Chronology of the Bible
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The chronology of the Bible is an elaborate system of lifespans, "generations", and other means by which the Masoretic Hebrew Bible measures the passage of events from the creation to around 164 BCE.
The Creation of Adam (c. 1512) by Michelangelo – Sistine Chapel
Solomon Dedicates the Temple (James Tissot)
Gutenberg Bible scan
Patriarchs (Bible)
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The patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collective
Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, imagined here in a Bible illustration from 1897.
Isaac blessing his son, as painted by Giotto di Bondone
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Eugène Delacroix
Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron