Person
Joseph (son of Jacob)
Joseph (son of Jacob) lived 110 years by the genealogies' ages: 1915 BC – 1805 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1745 BC – 1635 BC in the Traditional.
When did Joseph live?
- Modern reckoning
- 1915–1805 BC
- Traditional reckoning
- 1745–1635 BC
- Age at death
- 110, 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 Joseph?
By the genealogies' ages (traditional reading), longest overlap first.
Events
- Birth of Joseph ≈ 1915 BC
- Joseph sold to Egypt ≈ 1898 BC
- Joseph imprisoned ≈ 1888 BC
- 7 years of famine ≈ 1878 BC
- Jacob's family goes down to Egypt 1876 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.