Person
Ishmael (Son of Hagar)
Ishmael (Son of Hagar) lived 137 years by the genealogies' ages: 2081 BC – 1944 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1910 BC – 1773 BC in the Traditional.
When did Ishmael live?
- Modern reckoning
- 2081–1944 BC
- Traditional reckoning
- 1910–1773 BC
- Age at death
- 137, 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 Ishmael?
By the genealogies' ages (traditional reading), longest overlap first.
Events
- Birth of Ishmael ≈ 2081 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.