Detailed Biblical Timeline from Creation to Christ
Here
is a detailed biblical timeline from Creation to Christ, based on a literal
reading of Scripture, including key Bible references for each phase. This
approach is typically followed by biblical chronologists like Bishop James
Ussher, who calculated Creation to have occurred around 4004 B.C., and Christ’s
birth around 4 B.C., giving a span of about 4000 years.
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PHASE 1: Creation to the Flood
Approximate
Years: ~1,656 years
📖 References:
Genesis 1–5
|
Person |
Age
at Son’s Birth |
Bible Reference |
Time
Elapsed |
|
Adam
→
Seth |
130
years |
Gen
5:3 |
130 |
|
Seth
→
Enosh |
105
years |
Gen
5:6 |
+105
= 235 |
|
Enosh
→
Kenan |
90
years |
Gen
5:9 |
+90
= 325 |
|
Kenan
→
Mahalalel |
70
years |
Gen
5:12 |
+70
= 395 |
|
Mahalalel
→
Jared |
65
years |
Gen
5:15 |
+65
= 460 |
|
Jared
→
Enoch |
162
years |
Gen
5:18 |
+162
= 622 |
|
Enoch
→
Methuselah |
65
years |
Gen
5:21 |
+65
= 687 |
|
Methuselah
→
Lamech |
187
years |
Gen
5:25 |
+187
= 874 |
|
Lamech
→
Noah |
182
years |
Gen
5:28 |
+182
= 1056 |
|
Noah’s
Age at the Flood |
600
years |
Gen
7:6 |
+600
= 1656 years |
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PHASE 2: Flood to Abraham
Approximate
Years: ~427 years
📖 References:
Genesis 10–11
|
Person |
Age
at Son’s Birth |
Bible
Reference |
Time
Elapsed (Post-Flood) |
|
Noah
→
Shem |
502
years old (98 years pre-flood + 2 post-flood) |
Gen
5:32; 11:10 |
Year
1658 |
|
Shem
→
Arphaxad |
2
years after flood |
Gen
11:10 |
Year
1658 + 2 = 1660 |
|
Arphaxad
→
Shelah |
35
years |
Gen
11:12 |
+35
= 1695 |
|
Shelah
→
Eber |
30
years |
Gen
11:14 |
+30
= 1725 |
|
Eber
→
Peleg |
34
years |
Gen
11:16 |
+34
= 1759 |
|
Peleg
→
Reu |
30
years |
Gen
11:18 |
+30
= 1789 |
|
Reu
→
Serug |
32
years |
Gen
11:20 |
+32
= 1821 |
|
Serug
→
Nahor |
30
years |
Gen
11:22 |
+30
= 1851 |
|
Nahor
→
Terah |
29
years |
Gen
11:24 |
+29
= 1880 |
|
Terah
→
Abraham |
70
years |
Gen
11:26 |
+70
= 1950 (approx.) |
Some
scholars consider Abraham’s call to come at age 75 (Gen 12:4), which would make
it ~2025 years from Creation.
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PHASE 3: Abraham to Moses (Exodus)
Approximate
Years: ~505 years
📖 References:
Genesis 12 – Exodus 12
|
Event |
Approximate
Year |
Bible
Reference |
|
Abraham
enters Canaan at age 75 |
~2025 |
Gen
12:4 |
|
Isaac
born when Abraham is 100 |
+25
= 2050 |
Gen
21:5 |
|
Jacob
born when Isaac is 60 |
+60
= 2110 |
Gen
25:26 |
|
Joseph
born when Jacob is ~91 |
+91
= 2201 |
Gen
41:46–47; 45:6 |
|
Jacob
enters Egypt (Joseph is ~39) |
~2230 |
Gen
47:9 |
|
Israelites
dwell in Egypt |
430
years |
Exod
12:40–41 |
|
Exodus
from Egypt under Moses |
2230
+ 430 = ~2660 |
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PHASE 4: Exodus to King David
Approximate
Years: ~480 years
📖 References:
Exodus – 1 Kings
|
Event |
Year
from Creation |
Bible
Reference |
|
Wilderness
wandering |
40
years |
Num
14:33–34 |
|
Conquest
of Canaan (Joshua) |
~2700 |
|
|
Period
of the Judges |
~300–350
years |
Book
of Judges |
|
Saul
becomes first king |
~3050 |
|
|
David
becomes king |
~3100 |
2
Sam 5:4 |
|
Solomon
builds Temple (4th year) |
480
years after Exodus |
1
Kings 6:1 → ~3140 |
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PHASE 5: Kings to Babylonian Exile
Approximate
Years: ~400 years
📖 References: 1
& 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles
- Solomon to Zedekiah (last king before
exile)
- Babylonian captivity begins around ~3500
from Creation
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PHASE 6: Exile to Christ
Approximate
Years: ~500 years
📖 References:
Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah,
Intertestamental
Period
|
Event |
Time
(Approx.) |
Notes |
|
Return
from Babylon |
~70
years after exile |
Ezra,
Neh |
|
Prophets
(e.g., Malachi) |
~400
B.C. |
|
|
Intertestamental
Period |
~400
years |
Silent
years |
|
Birth
of Jesus Christ |
~4000
years from Creation |
Luke
2:1–7 |
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FINAL TOTAL (Creation to Christ)
|
Phase |
Years |
|
Creation
→
Flood |
1656 |
|
Flood
→
Abraham |
~427 |
|
Abraham
→
Exodus |
~505 |
|
Exodus
→
Solomon |
~480 |
|
Solomon
→
Exile |
~400 |
|
Exile
→
Christ |
~500 |
|
Total |
~4000
years |
