Age of the Patriarchs
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, living as strangers in the land of promise.
Everything in this era
Abraham1996 BC – 1821 BCCall of Abraham1921 BCGreat colonizer Emperor YU1919 BCThe birth of Ishmael1910 BCSodom and Gomorrah destroyed1898 BCIsaac1896 BC – 1716 BCThe Binding of Isaac(Akedah)1891 BCJacob1836 BC – 1689 BCBirth of Jacob(Israel), son of Isaac1836 BCSarah1817 BCMarriage of Isaac and Rebekah1812 BCJacob flees to Haran1796 BCJacob’s dream of the ladder at Bethel1796 BCJacob marries Leah and Rachel1794 BCThe births of Jacob’s twelve sons1791 BCJacob wrestles with an angel and his name is changed to Israel1776 BCJoseph sold into slavery by his brothers1748 BCJoseph1745 BC – 1635 BCJoseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams1711 BCThe seven years of plenty and seven years of famine in Egypt1711 BC – 1697 BCIsrael enters Egypt1706 BCJoseph’s rise to power in Egypt1706 BC
Now see where it sits
Everything on this page has a place on one 45×37″ chart — and once you can see what came before and after it, it stops being a fact and starts being a story you can follow.