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Adam to Abraham
2200 BC 2100 BC 2000 BC 1900 BC
Sumer
Egypt
Abraham to the Sojourn in Egypt
Abrahamic Covenant
Ishmael (c. 2080-1943)
Abraham (c. 2166-1991)
Isaac (c. 2066-1886)
Jacob (Israel) (c. 2005-1859)
Jacob flees to Haran (c. 1929)
First Ziggurats built by Ur-Nammu (c. 2112-2095)
City of Ur falls (c. 2004)
Old Kingdom pyramids built (c. 2700-2200)Middle Kingdom, 11-12th Dynasty (c. 2050-1800)
Earliest forms of writing (cuneiform) (c. 3200)
BIBLE HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY
MIDDLE EAST HISTORY
Joseph (c. 1914-1805)
Job (Dates unknown)
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Exile & Restoration of Jerusalem 586–430 BC
Divided Kingdom 931–586 BC
Moses & the Exodus 1526–1406 BC
Abraham to the Sojourn in Egypt 2200–1526 BC
The Conquest & the Judges
1406–1051 BC
United Kingdom 1051–931 BC
Early ChurchAD 30–100
Intertestamental Period430 BC–6 to 4 BC
Life of Jesus6 to 4 BC–AD 30
Creation to Abraham
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Creation to AbrahamCreation to Abraham
Creation to AbrahamCreation to Abraham• Genesis chapters 1–2
tell the story of God’s creation of the world and humanity.
• God saw that his creation was good, and he blessed the first man and woman.
• However, Adam and Eve chose a path of disobedience to God; and hardship, conflict, and death entered the world (Gen. 3).
• Life on earth was radically altered.
2200 BC 2100 BC 2000 BC 1900 BC
Sumer
Egypt
Abraham to the Sojourn in Egypt
Abrahamic Covenant
Ishmael (c. 2080-1943)
Abraham (c. 2166-1991)
Isaac (c. 2066-1886)
Jacob (Israel) (c. 2005-1859)
Jacob flees to Haran (c. 1929)
First Ziggurats built by Ur-Nammu (c. 2112-2095)
City of Ur falls (c. 2004)
Old Kingdom pyramids built (c. 2700-2200)
Middle Kingdom, 11-12th Dynasty (c. 2050-1800)
Earliest forms of writing (cuneiform) (c. 3200)
Joseph (c. 1914-1805)
BIBLE HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY
MIDDLE EAST HISTORY
Job (Dates unknown)
1900 BC 1800 BC 1700 BC 1600 BC
Egypt
Abraham to the Sojourn in Egypt
Joseph becomes an official in Egypt (c. 1884)
Joseph (c. 1914-1805)
Hammurapi (Hammurabi) reigns in Babylon (1792-1750)
Law code of Hammurapi
Isaac (c. 2066-1886)
Jacob (c. 2005-1859)
Jacob and his family go to Egypt (c. 1876)
Second Intermediate Period, 13-17th Dynasties (c. 1800-1570)
Hyksos rule Egypt (c. 1670-1570)
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Abraham to the Sojourn in EgyptAbraham to the Sojourn in Egypt• The story of Abram (2166–1991 BC) begins in
the land known as Mesopotamia. • Mesopotamia bordered the Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers, an area that is today Iraq and northern Syria.
• The Sumerian civilization permeated southern Mesopotamia, including the city of Ur.
• Abram (later called Abraham) was from Ur.
Abraham to the Sojourn in Egypt
Abram’s Journey from Ur to Canaan
Galilee
Abraham to the Sojourn in EgyptAbraham to the Sojourn in Egypt• Canaan was comprised of various clans and
tribes, generally referred to as Canaanites. • Abraham and his
family were mostly nomadic in Canaan, moving around as their agricultural life demanded.
Abraham to the Sojourn in Egypt