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taking Usher as our guide, we find that Abraham was born 

 in 1996, and died 1821 B.C.,* and Israel entered Palestine 

 under Joshua 1445, which gives a period of 376 years, which 

 is at the latter end of the fourth generation or epoch of 

 time from the time of Abraham's death ; and that in the 

 fourth generation Abraham's seed should possess the land 

 of the Amorites was, in Abraham's time, most intelligible 

 language to the great progenitor of the Hebrew nation, a 

 nation the most remarkable the world has ever seen 

 remarkable in prosperity, in adversity, and in unheard-of 

 hardships ; and excelling all people upon earth in their 

 pertinacity of adherence to the traditions of their fathers, 

 and in ignoring the study of that Word upon which they 

 maintain their traditions are based. 



If we apply the above remarks to the three fourteen 

 generations given, we shall obtain the following results : 



From the Egyptian exodus to Christ there will be thirty- 

 seven generations, each of forty years' duration, and five 

 generations each of 100 years' duration. Then add these 

 two together, and it will give 



37 generations of 40 years each are equal to 1,480 

 5 generations of 100 years each are equal to 500 



Total 42 generations, or three 14 generations... Total 1,980 

 Kepler gives the time of Messiah's appearing as 

 six years, and not four years, before the 

 common period of reckoning, which is the 

 time here adopted, for reasons too lengthened 

 to be given in detail. Therefore, to 1980 add 6 



B.C. 1986 

 For the generations in Matthew have nothing to do with 



* Read carefully Genesis xv. 12 21, especially the i5th and i6th 

 verses. 



