Egypt & Exodus
Death of Jacob
Death of Jacob is dated ≈ 1859 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1689 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Genesis 47:28. Jacob (Israel) is part of it.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- ≈ 1859 BC (placed between the dated events around it)
- Traditional reckoning
- 1689 BC
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Where: Egypt.
Which verses connect to Genesis 47:28?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Psalm 90:103 votes
The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
- Genesis 37:22 votes
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
- Genesis 47:8–92 votes
“How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked. “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
- Psalm 90:122 votes
So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
- Psalm 119:842 votes
How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.