Thursday, September 02, 2004 +

From Adam to Abram

For Rachel Abrams.

Some notable dates:

Creation. Year 0 \ Sunday, September 6, 3761 BCE

Adam 0 - 930
Seth 130 - 1042
Enosh 235 - 1140
Kenan 325 - 1235
Mahalalel 395 - 1290
Jared 460 - 1422
Enoch 622 - 987
Methuselah 687 - 1656
Lamech 874 - 1651
Noah 1056 - 2006
Shem 1558 - 2158
Arpachshad 1658 - 2096
Shelah 1693 - 2126
Eber 1723 - 2187
Peleg 1757 - 1996
Reu 1787 - 2026
Serug 1819 - 2049
Nahor 1849 - 1997
Terah 1878 - 2083
Abram 1948 - 2123

Birth of Ishmael 2034
Abram becomes Abraham and Sarai becomes Sarah 2047
Birth of Isaac 2048

Alive the year of Methuselah's birth (687):
Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah

Alive the year of the Flood (1656):
Methuselah, Noah, Noah's sons and their wives

Alive the year of Abram's birth (1948):
Noah, Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, Abram

Alive the year Abram leaves Haran (2023):
Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, Eber, Reu, Serug, Terah, Abram