NOTE

The Chronological Table on the next page is appended to this dissertation by request. After thorough and critical examination of the whole subject, Mr. Miller remarks, “that if this Chronology is not correct, I despair of getting from the Bible and History a true account of the age of the world. As it respects the text in 1 Kings 6:1, it cannot be reconciled with the history of the Judges, and the statement of Paul, Acts 13:20. I have therefore followed two witnesses instead of one. As it respects Samuel, I have no doubt of as long a period as 21 years.”FRGC 93.5

A BIBLE CHRONOLOGY FROM ADAM TO CHRIST. BY WILLIAM MILLER. No. Name of Patriarchs, Kings, & c. Age. A.M. B.C. Book. chap. verse. Remarks. Creation 1 4157 Gen. i., ii. 1. Adam 130 130 4027 “ v. 3 2. Seth 163 235 3922 “ “ 6 3. Enos 90 325 3832 “ “ 9 4. Cainan 70 395 3762 “ “ 12 5. Mahalaleel 65 460 3697 “ “ 15 6. Jared 162 622 3535 “ “ 18 7. Enoch 65 687 3470 “ “ 21 8. Methuselah 187 874 3283 “ “ 25 9. Lamech 182 1056 3101 “ “ 28 10. Noah 600 1656 2501 “ vii. 6 To the Flood. The Flood 1 1657 2500 “ viii. 13 11. Shem 2 1659 2498 “ xi. 10 12. Arphaxad 35 1694 2463 “ “ 12 13. Salah 30 1724 2433 “ “ 14 14. Heber 34 1758 2399 “ “ 16 15. Peleg 30 1788 2369 “ “ 18 16. Reu 32 1820 2337 “ “ 20 17. Serug 30 1850 2307 “ “ 22 18. Nahor 29 1879 2278 “ “ 24 *The Exode did not begin until Terah’s death; the Abram left Haran and the Exode began, as is clearly proved by Acts 7:4.
†Exode in Egypt from Abraham to wilderness state.
‡Joshua was a young man when came out of Egypt. Exodus 33:11; could not have more than 45 years old then. 85 when he entered Canaan, & 110 when he died, leaves 25 years.
§Judges begin. See Judges 2:7-15. 19. Terah’s life 205* 2084 2073 “ “ 32 20. Exode. &c. 430† 2514 1643 Ex. xii. 40, 41 21 Wilderness 40 2554 1603 Josh. v. 6 22. Joshua 25‡ 2579 1578 xiv. 7; xxiv. 29 1. Elders and Anarchy§ 18 2597 1560 See Josephus. 2. Under Cushman 8 2605 1552 Juge. iii. 8 3. Othniel 40 2645 1512 “ “ 11 4. Eglon 18 2653 1494 “ “ 14 5. Ehud 80 2743 1414 “ “ 30 6. Jabin 20 2763 1394 “ iv. 3 7. Barak 40 2803 1354 “ v. 31 8. Midianites 7 2810 1347 “ vi. 1 9. Gideon 40 2850 1307 “ viii. 28 10. Abimelech 3 2853 1304 “ ix. 22 11. Tola 23 2876 1281 “ x. 2 ends the judges—448 years. Acts 13:20; also chap 8.
Samuel could not have been more than 38 when Eli died. Then Israel was lamenting the loss of the Ark more than 20 years. Samuel judged Israel some years after and become old and his sons judged Israel. He must have been 62 or 63 when Saul was made king.
**See 2 Kings, chapter 14. and 15. 12. Jair 22 2898 1259 “ “ 3 13. Philistines 18 2916 1241 “ “ 8 14. Jephthah 6 2922 1235 “ xii. 7 15. Ibzan 7 2929 1228 “ “ 9 16. Elon 10 2939 1218 “ “ 11 17. Abdon 8 2947 1210 “ “ 14 18 Philistines 40 2987 1170 “ xiii. 1 19. Eli 40 3027 1130 1Sam. iv. 18 20. Samuel. prophet 24 3051 1106 “ vii. 2-17 1. Kings—Saul 40 3091 1066 Acts xiii. 21 2. David 40 3131 1026 2Sam. v. 4 3. Solomon 40 3171 986 1Kings xi. 42 4. Rehoboam 17 3188 969 2Chron. xii. 13 5. Abijam 3 3191 966 1Kings xv. 2 6. Asa 41 3232 925 “ “ 10 7 Jehoshaphat 25 3257 900 “ xxii 42 8 Jehoram 5 3262 895 2Kings viii. 17 9 Ahaziah 1 3263 894 “ “ 26 10 Athaliah, his mother 6 3269 888 “ xi. 3, 4 11 Joash 40 3309 848 “ xii. 1 12 Amaziah 29 3338 819 “ xiii. 2 Interregnum** 11 3349 808 “ xv. 1, 2 13 Azariah 52 3401 756 “ “ 2 14 Jotham 16 3417 740 “ “ 33 15 Ahaz 16 3433 724 “ xvi. 2 16 Hezekiah 29 3462 695 “ xvi. 2 17 Manasseh 55 3517 638 “ xxi. 1 18 Amon 2 3519 640 “ “ 19 19 Josiah 31 3550 607 “ xxii. 1 20 Jehoahaz, 3 months 3550 607 “ xxiii. 31 21 Jehoiakim 11 3551 596 “ “ 36 The 70 years of captivity began here, ended last year of Cyrus 70 3631 526 2 Chr. xxiv.
xxxvi. 2-16,
5-10,
15-23 Cyrus 6 3637 520 Rollin, i. p. 354 Cambyses 7 3641 513 “ “ 366 Darius Hystaspes 36 3642 477 “ ii. 9 Xerxes 13 3693 461 “ “ “ Artaxerxes Longimanus 7 3700 457 Ezra. vii. 10-13 Birth of Christ†† 457 4157 †† See Ferguson’s Astronomy: also Prideaux’s Connection. Add present year, 1840 1840 5997 To 1843 3 6000