Person
Abraham
Abraham lived 175 years by the genealogies' ages: 2166 BC – 1991 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1996 BC – 1821 BC in the Traditional.
When did Abraham live?
- Modern reckoning
- 2166–1991 BC
- Traditional reckoning
- 1996–1821 BC
- Age at death
- 175, by the genealogies' ages
Ages come from the Bible's own numbers, read the traditional way (no gaps in the genealogies). In the Modern reckoning a life keeps its length and is placed from the nearest dated event. Lifespans: Theographic Bible Metadata. About the two reckonings.
Who was alive at the same time as Abraham?
By the genealogies' ages (traditional reading), longest overlap first.
Events
- Abraham is born 2166 BC
- Abraham goes to Canaan 2091 BC
- Abraham and Lot Separate ≈ 2090 BC
- Birth of Ishmael ≈ 2081 BC
- Sodom Destroyed ≈ 2070 BC
- Birth of Isaac ≈ 2069 BC
- Death of Abraham ≈ 1996 BC
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.