540 CHRON 
to prior time; for in what precife year, from the creation, 
Jef'us was born, no man has been able to demonftrate ; 
nor is the fubjeft, in our opinion, capable of demonftra- 
tion. From lome intermediate epochs, the year may be 
nearly gueffed; but, from the era of the creation, all is 
mere conjecture and uncertainty. How Ihould it be other- 
wife? We. have no other chronological memoirs for almolt 
half the period, than fuch as are found in the Hebrew 
writings ; and in thefe we have three different computa¬ 
tions, neither of which perhaps is exactly true, 
A Chronological Table ^Remarkable Events from the 
CREATION to the BIRTH of CHRIST. 
4004. The Creation of the World began, according to arch- 
bilhop Ulher, on Sunday, October 513, and in the 
year before the vulgar era of the birth of Chrift, as 
given in the Hebrew text, 4004; in the LXX, 587,2; 
in the Samaritan, 4700; of the Julian period, 710. 
Adam and Eve were created on Friday, October 28 ; 
they are placed in Paradife, but are loon tempted 
and fall; l'entence is paffed upon them by God, who 
encourages them at the lame time with the promile 
of the feed of the woman ; they are banifhed Paradife. 
4003 The birth of Cain, the firll who was born of a wo¬ 
man. Abel is born foon after. 
3875 Abel is murdered by Cain, becaufe his facrifice was 
more acceptable to God. 
3874 Seth born, whofe offspring were called the children 
of God, by way of diltinCtion from thole of Cain, 
who were named the children of men. 
3017 Enoch, for his piety, is tranllated to heaven. 
2469 The term of 120 years is allowed by God for the re¬ 
pentance of the world before the deluge; this is com¬ 
municated to Noah, who is fent to them as a preacher 
of righteoufnefs. 
2349 On the tenth day of the fecond month, which was 
on Sunday, November 30, God commanded Noah 
to enter into the ark with his family, &c. and, on 
Sunday, December 7, it began to rain, and rained 
forty days ; and the deluge continued one hundred 
and fifty days. 
2348 The ark relied on Mount Ararat, on Wednefday, 
May 6 ;■ the tops of the mountains became vilible 
on Sunday, July 19 ; and, on Friday, December 18, 
Noah came out.of the ark with all that were with 
him ; he built an altar, and facriliced to God for his 
deliverance. 
4247 The Tonver of Babel is built about this time, by Noah’s 
pollerity, in the valley of Shinar, upon which God 
miraculoufly confounds their language, and thus 
dilperfes them into different nations. 
2234 The celellial obfervations are begun at Babylon, as 
Callillhenes fent to Ariflotle a regifter of them for 
1903 years, down to the taking of that city by Alex¬ 
ander, in the year 331 before Chrift:. 
2188 The' Kingdom of Egypt begins under Mifraim the fon 
of Ham, which lalled for 1663 years,' according to 
Conllantin Manalfes, which is down to the conqueft 
of Cambyfes, in 525 before Chrift. 
aroo Of the Julian period 2614. 
2089 The Kingdom of S'tcyon eftablilhed, according to Eu- 
febius, 1313 years before the firll Olympiad. Little 
is knowm of this kingdom but the names of their 
kings; they end about the beginning of the eleventh 
century, viz. 1089, and fifteen years after the return 
of the Heraclidte into Peloponnefus. 
2059 The Kingdom of Affyr.ia begins under Ninus, fon of 
Belus 
2017 The fixteenth dynafty of five Theban kings in E- 
gypt, begins and continues 190 years. 
4007 Semiramis queen of Affyria, died in 1965. 
2006 Of the Julian period 2714. 
1996 Abram, the patriarch, born at Ur, in Chaldtea; died 
1821, aged 175. 
1927 Sarah wife to Abraham; died 1859, aged 1270 
O L O G Y. [Before Christ. 
1925 Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, fubdues the five kings 
of Sodom, Gomorrha, Adama, Seboim, and Zoar. 
1921 The covenant of God made with Abram when he 
leaves Ha ran to go into Canaan, on the 15th of A- 
bib, or Wednefday, May 4, which begins the 430 
years of fojourning. Abram and Lot go into Egypt for 
famine, and return the next year, when they fepa- 
rate, the one to Sodom, and the other to Hebron. 
191a The five kings rebelling again!! Chedorlaomer are 
defeated by him; he plunders Sodom, and carries 
off Lot captive; Abram purfues and defeats Che¬ 
dorlaomer and refcues Lot; on his return he receives 
the benedidlion of Melchizedek king of 4 Salem, the 
prieft of the Moll High God. 
1910 Ifhmael is born to Abram by Hagar; died 1773, 
aged 137. _ 
1900 Of the Julian period 2814. 
1897 The covenant is renewed by God with Abram, in 
memorial of which circumcifion is inftituted, and 
his name changed to Abraham; the cities of So¬ 
dom, &c. are dellroyed for their wickednefs by fire 
from Heaven; Lot, with his wife and two daughters, 
leave Sodom beforehand, being warned; his wife 
looking back is turned into a pillar of fait. 
1896 Ifaac born to Abraham by Sarah ninety years old ; 
dies in 1716, aged 180. 
1871 The faith of Abraham is proved in offering to facri¬ 
fice his fon Ifaac, who was then twenty-five years old. 
1856 The Kingdom of Argos begins under Inachus, 1080 
years before the firll Olympiad; Ifaac being forty 
years old marries Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel 
the Syrian. 
1836 Elau and Jacob are born to Ifaac by Rebecca aftef 
above nineteen years barrennefs. 
1827 The-feventeenth dynafty of the fix Ihepherd kings 
in Egypt, begins, and continues 103 years. 
1822 Memnon, the Egyptian, invents the letters fifteen 
years before the reign of Phoroneus, according to 
Anticlides in Pliny. 
1821 Abraham dies, being 175 years old. 
j8oo Of the Julian period 2914. 
1796 The reign of Ogyges begins 1020 years before the 
firll Olympiad. Elau marries two daughters of Heth, 
which gives great uneafinels to Ifaac and Rebecca. 
1764 The Deluge of Ogyges, from which Attica lay walle 
for above 200 years, till the coming of Cecrops. 
1759 Jacob, haying received his father’s blelfing, goes to 
Haran to his uncle Laban, and marries his two 
daughters. 
1739 Jacob returns into Canaan after a twenty years fer- 
Vitude under Laban. 
1731 Dinah, Jacob’s daughter, is ravilhed by Shechem; 
he and all his people are treacheroully put to death 
on the third day after circumcifion, by Simeon and 
Levi. 
1728 Jofeph is fold into Egypt by his brethren. 
1724 The eighteenth Egyptian dynafty of feventeen Dio* 
fpolitan kings begins, and continues 348 years. 
1715 Jofeph interprets Pharaoh’sdreams, and is promoted* 
The leven years of plenty begin. 
1708 The feven years of famine begin ; and, the year af¬ 
ter, Jofeph’s ten brethren come into Egypt for corn. 
1706 Jofeph difcovers hirafelf to his brethren; and, at 
Pharaoh’s defire, fends for Jacob and his family in¬ 
to Egypt. 
1704 All the money in Egypt and Canaan is collected by 
Jofeph into Pharaoh’s treafury; and, the year fol¬ 
lowing, they fell him their herds and flocks. 
1702 The property of all the lands in Egypt is fold to Jo¬ 
feph, who let them out with a perpetual tax of the 
fifth part of their produce. 
1700 Of the Julian period 3014. 
1689 Jacob on his death-bed adopts Manaffeh and Ephra¬ 
im, the two fons of Jofeph ; and, colleriing all his 
children, bleffes them, and foretels many things, 
particularly 
