• Bible Chronology
  • (The dates commonly used by Bible publishers are taken from Archbishop
  • Usher's system of chronology; but they are no longer accepted as
  • accurate by most scholars. They have a certain value in furnishing a
  • systematic arrangement of the facts of sacred history
  • The following are the dates given for some of the principal events:)
  • The Creation of man
  • The Deluge
  • The Call of Abraham, 1921 B.C
  • The Descent into Egypt, 1706 B.C
  • The Exodus, 1491 B.C
  • The Crossing of the Jordan, 1451 B.C
  • The Coronation of Saul, 1095 B.C
  • The Division of the Kingdom, 975 B.C
  • The Fall of Samaria, 721 B.C
  • The Captivity at Babylon, 587 B.C
  • The Restoration of the Jews, 536 B.C
  • The Birth of Christ, 4 B.C
  • The Ascension, 30 A.D
  • The Conversion of Paul, 37 A.D
  • The Destruction of Jerusalem, 70 A.D