11
Estimated Date for the Book of Job
This estimated date for the main events in the Book of Job places these events about eighty-five years after the Tower of Babel and sixty-four years before the birth of Abraham. It is estimated that Job is about sixty years old and would live another one hundred forty years. CD#13 is the DFC date for events between 2231 BC and 2227 BC.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 13
BR Years from Creation: 1885
BR: Tuesday, October 29 — Heshvan 9, 2230 BC
GH: Tuesday, June 8 — Sivan 19, 2222 BC
Julian Day Number: 910014.75
Genesis 11:26; Luke 3:34
Birth of Abraham-Son of Terah
The birth of Abraham begins a period of 290 DFC years plus 58 days until Jacob’s arrival in Egypt at the age of 130 to join Joseph. Abraham is born when his father, Terah, is 70 years old. Abraham is the father of Isaac. Many commentaries erroneously claim that Terah is 130 when Abraham is born. This 60 year error has gone often unchallenged since it was introduced by James Ussher in his 17th century dating of the events in Biblical and world history. Ussher’s error triggered a series of mathematical miscalculations in the start of the Babylonian Exile in 588 BC and the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple in 515 BC. Even though most of Ussher’s dates prior to 454 BC have proven incorrect, these three main errors remain firmly entrenched in modern Bible chronology. Ussher’s calculation of the number of years from Creation until the birth of Jesus was 3,999. Instead, the correct number of solar years is 4,096 which are clearly stated in the Biblical text (See Exact Years Chart in Chapter 29). This error was the main stumbling block of subsequent attempts at calculating an accurate Bible chronology. The correction of this mathematical error was extremely difficult prior to the invention of the computer and an Excel spreadsheet. This Monday, November 11–Heshvan 22 date is also the birth date of Seth in 3985 BC and King David in 1040 BC. CD#26 is the DFC date for events from 2166 BC to 2162 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 26
BR Years from Creation: 1949
BR: Monday, November 11 — Heshvan 22, 2166 BC
GH: Monday, April 3 — Nisan 12, 2158 BC
Julian Day Number: 933323.75
Genesis 17:17
Birth of Sarah (Sarai)-Wife of Abraham
Genesis 17:17 is very clear that Sarah is ten years younger than her husband Abraham. CD#28 is the DFC date for events happening between 2156 BC and 2152 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 28
BR Years from Creation: 1959
BR: Wednesday, November 13 — Heshvan 24, 2156 BC
GH: Wednesday, March 23 — Nisan 1, 2148 BC
Julian Day Number: 936965.75
Genesis 11:18-19
Death of Peleg-Son of Eber at 239
The DFC date of the death of Peleg is 239 years and forty-eight days from his birth.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 35
BR Years from Creation: 1997
BR: Wednesday, November 20 — Kislev 1, 2118 BC
GH: Wednesday, February 11 — Shevat 21, 2110 BC
Julian Day Number: 950804.75
Genesis 11:22-25
Death of Nahor-Son of Serug at 148
The DFC date of the death of Nahor is 148 years and thirty days from his birth. CD#35 is the DFC date for events happening between 2121 BC and 2117 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 35
BR Years from Creation: 1998
BR: Wednesday, November 20 — Kislev 1, 2117 BC
GH: Wednesday, February 10 — Shevat 21, 2109 BC
Julian Day Number: 951168.75
Genesis 9:28-29
Death of Noah-Son of Lamech at 950
The DFC dating of Noah’s death is very important in calculating dates of the post-flood Patriarchs. The DFC date of the death of Noah is 950 years and one hundred ninety days from his birth. CD#37 is the DFC date for events between 2111 BC and 2107 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 37
BR Years from Creation: 2007
BR: Friday, November 22 — Kislev 3, 2108 BC
GH: Friday, February 1 — Shevat 11, 2100 BC
Julian Day Number: 954446.75
Genesis 12:4-6
Abraham Leaves Haran at 75
When Abraham leaves his father in Haran at the age of 75, his Father Terah is 145 years old. Abraham’s wife Sarah is 65 years old at the time of this event. Terah would die 60 years later at the age of 205. Sarah would die two years after the death of Terah at the age of 127. At the death of Sarah, Abraham moves from Beersheba to Hebron in Canaan, clarifying the meaning of the text of Acts 7:2-4. Some Bible chronologies claim that Terah is dead when Abraham leaves Haran. This error causes some Bible historians to say Terah is 130 when Abraham is born instead of 70 as stated in the Biblical text.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 41
BR Years from Creation: 2024
BR: Tuesday, November 26 — Kislev 7, 2091 BC
GH: Tuesday, January 15 — Tevet 23, 2083 BC
Julian Day Number: 960638.75
Job 42:16-17
Estimated Death of Job at 200
The Book of Job states that Job lived for 140 years after the events described in the Book with his name. CD#41 is the DFC date for events between 2091 BC and 2087 BC.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 41
BR Years from Creation: 2025
BR: Tuesday, November 26 — Kislev 7, 2090 BC
GH: Tuesday, January 14 — Tevet 22, 2082 BC
Julian Day Number: 961002.75
Genesis 11:20-21
Death of Reu-Son of Peleg at 239
The DFC date of the death of Reu is 239 years and forty-eight days from his birth. CD#41 is the DFC date for events happening between 2091 BC and 2087 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 41
BR Years from Creation: 2027
BR: Tuesday, November 26 — Kislev 7, 2088 BC
GH: Tuesday, January 11 — Tevet 19, 2080 BC
Julian Day Number: 961730.75
Genesis 16:16
Birth of Ishmael-Son of Abraham at 86
The DFC date for the birth of Ishmael is 86 years plus 17 days after the birth of his father, Abraham. Ishmael is the father of Nebajoth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah, according to Genesis 25:13-15. Ishmael is the first son of Abraham born to Hagar who is the maid to his wife Sarah (Sarai). CD#43 is the DFC date for events happening between 2081 BC and 2077 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 43
BR Years from Creation: 2035
BR: Thursday, November 28 — Kislev 9, 2080 BC
GH: Thursday, January 3 — Tevet 11, 2072 BC
Julian Day Number: 964644.75
Genesis 17:1-14; Acts 7:8
Covenant of Circumcision With Abraham
Abraham visited by angels at the age of ninety-nine. The Covenant of Circumcision is established during this visit. CD#45 is the DFC date for events happening between the years 2071 BC and 2067 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 45
BR Years from Creation: 2048
BR: Saturday, November 30 — Kislev 11, 2067 BC
GH: Saturday, December 20 — Kislev 28, 2060 BC
Julian Day Number: 969378.75
Genesis 17:15-22; Romans 9:8-9
Abraham Promised Son by Sarah in One Year
Isaac would be born a little more than a year later. All males in Abraham’s household were circumcised at this time. CD#45 is the DFC date for events happening between the years 2071 BC and 2067 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 45
BR Years from Creation: 2048
BR: Saturday, November 30 — Kislev 11, 2067 BC
GH: Saturday, December 20 — Kislev 28, 2060 BC
Julian Day Number: 969378.75
Genesis 17:24-25
Ishmael Circumcised at 13
This event is 13 years and two days after the DFC date of Ishmael’s date of birth.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 45
BR Years from Creation: 2048
BR: Saturday, November 30 — Kislev 11, 2067 BC
GH: Saturday, December 20 — Kislev 28, 2060 BC
Julian Day Number: 969378.75
Genesis 18:1-15; Hebrews 13:2
Abraham Sees Lord by Terebinth Trees of Mamre
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 53
BR Years from Creation: 2048
BR: Sunday, December 8 — Kislev 19, 2067 BC
GH: Sunday, December 28 — Tevet 6, 2060 BC
Julian Day Number: 969386.75
Genesis 18:16-33; Hebrews 13:2
Angels Leave Abraham and Journey to Sodom
Abraham pleads to the Lord to spare the people of Sodom. When Sodom and other cities in the plains are destroyed, only Lot and his two daughters are saved. Lot is the son of Abraham’s older dead brother, Haran. When Abraham leaves Haran (city) at the age of 75, his father, Terah, stays in Haran. Haran is named after the deceased son of Terah.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 54
BR Years from Creation: 2048
BR: Monday, December 9 — Kislev 20, 2067 BC
GH: Monday, December 29 — Tevet 7, 2060 BC
Julian Day Number: 969387.75
Genesis 19:23-25; Jeremiah 50:40; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 5:7
Sodom and the Cities of the Plains Destroyed
God destroys the cities of the Plains, described in Chapter 19 of Genesis. A modern day visitor to the summit of Masada can visually see the ruins of several of these white sulfur covered cities off in the distance.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 58
BR Years from Creation: 2048
BR: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 24, 2067 BC
GH: Friday, January 2 — Tevet 11, 2059 BC
Julian Day Number: 969391.75
Genesis Chapter 20
Abraham and Sarah and King of Gerar
King Abimelech of Gerar takes Sarah into his harem. It is estimated that during the next two months, Abraham and Sarah live in Gerar, as described in Chapter 20 of Genesis.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 110
BR Years from Creation: 2048
BR: Monday, February 5 — Shevat 17, 2066 BC
GH: Monday, February 23 — Adar 4, 2059 BC
Julian Day Number: 969443.75
Genesis 21:1-2
Sarah Conceives Isaac
This estimated date is 266 days before the DFC date for the birth of Isaac.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 144
BR Years from Creation: 2048
BR: Sunday, March 9 — Adar 21, 2066 BC
GH: Sunday, March 29 — Nisan 8, 2059 BC
Julian Day Number: 969477.75
Genesis 21:1-5; Luke 3:34
Birth of Isaac-Son of Abraham
The DFC date for the birth of Isaac is one hundred years plus twenty days after the birth of his father, Abraham. Isaac is the father of twins, Jacob and Esau. CD#46 is the DFC date for events happening between 2066 BC and 2062 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 46
BR Years from Creation: 2049
BR: Sunday, December 1 — Kislev 12, 2066 BC
GH: Sunday, December 20 — Kislev 28, 2059 BC
Julian Day Number: 969743.75
Genesis 21:4
Isaac Circumcised
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, is circumcised eight days after birth in obedience to God’s command in Genesis 17:12.
Type of Dated Event: MDFC+8
BR Calendar Day Number: 54
BR Years from Creation: 2049
BR: Monday, December 9 — Kislev 20, 2066 BC
GH: Monday, December 28 — Tevet 6, 2059 BC
Julian Day Number: 969751.75
Genesis 11:20-23
Death of Serug-Son of Reu at 230
The DFC date of the death of Serug is 236 years and 46 days from his birth.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 46
BR Years from Creation: 2050
BR: Sunday, December 1 — Kislev 12, 2065 BC
GH: Sunday, December 19 — Kislev 27, 2058 BC
Julian Day Number: 970107.75
Genesis 11:24-32
Death of Terah-Son of Nahor at 205
The DFC date of the death of Terah is two hundred five years and forty-one days from his birth. Some Bible commentators mistakenly show Terah as having already died when Abraham leaves Haran at the age of 75, sixty years earlier. According to Scripture, Terah is 145 years old when Abraham leaves Haran. The city of Haran is named after Terah’s oldest son who had died in Ur of the Chaldeans according to Genesis 11:28.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 53
BR Years from Creation: 2084
BR: Sunday, December 8 — Kislev 19, 2031 BC
GH: Sunday, November 13 — Heshvan 21, 2024 BC
Julian Day Number: 982490.75
Genesis 23:1-20; Acts 7:2-4; Hebrews 11:8-10
Death of Sarah-Wife of Abraham at 127
The DFC date of the death of Sarah is one hundred twenty-seven years and twenty-five days from her birth. The accurate DFC dating of Sarah’s death and Abraham’s move to Hebron are extremely important dates in the study of Bible chronology. At the time of Sarah’s death in Hebron, Abraham was probably living in Beersheba, according to Genesis 21:33-34. It is not clear whether or not Beersheba was considered as part of Canaan or outside the border at this time in history. Genesis 23:19 makes it clear that Hebron is in Canaan when Abraham moves there at the time of Sarah’s death. The death of Sarah happens two years after the death of Abraham’s father, Terah. Terah had remained in Haran until his death sixty years after Abraham left the area of Haran. Abraham would remain in Hebron until his death, thirty-eight years later, at the age of 175. This dating of this event clarifies Acts 7:2-4 and Hebrews 11:8-10. These verses in the New Testament show that God moves Abraham to Canaan after the death of his father, Terah. CD#53 is the DFC date for events between the years 2031 BC and 2027 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 53
BR Years from Creation: 2086
BR: Sunday, December 8 — Kislev 19, 2029 BC
GH: Sunday, November 11 — Heshvan 19, 2022 BC
Julian Day Number: 983218.75
Genesis 25:19-20
Isaac Takes Rebekah as a Wife at 40
Isaac takes Rebekah as a wife forty DFC years and eight days after his DFC date of birth. CD#54 is the DFC date for events happening between 2026 BC and 2022 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 54
BR Years from Creation: 2089
BR: Monday, December 9 — Kislev 20, 2026 BC
GH: Monday, November 8 — Heshvan 16, 2019 BC
Julian Day Number: 984311.75
Genesis 11:10-13
Death of Arphaxad-Son of Shem at 438
The DFC date of the death of Arphaxad is 438 years and 87 days from his birth.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 55
BR Years from Creation: 2097
BR: Tuesday, December 10 — Kislev 21, 2018 BC
GH: Tuesday, October 30 — Heshvan 7, 2011 BC
Julian Day Number: 987224.75
Genesis 25:24-26
Birth of Jacob and Esau-Sons of Isaac
Isaac is sixty years old and twelve days when his twin sons, Jacob and Esau, are born. Jacob would be the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. Esau would be the ancestor of the Edomites. CD#58 is the DFC date for events happening between 2006 BC and 2002 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 58
BR Years from Creation: 2109
BR: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 24, 2006 BC
GH: Friday, October 18 — Creation Day 2, 1999 BC
Julian Day Number: 991595.75
Genesis 25:7-11
Death of Abraham-Son of Terah at 175
The DFC date of the death of Abraham is 175 years and 35 days from his birth. CD#61 is the DFC date for events happening between 1991 BC and 1987 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 61
BR Years from Creation: 2124
BR: Monday, December 16 — Kislev 27, 1991 BC
GH: Monday, October 2 — Tishri 17, 1984 BC
Julian Day Number: 997058.75
Genesis 11:12-15; Luke 3:36
Death of Salah-Grandson of Arphaxad at 433
The DFC date of the death of Salah is 433 years and 86 days from his birth.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 61
BR Years from Creation: 2127
BR: Monday, December 16 — Kislev 27, 1988 BC
GH: Monday, September 28 — Tishri 15, 1981 BC
Julian Day Number: 998150.75
Genesis 26:34-35
Esau Marries Two Hittite Women
The marriage of Esau at the age of forty DFC years plus eight days to pagan women caused Isaac and Rebekah great sorrow. Esau married two Hittite women: Judith the daughter of Beeri and Basemath the daughter of Elon. Basemath may be Ishmael’s granddaughter since she is also listed as the sister of Nebajoth. The exact relationship is not clear and is a little confusing when looking at a commentary on the wives of Esau. CD#66 is the DFC date for events happening between 1966 BC and 1962 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 66
BR Years from Creation: 2149
BR: Saturday, December 21 — Tevet 2, 1966 BC
GH: Saturday, September 6 — Elul 20, 1959 BC
Julian Day Number: 1006163.75
Genesis 11:10-11
Death of Shem-Son of Noah at 600
The DFC date of the death of Shem is six hundred years and one hundred twenty days from his birth. Shem is the third of three sons born to Noah mentioned in Scripture. CD#68 is the DFC date for events between 1956 BC and 1952 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 68
BR Years from Creation: 2159
BR: Monday, December 23 — Tevet 4, 1956 BC
GH: Monday, August 26 — Elul 11, 1949 BC
Julian Day Number: 1009805.75
Genesis 25:17
Death of Ishmael-Son of Abraham at 137
The DFC date of the death of Ishmael is one hundred thirty-seven years and twenty-seven days from his birth.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 70
BR Years from Creation: 2172
BR: Wednesday, December 25 — Tevet 6, 1943 BC
GH: Wednesday, August 12 — Av 25, 1936 BC
Julian Day Number: 1014539.75
Genesis 27:1-40
Isaac Blesses Jacob While Trying to Bless Esau
Isaac at 137 tries to bless Esau, who is 77 years old, but blesses Jacob instead.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 73
BR Years from Creation: 2186
BR: Saturday, December 28 — Tevet 9, 1929 BC
GH: Saturday, July 29 — Av 11, 1922 BC
Julian Day Number: 1019638.75
Genesis 27:41-28:5
Isaac Sends Jacob Away to Find a Wife
Isaac sends Jacob away to protect him from Esau’s anger and reduce the chances of Jacob marrying a Canaanite woman. Jacob leaves for Haran to find a wife among the daughters of Laban.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 2186
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 1929 BC
GH: Sunday, July 30 — Av 12, 1922 BC
Julian Day Number: 1019639.75
Genesis 28:10-21
Jacob’s Ladder Dream and Vow at Bethel
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 76
BR Years from Creation: 2186
BR: Tuesday, January 1 — Tevet 12, 1928 BC
GH: Tuesday, August 1 — Av 14, 1922 BC
Julian Day Number: 1019641.75
Genesis 29:1-14
Jacob Meets Rachel-Daughter of Laban
Jacob is seventy-seven years old when he meets Rachel, the daughter of Laban.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 84
BR Years from Creation: 2186
BR: Wednesday, January 9 — Tevet 20, 1928 BC
GH: Wednesday, August 9 — Av 22, 1922 BC
Julian Day Number: 1019649.75
Genesis 28:6-9; 25:13; 36:3
Esau Marries Two Daughters of Ishmael
Genesis 25:13 and 28:9 gives confirmation that Nebajoth is the oldest son of Ishmael. These verses, along with Genesis 36:3, state that Mahalath and Basemath are sisters of Nebajoth. Both daughters of Ishmael married Esau. It is likely that Esau negotiated these marriages with Ishmael’s son, Nebajoth, since Ishmael had died fourteen years earlier.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 87
BR Years from Creation: 2186
BR: Saturday, January 12 — Tevet 23, 1928 BC
GH: Saturday, August 12 — Av 25, 1922 BC
Julian Day Number: 1019652.75
Genesis 29:15-30
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
Jacob begins fathering his children even though the bridal payment will not be completely paid for another fourteen years.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 114
BR Years from Creation: 2186
BR: Friday, February 9 — Shevat 21, 1928 BC
GH: Friday, September 8 — Elul 22, 1922 BC
Julian Day Number: 1019679.75
Genesis 29:32
Birth of Reuben-First Son of Jacob
Reuben, first son of Jacob, is born to Leah when Jacob is seventy-eight DFC years old and two hundred thirty-eight days. This is an estimated date.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 296
BR Years from Creation: 2187
BR: Friday, August 9 — Av 25, 1927 BC
GH: Friday, March 7 — Adar 15, 1920 BC
Julian Day Number: 1020225.75
Genesis 11:14-17
Death of Eber-Son of Salah at 464
The DFC date of the death of Eber is 464 years and ninety-two days from his birth.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 73
BR Years from Creation: 2188
BR: Saturday, December 28 — Tevet 9, 1927 BC
GH: Saturday, July 26 — Av 8, 1920 BC
Julian Day Number: 1020366.75
Genesis 29:33
Birth of Simeon-Second Son of Jacob
Simeon is born to Leah when Jacob is eighty DFC years and sixteen days old. CD#74 is the DFC date for events happening between 1926 BC and 1922 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 2189
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 1926 BC
GH: Sunday, July 26 — Av 8, 1919 BC
Julian Day Number: 1020731.75
Genesis 29:34
Birth of Levi-Third Son of Jacob
Levi is a direct ancestor of Moses and is born to Leah in the 81st DFC year of Jacob.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 2190
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 1925 BC
GH: Sunday, July 25 — Av 7, 1918 BC
Julian Day Number: 1021095.75
Genesis 29:35
Birth of Judah-Fourth Son of Jacob
Judah is a direct ancestor of Jesus and is born in the 82nd DFC year of Jacob.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 2191
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 1924 BC
GH: Sunday, July 23 — Av 7, 1917 BC
Julian Day Number: 1021459.75
Genesis 30:5-6
Birth of Dan-Fifth Son of Jacob
Dan is born two years after Judah in the 84th DFC year of Jacob. The mother of Dan is Bilhah, the maid of the still barren Rachel. CD#74 is the DFC date for events between 1926 BC and 1922 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 2193
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 1922 BC
GH: Sunday, July 21 — Av 3, 1915 BC
Julian Day Number: 1022187.75
Genesis 30:7-8
Birth of Naphtali-Sixth Son of Jacob
Naphtali is born one year after Dan when Jacob is eighty-five DFC years. Naphtali is the second son of Bilhah, the maid of Rachel who is still unable to conceive. CD#75 is the DFC date for events happening between 1921 BC and 1917 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 75
BR Years from Creation: 2194
BR: Monday, December 30 — Tevet 11, 1921 BC
GH: Monday, July 21 — Av 3, 1914 BC
Julian Day Number: 1022552.75
Genesis 30:9-11
Birth of Gad-Seventh Son of Jacob
Gad is born one year after Naphtali when Jacob is eighty-six DFC years old and seventeen days. Gad is born to Zilpah, the maid of Leah, who has not conceived for four years. CD#75 is the DFC date for events happening between 1921 BC and 1917 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 75
BR Years from Creation: 2195
BR: Monday, December 30 — Tevet 11, 1920 BC
GH: Monday, July 19 — Av 3, 1913 BC
Julian Day Number: 1022916.75
Genesis 30:12-13
Birth of Asher-Eighth Son of Jacob
Asher is born one year after Gad when Jacob is eighty-seven DFC years old. Asher is the second son born to Zilpah, the maid of Leah who has not conceived for five years. CD#75 is the DFC date for events happening between 1921 BC and 1917 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 75
BR Years from Creation: 2196
BR: Monday, December 30 — Tevet 11, 1919 BC
GH: Monday, July 18 — Tammuz 29, 1912 BC
Julian Day Number: 1023280.75
Genesis 30:17-18
Birth Issachar-Ninth Son of Jacob
Issachar is born one year after Asher, when Jacob is eighty-eight DFC years old, and is the fifth son born to Leah. CD#75 is the DFC date for events happening between the years 1921 BC and 1917 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 75
BR Years from Creation: 2197
BR: Monday, December 30 — Tevet 11, 1918 BC
GH: Monday, July 17 — Tammuz 28, 1911 BC
Julian Day Number: 1023644.75
Genesis 30:19-20
Birth of Zebulun-Tenth Son of Jacob
Zebulun is born one year plus one day after Issachar, when Jacob is eighty-nine DFC years old, and is the sixth son born to Leah. It is important to note that this one year plus one day goes from December 30 of 1918 BC to January 1 of 1916 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 76
BR Years from Creation: 2198
BR: Tuesday, January 1 — Tevet 12, 1916 BC
GH: Tuesday, July 17 — Tammuz 28, 1910 BC
Julian Day Number: 1024009.75
Genesis 30:21
Birth of Dinah-First Daughter of Jacob
Dinah, the first daughter of Jacob, is born to Leah one year after Zebulun when Jacob is 90 DFC years old. Genesis 37:5 and 46:7 tells about other daughters born to Jacob.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 76
BR Years from Creation: 2199
BR: Tuesday, January 1 — Tevet 12, 1915 BC
GH: Tuesday, July 15 — Tammuz 28, 1909 BC
Julian Day Number: 1024373.75
Genesis 30:23-24
Birth of Joseph-First Son of Jacob and Rachel
Joseph is the first of two sons born to Rachel and Jacob’s favorite son. Joseph is the eleventh of Jacob’s sons. It is important to note that when Joseph and his brothers are born, the age of their father, Jacob is not mentioned. This is the first time that the age of the father is not mentioned, in the dating of the descendants in the sacred line of the Patriarchs, since the creation of Adam and Eve. From the events that occur at the time Jacob arrives in Egypt, it can be calculated from the text of Scripture that Jacob is 91 DFC years old when Joseph is born. Jacob would meet Pharaoh thirty-nine years later, when he and his sons would join Joseph in Egypt. The footnotes in the MacArthur Study Bible accurately date this event in 1914 BC. This research states that the DFC date of this event is Tuesday, January 1–Tevet 12 in 1914 BC on the 364-Day calendar consistent with Scripture. This date is exactly 2,200 years from the first January 1 date in 4114 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 76
BR Years from Creation: 2200
BR: Tuesday, January 1 — Tevet 12, 1914 BC
GH: Tuesday, July 14 — Tammuz 25, 1908 BC
Julian Day Number: 1024737.75
Genesis 31:1-21, 38-41
Jacob Leaves Laban
Jacob takes his family and livestock after serving Laban for twenty years and heads for Canaan. Jacob is ninety-seven DFC years old at this point in this Patriarch’s history.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 77
BR Years from Creation: 2206
BR: Wednesday, January 2 — Tevet 13, 1908 BC
GH: Wednesday, July 8 — Tammuz 19, 1902 BC
Julian Day Number: 1026922.75
Genesis 31:22-23
Laban Pursues Jacob on Third Day
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 80
BR Years from Creation: 2206
BR: Saturday, January 5 — Tevet 16, 1908 BC
GH: Saturday, July 11 — Tammuz 22, 1902 BC
Julian Day Number: 1026925.75
Genesis 31:22-35
Laban Catches Jacob After Seven Days
Laban searches for items stolen by Rachel but does not find them.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 87
BR Years from Creation: 2206
BR: Saturday, January 12 — Tevet 23, 1908 BC
GH: Saturday, July 18 — Tammuz 29, 1902 BC
Julian Day Number: 1026932.75
Genesis 31:43-54
Laban and Jacob Make a Covenant at Mizpah
Laban and Jacob celebrate the covenant between them on the evening of the seventh day. They spend the night on the mountain and Laban returns home the next morning.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 88
BR Years from Creation: 2206
BR: Sunday, January 13 — Tevet 24, 1908 BC
GH: Sunday, July 19 — Av 1, 1902 BC
Julian Day Number: 1026933.75
Genesis 32:1-8
Jacob Makes Camp at Mahanaim
Jacob sends messengers ahead to meet Esau. The messengers return saying Esau is on his way to meet Jacob with four hundred men.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 95
BR Years from Creation: 2206
BR: Sunday, January 20 — Shevat 2, 1908 BC
GH: Sunday, July 26 — Av 2, 1902 BC
Julian Day Number: 1026940.75
Genesis 32:22-32
Jacob Wrestles With an Angel at Peniel
Jacob sends his family across the Jabbok stream at night. Jacob is left alone to wrestle with an Angel and is given the name Israel. The Angel of the Lord that wrestles with Jacob is believed by many to be the pre-incarnate Lord Jesus Christ. After this event, Jacob walks with a limp to remind him and future generations of this event at Peniel.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 96
BR Years from Creation: 2206
BR: Monday, January 21 — Shevat 3, 1908 BC
GH: Monday, July 27 — Av 3, 1902 BC
Julian Day Number: 1026941.75
Genesis 33:1-16
Jacob Meets Esau After Many Years
The next morning Jacob has a happy reunion with Esau. Afterwards Esau and his men leave for Seir (Edom). The descendants of Esau are known as the Edomites. Jacob and his family head for Succoth after his meeting with Esau.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 96
BR Years from Creation: 2206
BR: Monday, January 21 — Shevat 3, 1908 BC
GH: Monday, July 27 — Av 3, 1902 BC
Julian Day Number: 1026941.75
Genesis 33:17
Jacob Goes to Succoth
After meeting with Esau, Jacob goes to Succoth where he builds a house. This is about a four day journey.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 100
BR Years from Creation: 2206
BR: Friday, January 25 — Shevat 7, 1908 BC
GH: Friday, July 31 — Av 7, 1902 BC
Julian Day Number: 1026945.75
Genesis 33:18-20
Jacob Moves to Shechem and Builds Altar
Jacob moves to Shechem which is located in the land of Canaan, according to Genesis 33:18. CD#79 is the DFC date for events happening between 1901 BC and 1897 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 79
BR Years from Creation: 2213
BR: Friday, January 4 — Tevet 15, 1901 BC
GH: Friday, July 2 — Tammuz 13, 1895 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029472.75
Genesis 34:1-7
Rape of Dinah Triggers Anger of Jacob’s Sons
This text records the rape of Jacob’s daughter, Dinah, and the anger of Jacob’s sons toward the men of Shechem. CD#79 is the DFC date for events happening between the years 1901 BC and 1897 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 79
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Friday, January 4 — Tevet 15, 1900 BC
GH: Friday, July 1 — Tammuz 12, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029836.75
Genesis 34:11-24
Men of Shechem Get Circumcised
Hamor and his son Shechem, who wanted to marry Dinah, circumcise themselves and offer a dowry to pacify Jacob and his sons. Jacob’s sons only appear to be pacified. Simon and Levi would use this situation of weakness to attack and destroy the city of Shechem.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 81
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Sunday, January 6 — Tevet 17, 1900 BC
GH: Sunday, July 3 — Tammuz 14, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029838.75
Genesis 34:25-31
Simeon and Levi Kill and Plunder in Shechem
When the men of Shechem were healing from being circumcised, Simeon and Levi, two of Jacob’s sons, went into the town and killed the men who had been circumcised, including Hamor and his son, Shechem, who had raped Dinah. They plundered their possessions and took their wives and children captive. Simeon and Levi spread great fear among the inhabitants of this and other parts of Canaan which included the Perizzites.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 83
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Tuesday, January 8 — Tevet 19, 1900 BC
GH: Tuesday, July 5 — Tammuz 16, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029840.75
Genesis 35:1-4
God Instructs Jacob to Move to Bethel
God instructs Jacob and his family to move from Shechem to Bethel.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 84
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Wednesday, January 9 — Tevet 20, 1900 BC
GH: Wednesday, July 6 — Tammuz 17, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029841.75
Genesis 35:5-7
Jacob’s Family Arrives in Bethel
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 93
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Friday, January 18 — Tevet 29, 1900 BC
GH: Friday, July 15 — Tammuz 26, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029850.75
Genesis 35:8
Rebekah’s Nurse Deborah Dies in Bethel
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 169
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Thursday, April 3 — Nisan 16, 1900 BC
GH: Thursday, September 29 — Tishri 14, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029926.75
Genesis 35:9-15
God Appears Again to Jacob
God tells Jacob again that he is to be called Israel and renews the covenant to give the land he is now in to his descendants. Jacob is reminded of the name change in Gen. 32:28.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 170
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Friday, April 4 — Nisan 17, 1900 BC
GH: Friday, September 30 — Tishri 15, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029927.75
Genesis 35:16-19
Birth of Benjamin-Twelfth Son of Jacob
Benjamin, the second son born to Rachel, is the twelfth son of Jacob. At this point in time, Jacob is one hundred and five years old. According to Genesis 30:24, the birth of Benjamin is an answered prayer by Rachel at the birth of Joseph, her first son.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 240
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Friday, June 13 — Sivan 28, 1900 BC
GH: Friday, December 9 — Kislev 17, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029997.75
Genesis 35:16-19
Death of Rachel-Wife of Jacob
The birth of Benjamin causes the death of Jacob’s wife, Rachel. Her tomb can still be seen just outside the city of Bethlehem in modern day Israel.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 240
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Friday, June 13 — Sivan 28, 1900 BC
GH: Friday, December 9 — Kislev 17, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1029997.75
Genesis 35:21-22
Jacob Moves Just Beyond Tower of Eder
After the death of Rachel, Jacob’s family moves near the tower of Eder which is probably near Bethlehem. While living in this area, Jacob’s son Reuben lays with Bilhah. Bilhah is his father’s concubine and the maid of Leah. She is also the mother of Reuben’s brothers, Dan and Naphtali.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 247
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Friday, June 20 — Tammuz 5, 1900 BC
GH: Friday, December 16 — Kislev 24, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1030004.75
Genesis 35:27
Jacob Moves to Mamre (Hebron) in Canaan
Jacob has moved back to Canaan to be with his father, Isaac. Joseph would be taken to Egypt about two-and-a-half-years later.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 255
BR Years from Creation: 2214
BR: Saturday, June 28 — Tammuz 13, 1900 BC
GH: Saturday, December 24 — Tevet 2, 1894 BC
Julian Day Number: 1030012.75
Genesis 37:1-11
Joseph Has a Dream of Future Greatness
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 58
BR Years from Creation: 2217
BR: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 24, 1898 BC
GH: Friday, June 6 — Sivan 17, 1891 BC
Julian Day Number: 1030907.75
Genesis 37:12-36
Joseph at 17 is Taken to Egypt
On Friday, January 4−Tevet 15, 1897 BC, Joseph is with his father Jacob at their home in Hebron in the land of Canaan. Jacob and his family had moved from Bethel to Hebron two-and-a-half-years earlier after the death of Jacob’s wife, Rachel. Rachel died giving birth to Jacob’s youngest son, Benjamin just outside of Bethlehem. This event is described in Genesis 35:16-19. Benjamin was the only younger brother of Joseph who was also born to Rachel. Joseph had recently told his father and brothers about a dream in which his older brothers and “the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me“, as recorded in Genesis 37:5-10. Joseph had previously brought back a negative report about his brothers to his father Jacob. Jacob had seemingly rewarded him with a tunic of many colors and showed obvious favoritism to Joseph (Genesis 37:3). Jacob seemed to ignore the obvious hostility and resentment toward Joseph by his older brothers. Verse 12 tells us that Jacob had sent the other brothers off to Shechem, about 40 miles away, to feed one of their flocks of sheep. Jacob decides to send Joseph to check on his brothers and bring him back a report. This was a decision that Jacob would regret but was obviously part of God’s plan to move Jacob and his family to Egypt 22 years later. Two days later, Joseph arrived in Shechem but his brothers are not where he expected to find them. Verses 15-17 tell of a man who found Joseph wandering in a field at Shechem. Many think this man may have been an angel or messenger sent from God to direct Joseph to his brothers who had moved the flocks to Dothan, about ten miles away.
The move to Dothan was very important since this put Joseph’s brothers in view of the trading routes between Gilead and Egypt. On the DFC date of Friday, January 4 at the age of seventeen, Joseph found his brothers feeding the flocks at Dothan. As soon as his brothers saw him coming, they began to plan his demise. When Joseph’s oldest brother Reuben heard his brothers plan to kill Joseph, he suggested they just put Joseph in an empty pit or well. Verse 21 tells how Reuben’s plan was to put Joseph in a pit and then come back later to rescue him and take him to his father. The brothers grabbed Joseph and removed his beautiful multicolored tunic given to him as a special gift from their father, Jacob. They threw him into an empty pit with no water. This was probably a dry well. Verse 25 tells how the brothers sat down to eat a meal after Joseph was in the pit and Reuben was apparently not present at that moment. The brothers saw a caravan of Midianite traders passing by and at Judah’s suggestion sold Joseph into slavery. Midianites are also called Ishmaelites in verse twenty-five since they are mixed descendants of Ishmael or Abraham through his wife, Keturah described in Genesis 25:1-2. Joseph was sold into slavery for twenty shekels of silver. The buying and selling of slaves was a common practice at this time in history among many non-Hebrew people.
Under Mosaic law at the time of the Exodus, 452 years later, kidnapping and selling an Israelite was punishable by the death penalty, according to Exodus 21:16 and Deuteronomy 24:7. By 30 AD, the cost of a slave had only risen to thirty pieces of silver. This is the amount that Judas, one of the twelve chosen disciples of Jesus, received for betraying Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Joseph was taken to Egypt and sold to Potiphar, “an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard“, as recorded in Verse 36. When Reuben came back to rescue Joseph from the pit, he was very grieved to find out that Joseph had been sold into slavery. He probably joined in the cover up since he would have been held responsible by his father since he was the oldest. The brothers killed a “kid of the goats“ (Verse 31) and dipped the colorful tunic of Joseph into the young goat’s blood. They brought this to their father who identified the tunic as belonging to Joseph. Jacob assumed, from the evidence presented that his son Joseph was dead. It is interesting to note that Jacob was deceived by his sons, in a similar way that he deceived his father, Isaac, to steal the inheritance from Esau, as described in Genesis 27:18-19. Both stories involve the use of a freshly killed young goat in the deception. This might explain why Jacob does not seem very upset with his sons when he later finds out that Joseph is alive and he had been previously deceived by his sons. It would be twenty-two years later that Jacob would see Joseph in Egypt. At this point in history, Jacob is 108 years old.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 79
BR Years from Creation: 2217
BR: Friday, January 4 — Tevet 15, 1897 BC
GH: Friday, June 27 — Tammuz 8, 1891 BC
Julian Day Number: 1030928.75
Genesis 37:36
Joseph is Sold to Pharaoh’s Officer Potiphar
It is estimated that shortly after Joseph is taken to Egypt, his older brother, Judah, leaves to visit Hirah, an Adulamite. After arriving in Egypt, Joseph is sold to Potiphar who is an officer of the Egyptian Pharaoh and captain of the guard. About thirteen years later, the Egyptian Pharaoh would appoint Joseph to be the most powerful man in Egypt. History says Joseph is given the name Zaphenath-paneah and marries Potiphar’s daughter.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 110
BR Years from Creation: 2217
BR: Monday, February 5 — Shevat 17, 1897 BC
GH: Monday, July 28 — Av 10, 1891 BC
Julian Day Number: 1030959.75
Genesis 38:1
Judah Leaves to Visit Hirah an Adullamite
This happens about the same time that Joseph’s is sold to Potiphar in Egypt.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 110
BR Years from Creation: 2217
BR: Monday, February 5 — Shevat 17, 1897 BC
GH: Monday, July 28 — Av 10, 1891 BC
Julian Day Number: 1030959.75
Genesis 38:2-3
Judah Marries Shua: A Canaanite
It is estimated that Shua conceives Er, Judah’s first son, about one month later.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 140
BR Years from Creation: 2217
BR: Wednesday, March 5 — Adar 17, 1897 BC
GH: Wednesday, August 27 — Elul 10, 1891 BC
Julian Day Number: 1030989.75
Genesis 38:3
Birth of Er-First Son of Judah
This is a good example of an Estimated Date from Creation (EDFC). An EDFC date occurs when the exact number of years from Creation or another event is not stated and is estimated from other known text dates. The age of Judah is not stated when Er is born when he was with Shua. This is also the EDFC date of Judah’s 27th birthday which is more likely no more than a few years from the exact year that Judah begins his married life.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 80
BR Years from Creation: 2218
BR: Saturday, January 5 — Tevet 16, 1896 BC
GH: Saturday, June 27 — Tammuz 8, 1890 BC
Julian Day Number: 1031293.75
Genesis 38:4
Birth of Onan-Second Son of Judah
The birth of Onan, second son of Judah by Shua, is also the EDFC date of Judah’s 28th birthday. CD#80 is the DFC date for events between 1896 BC and 1892 BC.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 80
BR Years from Creation: 2219
BR: Saturday, January 5 — Tevet 16, 1895 BC
GH: Saturday, June 25 — Tammuz 8, 1889 BC
Julian Day Number: 1031657.75
Genesis 38:5
Birth of Shelah-Third Son of Judah
Shelah, the third son of Shua and Judah, was born when Judah and his family were in Chezib. At this point in time, Jacob is 111, Judah is 29, and Joseph is 20 DFC years. CD#80 is the DFC date for events happening between 1896 BC and 1892 BC.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 80
BR Years from Creation: 2220
BR: Saturday, January 5 — Tevet 16, 1894 BC
GH: Saturday, June 24 — Tammuz 5, 1888 BC
Julian Day Number: 1032021.75
Genesis 39:11-23
Joseph Accused of Trying to Seduce Potiphar’s Wife
Joseph is put in prison for two years when he is twenty-eight years old. CD#82 is the DFC date for events happening between 1886 BC and 1882 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 82
BR Years from Creation: 2228
BR: Monday, January 7 — Tevet 18, 1886 BC
GH: Monday, June 16 — Sivan 27, 1880 BC
Julian Day Number: 1034935.75
Genesis 35:27-29
Death of Isaac-Son of Abraham at 180
Isaac dies having lived 180 DFC years plus 36 days. Jacob and Esau buried their father. This was a reunion of brothers similar to Isaac and Ishmael at the death of Abraham in Genesis 25:9. This also fulfilled Jacob’s Bethel vow in Genesis 28:20 to, “come back to my father’s house in peace“. The twins of Isaac, Jacob and Esau, are now 120 DFC years old. CD#82 is the DFC date for events happening between 1886 BC and 1882 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 82
BR Years from Creation: 2229
BR: Monday, January 7 — Tevet 18, 1885 BC
GH: Monday, June 15 — Sivan 26, 1879 BC
Julian Day Number: 1035299.75
Genesis 40:1-4
Pharaoh’s Butler and Baker Imprisoned With Joseph
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 58
BR Years from Creation: 2230
BR: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 24, 1885 BC
GH: Friday, May 21 — Sivan 1, 1878 BC
Julian Day Number: 1035639.75
Genesis 40:5-19
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Butler and the Baker’s Dreams
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 72
BR Years from Creation: 2230
BR: Friday, December 27 — Tevet 8, 1885 BC
GH: Friday, June 4 — Sivan 15, 1878 BC
Julian Day Number: 1035653.75
Genesis 40:20-23
Butler Restored to Pharaoh and Baker Hanged
After three days, the Butler is restored to Pharaoh and the Baker is hanged. Joseph’s interpretations of both dreams prove accurate. About a year later, when the Pharaoh has a troubling dream, the Butler tells Pharaoh about Joseph’s ability to interpret dreams.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 75
BR Years from Creation: 2230
BR: Monday, December 30 — Tevet 11, 1885 BC
GH: Monday, June 7 — Sivan 18, 1878 BC
Julian Day Number: 1035656.75
Genesis 41:1-36
Joseph Released to Interpret Pharaoh’s Dream
This event occurs exactly two DFC years after Joseph is put in prison. CD#82 is the DFC date for events happening between 1886 BC and 1882 BC.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 82
BR Years from Creation: 2230
BR: Monday, January 7 — Tevet 18, 1884 BC
GH: Monday, June 14 — Sivan 25, 1878 BC
Julian Day Number: 1035663.75
Genesis 41:37-57
Joseph Becomes Prime Minister of Egypt
Joseph is thirty DFC years old when he becomes Prime Minister of Egypt.
Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 82
BR Years from Creation: 2230
BR: Monday, January 7 — Tevet 18, 1884 BC
GH: Monday, June 14 — Sivan 25, 1878 BC
Julian Day Number: 1035663.75
Genesis 38:6-7
Er-Son of Judah Marries Tamar
Er, first son of Judah is estimated to be about fifteen years old when he marries Tamar. Due to his wickedness, he dies soon afterwards with no heir. CD#83 is the DFC date for events happening between 1881 BC and 1877 BC.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 83
BR Years from Creation: 2233
BR: Tuesday, January 8 — Tevet 19, 1881 BC
GH: Tuesday, June 11 — Sivan 22, 1875 BC
Julian Day Number: 1036756.75
Genesis 38:8-10
Judah Has Second Son Onan Marry Tamar
Onan deliberately spills his seed and is killed because he displeased God. CD#83 is the DFC date for events happening between 1881 BC and 1877 BC.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 83
BR Years from Creation: 2234
BR: Tuesday, January 8 — Tevet 19, 1880 BC
GH: Tuesday, June 10 — Sivan 21, 1874 BC
Julian Day Number: 1037120.75
Genesis 38:11
Judah Tells Tamar to Live With Her Father
Judah tells Tamar to live with her father until his third son Shelah is grown. It is assumed Shelah will be considered grown in a short period of time.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 174
BR Years from Creation: 2234
BR: Tuesday, April 8 — Nisan 21, 1880 BC
GH: Tuesday, September 9 — Elul 23, 1874 BC
Julian Day Number: 1037211.75
Genesis 38:12-18
Tamar Plays the Harlot With Judah
Judah’s wife dies and his son, Shelah, does not marry Tamar as Judah promised. Judah does not recognize Tamar disguised as a harlot and is tricked into getting her pregnant.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 174
BR Years from Creation: 2235
BR: Tuesday, April 8 — Nisan 21, 1879 BC
GH: Tuesday, September 7 — Elul 23, 1873 BC
Julian Day Number: 1037575.75
Genesis 38:20-26
Judah is Told Tamar is Pregnant
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 265
BR Years from Creation: 2235
BR: Tuesday, July 8 — Tammuz 23, 1879 BC
GH: Tuesday, December 7 — Kislev 17, 1873 BC
Julian Day Number: 1037666.75
Genesis 38:27-30; Luke 3:33
Tamar Gives Birth to Perez and Zerah
It is estimated that Judah is forty-five DFC years old plus nine days when Tamar gives birth to twin sons, Perez and Zerah. Perez, the first of the twins born to Tamar and Judah, is a direct ancestor of King David and Jesus through Boaz and Ruth. This connection is clarified in Ruth 4:18-22 and Matthew 1:3-6.
Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 83
BR Years from Creation: 2236
BR: Tuesday, January 8 — Tevet 19, 1878 BC
GH: Tuesday, June 7 — Sivan 18, 1872 BC
Julian Day Number: 1037848.75
Genesis 42:1-5
Joseph’s Brothers Leave Hebron for Egypt
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 278
BR Years from Creation: 2238
BR: Monday, July 21 — Av 7, 1876 BC
GH: Monday, December 17 — Kislev 25, 1870 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038771.75
Genesis 42:6-17
Joseph’s Brothers Arrive in Egypt
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 297
BR Years from Creation: 2238
BR: Saturday, August 10 — Av 26, 1876 BC
GH: Saturday, January 5 — Tevet 14, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038790.75
Genesis 42:14-17
Josephs Brothers Jailed Three Days
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 300
BR Years from Creation: 2238
BR: Tuesday, August 13 — Av 29, 1876 BC
GH: Tuesday, January 8 — Tevet 17, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038793.75
Genesis 42:18-28
Joseph’s Brothers Begin Journey Back to Hebron
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 301
BR Years from Creation: 2238
BR: Wednesday, August 14 — Av 30, 1876 BC
GH: Wednesday, January 9 — Tevet 18, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038794.75
Genesis 42:29-38
Joseph’s Brothers Get to Hebron Without Simeon
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 319
BR Years from Creation: 2238
BR: Sunday, September 1 — Elul 18, 1876 BC
GH: Sunday, January 27 — Shevat 7, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038812.75
Genesis 43:11-15
Joseph’s Brothers Leave Hebron With Benjamin
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 14
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Wednesday, October 30 — Heshvan 10, 1876 BC
GH: Wednesday, March 26 — Nisan 6, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038871.75
Genesis 43:15-34
Joseph’s Brothers Arrive With Benjamin
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 32
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Sunday, November 17 — Heshvan 28, 1876 BC
GH: Sunday, April 13 — Nisan 24, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038889.75
Genesis 44:1-13
Joseph’s Brothers Stopped From Leaving Egypt
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 35
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Wednesday, November 20 — Kislev 1, 1876 BC
GH: Wednesday, April 16 — Nisan 27, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038892.75
Genesis 44:14-34
Joseph’s Brothers Brought to Joseph’s House
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 35
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Wednesday, November 20 — Kislev 1, 1876 BC
GH: Wednesday, April 16 — Nisan 27, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038892.75
Genesis 45:1-15
Josephs Reveals Himself to His Brothers
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 35
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Wednesday, November 20 — Kislev 1, 1876 BC
GH: Wednesday, April 16 — Nisan 27, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038892.75
Genesis 45:16-20
Pharaoh Allows Jacob to Move to Goshen
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 36
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Thursday, November 21 — Kislev 2, 1876 BC
GH: Thursday, April 17 — Nisan 28, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038893.75
Genesis 45:21-24
Joseph’s Brothers Leave for Canaan
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 37
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Friday, November 22 — Kislev 3, 1876 BC
GH: Friday, April 18 — Nisan 29, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038894.75
Genesis 45:25-28
Joseph’s Brothers Arrive at Jacob’s Home
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 55
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Tuesday, December 10 — Kislev 21, 1876 BC
GH: Tuesday, May 6 — Iyar 17, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038912.75
Genesis 46:1
Jacob and Family Leave Hebron
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 57
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Thursday, December 12 — Kislev 23, 1876 BC
GH: Thursday, May 8 — Iyar 19, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038914.75
Genesis 46:1-4
Jacob Stops in Beersheba
When Jacob stops in Beersheba on this estimated date, it is his 130th birthday. It is estimated that, on this same date in 5 BC, Herod’s soldiers enter Bethlehem and kill all babies under two years old. This important date connects the years from Creation Week to the start of the 430 years in Egypt when Pharaoh asks Jacob his age in Genesis 47:1-10.
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 58
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 24, 1876 BC
GH: Friday, May 9 — Iyar 20, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038915.75
Genesis 46:5-7
Jacob Leaves Beersheba for Egypt
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 58
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 24, 1876 BC
GH: Friday, May 9 — Iyar 20, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038915.75
Genesis 46:28-34
Jacob Meets Joseph in Egypt
Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 81
BR Years from Creation: 2239
BR: Sunday, January 6 — Tevet 17, 1875 BC
GH: Sunday, June 1 — Sivan 14, 1869 BC
Julian Day Number: 1038938.75