I have recently been reading a rather intriguing book called "The Genesis Genealogies" by Dr Abraham Park.
He shared through the book how one can use reference points to date the events. Now we know the timelines are always there. I just have not met someone who has done serious mathematical calculations with them.
So for example you can prove that the Exodus events occurred in 1446 B.C. Here is how.
"Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year (480) after the sons of Israel came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD." (1 Kings 6:1)
So historically Solomon ascended the throne in the year 970 B.C. and he built the temple in 966 B.C.
Using that we can add 480 to 966 to obtain 1446 B.C. as the year of the Exodus.
But there is more.
"Now the time that the sons of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years (430). And it came about at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, that all the hosts of the LORD went out of the land of Egypt." (Exodus 12:40-41)
So using 1446 B.C. from above, if we add 430, we will get 1876 B.C. which will give us the time Jacob migrated to Egypt to see Joseph.
Now using Abraham's age when he had Isaac (100 years old), and Isaac's age when he had Jacob (60) and Jacob's age when he migrated (130), that makes the migration 290 years after Abraham was born.
Simply taking 1876 B.C. and adding 290 we obtain 2166 B.C. being the year Abraham was born.
He shared through the book how one can use reference points to date the events. Now we know the timelines are always there. I just have not met someone who has done serious mathematical calculations with them.
So for example you can prove that the Exodus events occurred in 1446 B.C. Here is how.
"Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year (480) after the sons of Israel came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD." (1 Kings 6:1)
So historically Solomon ascended the throne in the year 970 B.C. and he built the temple in 966 B.C.
Using that we can add 480 to 966 to obtain 1446 B.C. as the year of the Exodus.
But there is more.
"Now the time that the sons of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years (430). And it came about at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, that all the hosts of the LORD went out of the land of Egypt." (Exodus 12:40-41)
So using 1446 B.C. from above, if we add 430, we will get 1876 B.C. which will give us the time Jacob migrated to Egypt to see Joseph.
Now using Abraham's age when he had Isaac (100 years old), and Isaac's age when he had Jacob (60) and Jacob's age when he migrated (130), that makes the migration 290 years after Abraham was born.
Simply taking 1876 B.C. and adding 290 we obtain 2166 B.C. being the year Abraham was born.
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