Re: Geezer Patriarchs

Karen G. Jensen (kjensen@calweb.com)
Wed, 5 Nov 1997 14:00:58 -0600

On Tue, 04 Nov 1997 23:20:53 -0600, Bill Payne gave us some charts of the
data of Genesis 5 and 11. Here are some more.

I got them pretty even on this page. Sorry if they get out of place on
transmission.

BIRTH YEARS OF THE PATRIARCHS
Genesis 5 & 11

Years
After

Creation
Adam O O
Seth O + 13O Gen 5:3 13O
Enosh O + 13O + 1O5 :6 235
Cainan O +.13O + 1O5 + 9O :9 325
Mahalalel O + 13O + 1O5 + 9O + 7O :12 395
Jared O + 13O + 1O5 + 9O + 7O + 65 :15 46O
Enoch O + 13O + 1O5 + 9O + 7O + 65 + 162 :18 62O
MethuselahO + 13O + 1O5 + 9O + 7O + 65 + 162 + 65 :21 687
Lamech O + 13O + 1O5 + 9O + 7O + 65 + 162 + 65 + 187 :25 874
Noah O + 13O + 1O5 + 9O + 7O + 65 + 162 + 65 + 187 + 182 :28 1O56

Noah 1O56
Shem 1O56 + 5OO* Gen 5:32 1556
Arpachshad 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO 11:1O 1658
Shelah 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO + 35 :12 1693
Eber 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO + 35 + 3O :14 1723
Peleg 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO + 35 + 3O + 34 :16 1757
Reu 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO + 35 + 3O + 34 + 3O :18 1787
Serug 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO + 35 + 3O + 34 + 3O + 32 :2O 1819
Nahor 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO + 35 + 3O + 34 + 3O + 32 + 3O :22 1849
Terah 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO + 35 + 3O + 34 + 3O + 32 + 3O + 29 :24 1878
Abram** 1O56 + 5O2 + 1OO + 35 + 3O + 34 + 3O + 32 + 3O + 29 +.13O :26 2008

*Shem the patriarch, often listed first among Noah's three sons, was not the
eldest (Gen 5:32 cf.7:6 & 11:10). Gen 11:1O: notes that Shem was 1OO two
years after the Flood. when Noah was 602, so he was born when Noah was 502.
** Abraham and his brothers were not triplets either, and he was not the
oldest.
This is clarified in Genesis 11:32, where Terah died at the age of 205 when
Abram was 75 (Gen 12:4, Acts 7:4); so Abram was born when Terah was 130.

BIRTH AND DEATH YEARS OF THE PATRIARCHS
Years after creation, according to Genesis 5 & 11

Birth Years of Life Death

ADAM Gen 5:3-5 O 13O + 8O = 93O
93O
SETH :3-8 13O 1O5 + 8O7 = 912 1O42
ENOSH :6-11 235 9O + 815 = 9O5 114O
KENAN :9-14 325 7O + 84O = 91O 1235
MAHALALEL :12-17 395 65 + 83O = 895 129O
JARED :15-2O 46O 162 + 8OO = 962 1422
ENOCH :18-24 622 65 + 3OO = 365 (987)
METHUSELAH :21-27 687 187 + 782 = 969 1656
LAMECH :25-31 874 182 + 595 = 777 1551
NOAH :28-32 1O56 5OO + 45O = 95O 2OO6
9:28-29
SHEM 11:1O-11 1558 1OO + 5OO = 6OO 2158
ARPHACHSAD :1O-13 1658 35 + 4O3 = 438 2O96
SHELAH :12-15 1693 3O + 4O3 = 433 2126
EBER :14-17 1723 34 + 43O = 464 2187
PELEG :16-19 1757 3O + 2O9 = 239 1996
REU :18-21 1787 32 + 2O7 = 239 2O26
SERUG :2O-23 1819 3O + 2OO = 23O 2O49
NAHOR :22-25 1849 29 + 119 = 148 1997
TERAH :24-32 1878 7O + 135 = 2O5 2O83
ABRAM :26-32 2OO8** 1OO + 75 = 175 2183**
12:4, Acts 7:4, Gen 21:5, 25:7

(This one will be out of shape because of margin problems)

GENESIS 5
CHRONOLOGY

O 25O 5OO 75O 1,OOO 1,25O 1,5OO 1,75O
2,OOO
. . . . . . . . .

YEARS AFTER CREATION

(O) | ADAM (93O)
13O + 8OO = 93O

(13O) | SETH (1O42)
1O5 + 8O7 = 912

(235) | ENOSH (114O)

9O + 815
= 9O5

(325) | KENAN
(1235)
7O + 84O =
91O

(395) | MAHALALEL
(129O)
65 + 83O =
895

(46O) | JARED
(1422)
162 + 8OO
= 962

(622) | ENOCH (987)
65 + 3OO = 365
(687) | METHUSELAH
(1656)
187 + 782 =
969
(874) | LAMECH
(1551)
182 + 595 =
777

(1O56) NOAH | (2OO6)
5OO + 45O = 95O

O 25O 5OO 75O 1,OOO 1,25O 1,5OO 1,75O
2,OOO
. . . . . . . . .

YEARS AFTER CREATION

GENESIS 11
CHRONOLOGY

1,5OO 1,75O 2,OOO 2,250 2,500
. . . . . . .

YEARS AFTER CREATION

(1558) | SHEM (2158)
1OO + 5OO =6OO

(165O) | ARPACHSAD(2O96)
35 + 4O3 =438

(1693) | SHELAH (2126)
3O + 4O3
=433

(1723) | EBER (2187)
34 + 43O =464

(1757) | PELEG (1996)
3O + 2O9 =239

(1787) | REU (2O26)
32 + 2O7 =239

(1819) |SERUG (2O49)
3O + 2OO =23O

(1849) |NAHOR1997
29 +119 =148

(1878) TERAH (2O83)*
7O + 135
=2O5

(2OO8) ABRAM
(2187)*
1OO + 75
=175

* Terah was 70 when Abram was born. Abraham lived 175 years. (Genesis
11:32, 12:4, Acts 7:4, Gen. 25:7)

AVERAGE LIFESPANS

Before the Flood: 912 years. After the Flood: 577 -> 206 -> 70

93O 95O 950
912 6OO 600
9O5 438 438
91O 433 433

895 464 464
962 239 ------
239
365 239 5 | 2885 =
577 239
969 23O 350 years after
Flood 23O
777 148
148
95O 2O5
2O5
------- 175
175
1O | 8575 = 857.5 ------
------
11 | 4121 =
374.6 6 | 1236 = 2O6
-365 (Enoch)
after Eber
--------

9 | 821O = 912.2, without Enoch, who didn't
die.

With the dramatic decrease in lifespan, Eber outlived
his great-great-great grandchildren.

LIFESPANS OF THE PREFLOOD PATRIARCHS

1000
930 962 969
900 912 905 910 950
895
800
777
700

600 600

500 464
438 433
400
365
300
239 239 230
200 205
148 175
100

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Have fun!

Karen