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Concise Chronological Table Of Bible History <ref name="term_69836" />  

<p> Note.—Most of the dates in [[Bible]] History, before the dedication of Solomon's temple, are very uncertain. There are two chief systems of chronology: one based upon the [[Hebrew]] text of the Old Testament, and the other upon the Septuagint, or [[Greek]] text, and called the "short" and the "long" chronology. The dates in the margin of our [[English]] Bibles were computed by [[Archbishop]] Ussher (born 1580, died 1656), and based on the Hebrew or short chronology. Hales made a similar computation, based on the Greek text. The [[Septuagint]] text appears to make the patriarchal period 1466 years longer than the computations based on the Hebrew text, The following table shows the different dates according to Ussher and to Hales: </p> <table> <tr> <td> <p> Ussher, or Hebrew Dates. </p> </td> <td> <p> Hales, or Greek [[Dates]] (nearly). </p> </td> <td> <p> Events. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> b.c. </p> </td> <td> <p> b.c. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 4004 </p> </td> <td> <p> 5411 </p> </td> <td> <p> Adam. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 3874 </p> </td> <td> <p> 6181 </p> </td> <td> <p> Birth of Seth. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 3382 </p> </td> <td> <p> 4289 </p> </td> <td> <p> " " Enoch. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 3317 </p> </td> <td> <p> 4124 </p> </td> <td> <p> " " Methuselah. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 2948 </p> </td> <td> <p> 3755 </p> </td> <td> <p> " " Noah. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 2348 </p> </td> <td> <p> 3155 </p> </td> <td> <p> The Flood, </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 2233 </p> </td> <td> <p> 2554 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Confusion]] of tongues. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 2165 </p> </td> <td> <p> 2362 </p> </td> <td> <p> Birth of Nahor. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 2126 </p> </td> <td> <p> 2283 </p> </td> <td> <p> " " Terah. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1996 </p> </td> <td> <p> 2153 </p> </td> <td> <p> " " Abram. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1896 </p> </td> <td> <p> 2053 </p> </td> <td> <p> " " Isaac. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1836 </p> </td> <td> <p> 1993 </p> </td> <td> <p> " " Jacob. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1706 </p> </td> <td> <p> 1883 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Jacob]] moves to [[Egypt]] </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1671 </p> </td> <td> <p> 1728 </p> </td> <td> <p> Birth of Moses. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1491 </p> </td> <td> <p> 1648 </p> </td> <td> <p> The Exodus. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1151 </p> </td> <td> <p> 1608 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Canaan]] entered. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> <p> b.c. </p> </td> <td> <p> Events. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1280 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Settlement]] in Canaan under Joshua. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1258-1095 </p> </td> <td> <p> The Judges—to Samuel and </p> <p> Saul. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1095 </p> </td> <td> <p> Saul. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1055 </p> </td> <td> <p> David. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 1007 </p> </td> <td> <p> Solomon's Temple. (For table of kings of [[Judah]] and Israel, and of prophets, see next page.) Fall of Samaria. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 722-721 </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 606 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Assyrian]] captivity began. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 588-7 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Jerusalem]] destroyed. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> b.c. </p> </td> <td> <p> Events. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 536 </p> </td> <td> <p> First return of Jews—Zerubbabel. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 516-5 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Second]] temple completed. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 478 </p> </td> <td> <p> Esther made queen by Xerxes I. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 457 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Return]] of Jews (second company) with Ezra. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 444 </p> </td> <td> <p> Nehemiah appointed governor. Malachi, prophet. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 432 </p> </td> <td> <p> Nehemiah again governor at Jerusalem. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 425 </p> </td> <td> <p> Death of Artaxerxes, Xerxes II. (2 months). </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> Sogdianus, his half brother (7 months). </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 424 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Darius]] II. (Nothus, king). </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <p> End of Old [[Testament]] history. </p> <p> CHRONOLOGY BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS </p> <table> <tr> <td> <p> 405 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Artaxerxes]] II. (Mnemon). </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 359 </p> </td> <td> <p> Artaxerxes III. (Ochus) </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 351-331 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Jaddua]] high priest at J. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 339 </p> </td> <td> <p> Arses (king). </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 336 </p> </td> <td> <p> Darius III. (Codomannus). </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 332 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Alexander]] the Great. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 323 </p> </td> <td> <p> Alexander's death. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 320 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Palestine]] under [[Ptolemy]] Soter. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 314 </p> </td> <td> <p> " " Antigonus. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 311 </p> </td> <td> <p> (Era of the Seleucidæ.) </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 301 </p> </td> <td> <p> Palestine under Ptolemies. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 280 </p> </td> <td> <p> Hebrew O. T. translated into Greek about this time. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 205 </p> </td> <td> <p> Palestine under Antiochus. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 170 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Temple]] plundered by [[Antiochus]] Epiphanes. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 167 </p> </td> <td> <p> Mattathias, the [[Jewish]] patriot; father of the Maccabæans. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 165 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Judas]] Maecabæus recovers Jerusalem. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> 141 </p> </td> <td> <p> [[Simon]] Maccabæus frees the Jews. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p> Pompey conquers Judæa. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p> Temple plundered by Crassus. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p> [[Antipater]] made governor of [[Judæa]] by Cæsar. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p> [[Parthians]] capture Jerusalem. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p> [[Herod]] retakes Jerusalem. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p> Herod begins to rebuild the temple. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p> Birth of Christ. (The common [[Christian]] era was fixed four years too late.) </p> </td> </tr> </table>

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