BIBLE CHRONOLOGY STATED as B.C. and A.M. THE arrangement of Chronology in our Common Version English Bibles was made by Bishop Usher. It begins with the era known as Anno Domini (the year of our Lord--although Usher believed, with many scholars, that our Lord was born 4 years earlier than that era,—and we claim 1-¼ years earlier.) Usher reckons backward from A.D., calling the years B.C. The table below lists the Biblical years according to the common era (B.C.). Since some might prefer to see the counting beginning from Adam’s creation as a zero point, a second column is included known as A.M. (Anno Mundi) or the year of the world. Each Biblical period is advanced from the corresponding B.C. or A.M. points. Dates are noted in customary whole years beginning in January. However, a precise accounting may be reckoned 3 months earlier according to the Hebrew secular calendar, making Adam’s creation in the Autumn of 4129 and 6000 ending in the Autumn of 1872. Page two picks up the fixed point in chronology marked as the covenant with Abraham, and proceeding with the Biblical bridge supplied in Exodus and Galatians extending to the Exodus. Otherwise, we would not know the years between the death of Jacob and the Exodus from Egypt.

God created Adam BC 4128 AM 0 Gen.2:7; 5:1 had a son at 130 Gen. 5:3 Seth born BC 3998 AM 130 had a son at 105 Gen. 5:6 Enos born BC 3893 AM 235 had a son at 90 Gen. 5:9 Cainan born BC 3803 AM 325 had a son at 70 Gen. 5:12 Mahalaleel born BC 3733 AM 395 had a son at 65 Gen. 5:15 Jared born BC 3668 AM 460 had a son at 162 Gen. 5:18 Enoch born BC 3506 AM 622 had a son at 65 Gen. 5:21 Methuselah born BC 3441 AM 687 had a son at 187 Gen. 5:25 Lamech born BC 3254 AM 874 had a son at 182 Gen. 5:28 Noah born BC 3072 AM 1056 Age of Noah at Flood 600 Gen. 7:6; 8:13 Date of FLOOD BC 2472 AM 1656 Shem had a son after Flood 2 Gen. 11:10 Arphaxad born BC 2470 AM 1658 had a son at 35 Gen. 11:12 Salah born BC 2435 AM 1693 had a son at 30 Gen. 11:14 Eber born BC 2405 AM 1723 had a son at 34 Gen. 11:16 Peleg born BC 2371 AM 1757 had a son at 30 Gen. 11:18 Reu born BC 2341 AM 1787 had a son at 32 Gen. 11:20 Serug born BC 2309 AM 1819 had a son at 30 Gen. 11:22 Nahor born BC 2279 AM 1849 had a son at 29 Gen. 11:24 Terah born BC 2250 AM 1878 Terah died at 205 Gen. 11:32 ABRAHAMIC COVENANT BC 2045 AM 2083 Gen. 12:1–7; Acts 7:2–4 Abraham in Canaan 25 Gen. 12:4 When Isaac was born BC 2020 AM 2108 Gen. 21:5 Isaac had a son at 60 Gen. 25:26 Jacob born BC 1960 AM 2168 Age of Jacob 130 Gen. 47:9 When Jacob entered Egypt BC 1830 AM 2298 Jacob was in Egypt 17 Gen. 47:28 Jacob died, beginning of the BC 1813 AM 2315 Gen. 46:3; 49:28; Deut. 26:5 JEWISH NATION Date of Abrahamic Covenant BC 2045 AM 2083 Children of Israel sojourned 430 Exod. 12:40–43; Gal. 3:17 EXODUS from Egypt BC 1615 AM 2513 Exod. 12:40–43 Wandering in the wilderness 40 Deut. 8:2 Enter land of CANAAN BC 1575 AM 2553 Division of the land 6 Acts 13:18,19; Num. 33:3; 9:1; 10:11,12; 13:1–3, 25, 26; 32:8; Josh. 14:5–7, 10 Beginning of JUDGES BC 1569 AM 2559 Period of Judges 450 Acts 13:20 Saul enthroned BC 1119 AM 3009 Years of reign 40 Acts 13:21 David enthroned BC 1079 AM 3049 Years of reign 40 1 Chron. 29:27 Solomon enthroned BC 1039 AM 3089 Years of reign 40 2 Chron. 9:30 Rehoboam enthroned BC 999 AM 3129 Years of reign 17 2 Chron. 12:13 Abijah enthroned BC 982 AM 3146 Years of reign 3 2 Chron. 13:2 Asa enthroned BC 979 AM 3149 Years of reign 41 2 Chron. 16:13 Jehoshaphat enthroned BC 938 AM 3190 Years of reign 25 2 Chron. 20:31 Jehoram enthroned BC 913 AM 3215 Years of reign 8 2 Chron. 21:20 Ahaziah enthroned BC 905 AM 3223 Years of reign 1 2 Chron. 22:2 Athaliah enthroned BC 904 AM 3224 Years of reign 6 2 Chron. 22:12 Joash enthroned BC 898 AM 3230 Years of reign 40 2 Chron. 24:1 Amaziah enthroned BC 858 AM 3270 Years of reign 29 2 Chron. 25:1 Uzziah enthroned BC 829 AM 3299 Years of reign 52 2 Chron. 26:3 Jotham enthroned BC 777 AM 3351 Years of reign 16 2 Chron. 27:1 Ahaz enthroned BC 761 AM 3367 Years of reign 16 2 Chron. 28:1 Hezekiah enthroned BC 745 AM 3383 Years of reign 29 2 Chron. 29:1 Manasseh enthroned BC 716 AM 3412 Years of reign 55 2 Chron. 33:1 Amon enthroned BC 661 AM 3467 Years of reign 2 2 Chron. 33:21 Josiah enthroned BC 659 AM 3469 Years of reign 31 2 Chron. 34:1 Jehoiakim enthroned BC 628 AM 3500 Years of reign 11 2 Chron. 36:5 Zedekiah enthroned BC 617 AM 3511 Years of reign 11 2 Chron 36:11 Zedekiah dethroned Beginning of Gentile Times BC 606 AM 3522 2 Chron. 36:20, 21 DESOLATION OF LAND 70 Jer. 25:11,12 (marg.) EDICT OF CYRUS BC 536 AM 3592 Jer. 29:10; 2 Chron. 36:22,23 Years before AD 1 536 End of BC calendar 0 AM 4128 Thence to 1872 1872 6000 years from creation AD 1872 AM 6000