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How long between the deaths of Jacob and Joseph?

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54 years. Joseph entered the service of Pharaoh at the age of 30 (Gen 41:46). He remained there for seven years of plenty and two years of famine before revealing himself to his brothers (Gen 41:48; 45:6). So Joseph was 39 when his family moved to Egypt. Jacob was 130 (Gen 47:9). This means Jacob […]

How many years passed between Abraham and Moses?

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There was approximately 420 years between their births. Abraham was born in about 1946 BC and died in about 1771 BC. Moses was born in about 1526 BC and died in about 1406 BC. Consequently, there was about 245 years between the death of Abraham and the birth of Moses. See “The Times: a chronology […]

How old was Jonathan when he met David?

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We are not told the age of Jonathan, but we can figure it out approximately. Here are the relevant facts: David reigned in Hebron for 7.5 years (2 Sam 5:4-5), beginning from the time Saul and Jonathan died. Saul’s youngest son, Ishbosheth, reigned for the last two of those years, and died at age 42 […]

How many times did Paul visit Corinth?

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Paul’s first visit to Corinth was in AD50 and is described in Acts 18:1-18. Some time later, probably around AD55, it seems he made another visit to Corinth, foreshadowed in 1 Corinthians 4:19; 16:5-8. It is often described as his “painful visit” because of Paul’s later comment in 2 Corinthians 2:1. His third visit is mentioned in […]

How long were the people of Israel enslaved in Egypt?

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The following chart (from my book The Times: a Chronology of the Bible) shows some of the major events during this period and shows the period that Israel was in Egypt from 1656 BC to 1446 BC, or 210 years. Some of the evidence for these dates is given below. The date of the Exodus […]

Did Gehazi still have leprosy in 2 Kings 8:4?

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In 2 Kings 5:27 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, is struck with leprosy:1 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence a leper, like snow. However, in 2 Kings 8:4 he is talking to the King. People with leprosy were excluded from regular society […]

On what day did Jesus die?

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The timing and sequence of events in the last week of Jesus’ mortal life is very uncertain with nearly as many attempted chronologies as commentators. The one fixed time is the resurrection which occurred “on the first day of the week” before dawn (Lk 24:1; Mk 16:2-3); that is, early Sunday morning. But the day […]