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A dissertation on the true age of the world

Chapter 25: CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.
By R. Wallace
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The work analyzes discrepancies among Hebrew, Septuagint, and Samaritan biblical chronologies and evaluates ancient and modern chronographers to determine the period from creation to the Christian era. It argues that a longer Septuagint-based computation aligns more naturally with the gradual decline in postdiluvian lifespans and with certain historical testimonies. The study pairs textual criticism with a broader inquiry into primitive traditions of world renovation, the origin of idolatry, and the seven ages motif, notes relevant astronomical and geological considerations, and concludes by identifying errors in earlier chronographies while defending the extended chronology.

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.

First Age of the World.
     
A.M.   B.C.
−21 Traditional Epoch of the Creation 5500
−21 *Higher Astronomical Epoch of the Brahmins 5500
1 True Epoch of the Creation 5478
100 *Death of Abel 5379
230 Birth of Seth 5249
435 Birth of Enos 5044
625 Birth of Cainan I. 4854
765 Chronological Epoch of the Julian Period 4714
795 Birth of Mahalaleel 4684
931 Death of Adam 4548
960 Birth of Jared 4519
1070 *Apostacy of the Sons of God 4409
1086 Samaritan Epoch of the Creation 4393
1122 Birth of Enoch 4357
1142 Death of Seth 4337
1179 Lower Astronomical Epoch of the Brahmins 4300
1286 *Astronomical Revelations of Uriel 4193
1287 Birth of Methuseleh 4192
1340 Death of Enos 4139
1406 Astronomical Epoch of Laplace 4073
1474 Birth of Lamech 4005
1475 Hebrew-Usher Epoch of Creation 4004
1487 Translation of Enoch 3992
1535 Death of Cainan I. 3944
1662 Birth of Noah 3817
1690 Death of Mahalaleel 3789
1719 Modern Jewish Epoch of Creation 3760
1922 Death of Jared 3557
2142 Prediction of the Flood 3337
2162 Birth of Japhet or Iapetus 3317
2164 Birth of Shem 3315
2165 Birth of Ham 3314
2227 Death of Lamech 3252
2256 Death of Methuselah 3223
2256 Flavian Epoch of the Flood 3223
2262 True Epoch of the Flood 3217
     
     
Second Age of the World.
     
2263 Descent of Noah from the Ark 3216
2263 First appearance of the Rainbow 3216
2264 Birth of Arphaxad 3215
2377 Hindoo Epoch of the Calyougham 3102
2399 Birth of Cainan II. 3080
2401 First Jubilee of Jubilees from Creation 3078
2526 Chinese Epoch of Fohi 2953
2529 Birth of Salah 2950
2579 Foundation of Egypt by Mizraim 2900
2612 Death of Noah 2867
2659 Birth of Eber 2820
2764 Death of Shem 2715
2793 Birth of Peleg or Phalec 2686
2802 Death of Arphaxad 2677
2859 Death of Cainan II. 2620
2923 Birth of Reu or Ragau 2556
2962 Death of Salah 2517
3018 Chinese Epoch of Tchouen-Hiu 2461
3055 Birth of Serug 2424
3063 Death of Eber 2416
3079 *Foundation of Babel 2400
3081 *Confusion of Tongues 2398
3081 *Division of the Earth 2398
3122 Chinese Epoch of Yao 2357
3132 Death of Peleg 2347
3152 Foundation of Memphis by Menes 2327
3185 Birth of Nahor 2294
3249 *Birth of Job 2236
3246 Babylon taken by the Medes 2233
3246 Chaldean Astronomical Epoch 2233
3262 Death of Reu 2217
3264 Birth of Terah 2215
3297 Foundation of the Assyrian Monarchy 2182
3334 Birth of Abraham 2145
3343 *Trial of Job 2136
3385 Death of Serug 2094
3406 *Abraham arrives in Haran 2073
3409 Death of Terah 2070
3409 True Epoch of the Call of Abraham 2070
     
     
Third Age of the World.
     
3410 Descent of Abraham to Egypt 2069
3418 Canaan promised to Abraham 2061
3420 Birth of Ishmael 2059
3433 Covenant of Circumcision 2046
3433 Destruction of Sodom 2046
3434 Birth of Isaac 2045
3471 Death of Sarah 2008
3474 Marriage of Isaac 2005
3483 *Death of Job 1996
3494 Birth of Jacob and Esau 1985
3509 Death of Abraham 1970
3522 Foundation of Sicyon 1957
3534 Marriage of Esau 1935
3557 Death of Ishmael 1922
3571 Jacob goes to Padan-aram 1908
3571 Marriage of Jacob 1908
3572 Birth of Reuben 1907
3574 Birth of Simeon 1905
3575 Birth of Levi 1904
3576 Birth of Judah 1903
3587 Foundation of the Assyrian Empire 1892
3591 Jacob returns to Canaan 1888
3598 Birth of Benjamin 1881
3602 Joseph carried into Egypt 1877
3614 Death of Isaac 1865
3615 Joseph made Regent of Egypt 1864
3616 First Year of Plenty 1863
3622 Birth of Kohath 1857
3624 Eisodus of Jacob into Egypt 1855
3641 Death of Jacob 1838
3684 Birth of Amram 1795
3695 Death of Joseph 1784
3712 Death of Levi 1767
3726 Descent of Phoroneus 1753
3755 Death of Kohath 1724
3756 Birth of Aaron 1723
3759 Birth of Moses 1720
3787 Foundation of Argos 1692
3799 Moses flies to Midian 1680
3837 Flood of Ogyges 1642
3840 True Epoch of the Exodus 1639
     
     
Fourth Age of the World.
     
3840 The Law proclaimed at Sinai 1639
3879 Death of Aaron and Moses 1600
3880 Passage of the Jordan 1599
3886 Division of Canaan by Lot 1593
3896 Death of Joshua 1583
3894 Foundation of Athens 1585
3907 First Servitude of Israel 1572
3915 Critarchate of Othniel 1564
3955 Second Servitude 1524
3973 Critarchate of Ehud 1506
3988 Indian Astronomical Epoch 1491
4013 Descent of Danaus and Pelasgus 1466
4043 Flood of Deucalion 1436
4043 Third Servitude 1426
4073 Critarchate of Deborah and Barak 1406
4096 Reign of Dardanus and Erectheus 1383
4113 Fourth Servitude 1366
4119 The Sphere of Chiron or Musæus 1360
4120 Critarchate of Gideon 1359
4146 Azan, Aphidas and Elatus, in Arcadia 1333
4160 Critarchate of Abimelech 1319
4163 Critarchate of Tolah 1316
4166 Descent of Cadmus 1313
4186 Critarchate of Jair 1293
4196 Descent of Pelops 1283
4208 Fifth Servitude 1271
4218 Birth of Hercules 1261
4226 Critarchate of Jephthah 1253
4232 Critarchate of Ibzan 1247
4239 Critarchate of Elon 1240
4249 Critarchate of Abdon 1230
4254 Argonautic Expedition 1225
4257 Sixth Servitude 1222
4266 First Theban War 1213
4292 Destruction of Troy 1184
4297 Critarchate of Eli 1182
4303 Reign of Orestes at Argos 1176
4337 Seventh Servitude 1142
4355 Æolic Migration 1124
4357 Critarchate of Samuel 1122
4369 Reign of Saul 1110
4375 Return of the Heraclidæ 1104
2227 Death of Lamech 3252
4379 Birth of David 1100
4405 Reign of Aletes at Corinth 1074
4409 Reign of David 1070
4417 Capture of Jerusalem 1062
4435 Ionic Migration 1044
4449 Reign of Solomon 1030
4452 Foundation of Solomon’s Temple 1027
     
     
Fifth Age of the World.
     
4459 Completion of Solomon’s Temple 1020
4464 Foundation of Smyrna 1015
4489 Revolt of the Ten Tribes of Israel 990
4489 Reign of Jeroboam and Rehoboam 990
4492 Lapse of the Twelve Tribes into Idolatry 987
4494 Invasion of Shishak 985
4506 Reign of Abijah 973
4509 Reign of Asa 970
4511 Reign of Nadab 968
4512 Reign of Baasha 967
4517 Acme of Homer 962
4520 Asa defeats the Ethiopians 959
4535 Reign of Ela 944
4536 Reigns of Zimri and Omri 943
4537 Acme of Hesiod 942
4540 Foundation of Samaria 939
4546 Reign of Ahab 933
4550 Reign of Jehoshaphat 929
4553 Jehoshaphat appoints Judges 926
4555 Mission of Elijah 924
4558 Destruction of the Prophets of Baal 921
4568 Reign of Ahaziah 911
4569 Translation of Elijah 910
4569 Mission of Elisha 910
4570 Reign of Joram 909
4575 Reign of Jehoram 904
4581 Reign of Ahaziah 898
4582 Reigns of Athaliah and Jehu 897
4588 Reign of Jehoash 891
4595 Olympiad of Iphitus 884
4604 Mission of Jonah 875
4610 Reign of Jehoahaz 869
4627 Death of Elisha 852
4627 Reign of Joash 852
4628 Reign of Amaziah 851
4633 Reign of Jeroboam II. 836
4657 Interregnum in Judah 822
4669 Reign of Uzziah 810
4684 Interregnum in Israel 795
4684 Missions of Hosea and Amos 795
4703 Era of the Olympiads 776
4706 Reigns of Zechariah and Shallum 773
4708 Invasion of Pul 771
4718 Reign of Pekahiah 761
4719 Mission of Isaiah 760
4720 Reign of Pekah 759
4721 Reign of Jotham 758
4726 Foundation of Rome 753
4729 Mission of Micah 750
4732 Era of Nabonassar 747
4737 Reign of Ahaz 742
4739 Captivity of the Transjordanic Tribes 740
4740 Interregnum in Israel 739
4745 Foundation of Syracuse 734
4750 Reign of Hoshea 729
4752 Mission of Nahum 727
4753 Reign of Hezekiah 726
4758 Captivity of the Ten Tribes 721
4766 Invasion of Sennacherib 713
4767 Destruction of the Assyrian Army 712
4768 Revolt of the Medes 711
4782 Reign of Manasseh 697
4792 Foundation of the Median Empire 687
4796 Creon First Annual Archon at Athens 683
4802 Captivity of Manasseh 677
4802 Second Jubilee of Jubilees from Creation 677
4802 Captivity of the Remnant of Israel 677
4822 Foundation of Byzantium 657
4837 Reign of Amon 642
4839 Reign of Josiah 640
4840 Birth of Thales 639
4850 Josiah reforms the Land 629
4851 Mission of Jeremiah 628
4856 The Book of the Law found 623
4856 Mission of Zephaniah 623
4858 Legislation of Draco 621
4859 Missions of Joel and Habakkuk 620
4863 Reign of Pharaoh Necho 616
4867 Destruction of Nineveh 612
4868 The acme of Sappho 611
4869 Reign of Jehoahaz 610
4869 Birth of Anaximander 610
4870 Reign of Jehoiakim 609
4873 Reign of Nebuchadnezzar 606
4873 Era of the Babylonish Captivity 606
4874 First Vision of Nebuchadnezzar 605
4876 Rebellion of Jehoiakim 603
4876 Epoch of the Eclipse of Thales 603
4880 Reign of Jehoiachin 599
4881 1st year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity 598
4881 Reign of Zedekiah 598
4884 Birth of Crœsus 595
4885 Mission of Ezekiel 594
4885 Legislation of Solon 594
4889 Siege of Jerusalem 590
4891 Destruction of Solomon’s Temple 588
     
     
Sixth Age of the World.
     
4891 The Babylonian or Assyrian Empire 588
4893 Celebration of the Pythian games 586
4893 Era of the Seven Sages of Greece 586
4907 Acme of Esop 572
4918 Reign of Evil Merodach 561
4937 Release of Jehoiachin 562
4920 Reign of Neriglissar 559
4920 Reign of Cyrus in Persia 559
4924 Reign of Nabonadius or Belshazzar 555
4924 The First Vision of Daniel 555
4924 The Second Vision of Daniel 557
4931 Anaximenes flourished 548
4931 Cyrus takes Sardis 548
4939 Pythagoras flourished 540
4941 Cyrus takes Babylon 538
4941 Xenophanes flourished 538
4941 Reign of Darius the Mede 538
4941 The Third Vision of Daniel 538
4943 Medo-Persian Empire 536
4943 1st year of Cyrus the Persian 536
4943 Commission of Zerubbabel and Joshua 536
4944 Foundation of the Second Temple 535
4945 The Fourth Vision of Daniel 534
4948 Anacreon flourished 531
4950 Reign of Cambyses or Ahasuerus 529
4954 Cambyses conquers Egypt 525
4954 Birth of Æschylus 525
4957 Usurpation of the Persian Throne 522
4958 Reign of Darius Hystaspes 521
4959 Missions of Haggai and Zechariah 520
4959 The Second Temple re-founded 520
4961 Birth of Pindar 518
4963 The Destruction of Babylon 516
4963 The Second Temple completed 516
4970 The Roman Regifugium 509
4971 Expulsion of the Pisistratidæ 510
4979 Birth of Anaxagoras 508
4984 Birth of Sophocles 495
4989 The Battle of Marathon 490
4994 Reign of Xerxes the Great 485
4995 Birth of Herodotus 484
4996 Ostracism of Aristides 483
4999 Battle of Salamis 480
4999 Birth of Euripides 480
5008 Birth of Thucydides 471
5011 Birth of Socrates 468
5015 Reign of Artaxerxes Longimanus 464
5015 Zeno flourished 464
5019 Births of Democritus and Hippocrates 460
5021 The Commission of Ezra 458
5021 The 1st Week of Daniel begins 458
5024 Empedocles flourished 455
5028 The Roman Decemviri 451
5030 Restoration of the Consuls 449
5034 The Commission of Nehemiah 445
5035 Military Tribunes at Rome 444
5046 Nehemiah returns to Artaxerxes 433
5047 Meton flourished 432
5048 The Peloponnessian War 431
5049 Mission of Malachi 430
5050 Birth of Plato 429
5051 Aristophanes flourished 428
5055 Close of the Old Testament Canon 424
5056 Reign of Darius Nothus 423
5070 The 7th Week of Daniel ends 409
5075 Reign of Artaxerxes Mnemon 404
5075 Lysander takes Athens 404
5078 The Anabasis of Xenophon 401
5081 Ctesias flourished 398
5089 Rome burnt by the Gauls 390
5095 Birth of Aristotle 384
5108 Battle of Leuctra 371
5111 Eudoxus flourished 368
5113 Consuls restored at Rome 366
5119 The 14th Week of Daniel ends 360
5120 The accession of Philip 359
5121 Reign of Ochus 358
5123 Birth of Alexander the Great 356
5138 Birth of Epicurus 341
5139 Demosthenes flourished 340
5141 Battle of Chæronea 338
5142 Reign of Arses 337
5143 Reign of Alexander in Macedon 336
5144 Reign of Darius Codomannus 335
5145 Alexander crosses the Hellespont 334
5147 Tyre taken by Alexander 332
5147 Alexandria founded 332
5148 Battle of Arbela 331
5150 Macedo-Grecian Empire 329
5156 Death of Alexander 323
5159 Ptolemy takes Jerusalem 320
5168 The 21st Week of Daniel ends 311
5167 Era of the Seleucidæ or Contracts 312
5174 Reign of Ptolemy Lagus 305
5180 Arcesilaus flourished 299
5194 Reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus 285
5199 Reign of Antiochus Soter 280
5200 Irruption of the Gauls into Greece 279
5202 Epoch of the Septuagint Version 277
5215 First Punic War 264
5217 The 28th Week of Daniel ends 262
5218 Reign of Antiochus Theus 261
5232 Reign of Ptolemy Evergetes 247
5233 Reign of Seleucus Callinicius 246
5238 Sicily ceded to Rome 241
5254 Reign of Seleucus Ceraunus 225
5256 Reign of Antiochus the Great 223
5257 Reign of Ptolemy Philopator 222
5261 Second Punic War 218
5263 Battle of Cannæ 216
5266 The 35th Week of Daniel ends 213
5274 Reign of Ptolemy Epiphanes 205
5289 The Romans cross the Hellespont 190
5292 Reign of Seleucus Philopator 187
5298 Reign of Ptolemy Philometor 181
5304 Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes 175
5304 Antiochus persecutes the Jews 10 years 175
5304 End of the Jewish Hierarchy 175
5309 Antiochus sacks Jerusalem 170
5311 Macedon subdued by the Romans 168
5312 Martyrdom of the Maccabees 167
5313 The Asamonean Dynasty 166
5313 Reign of Judas Maccabeus 166
5315 Reign of Antiochus Eupator 164
5315 The 42d Week of Daniel ends 164
5317 Reign of Demetrius Soter 162
5318 The Jews allied with the Romans 161
5329 Reign of Alexander Balas 150
5330 Third Punic War 149
5333 Reign of Demetrius Nicator 146
5333 Reign of Ptolemy Physcon 146
5333 Destruction of Carthage 146
5336 Reign of Antiochus VI. Epiphanes 143
5337 Reign of Trypho 142
5341 Reign of Antiochus Sidetes 138
5351 2d Reign of Demetrius Nicator 128
5354 Reign of Alexander Zebina 125
5356 Reign of Antiochus Grypus 123
5362 Reign of Ptolemy Soter 117
5364 The 49th Week of Daniel ends 115
5374 Africa made a Roman Province 105
5384 Reign of Seleucus Nicator 95
5387 Reign of Philip 92
5389 Cicero flourished 90
5396 Reign of Tigranes 83
5397 Sylla made Perpetual Dictator 82
5398 Reign of Ptolemy Auletes 81
5410 Birth of Virgil 69
5410 Reign of Antiochus Asiaticus 69
5413 The 56th Week of Daniel ends 66
5414 Birth of Horace 65
5414 Syria made a Roman Province 65
5416 Jerusalem taken by Pompey 63
5419 First Roman Triumvirate 60
5421 Birth of Livy 58
5421 Julius Cæsar invades Gaul 58
5425 Julius Cæsar reduces Britain 54
5428 Reign of Cleopatra 51
5431 Battle of Pharsalia 48
5434 The 59th Week of Daniel ends 45
5434 The Julian Era 45
5435 Death of Julius Cæsar 44
5436 Second Roman Triumvirate 43
5437 The Battle of Philippi 42
5441 The 60th Week of Daniel ends 38
5441 The Spanish Era 38
5442 Reign of Herod 37
5442 End of the Asamoneans 37
5448 The 61st Week of Daniel ends 31
5448 The Battle of Actium 31
5449 Egypt made a Roman Province 33
5449 The Roman Empire 30
5449 Reign of Augustus Cæsar 30
5452 The Augustan Era 27
5455 The 62d Week of Daniel ends 24
5455 THE TEMPLE OF JANUS SHUT 24
5462 The 63d Week of Daniel ends 17
5462 The Temple at Jerusalem rebuilt by Herod 17
5476 The 65th Week of Daniel ends 3
     
5476 BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST 3
     
5478 Reign of Archelaus 1
     
  A.D.
5478 Vulgar Era of Christianity 1
5486 Judea made a Roman Province 8
5492 Reign of Tiberius Cesar 14
5504 The 69th Week of Daniel ends 26
5505 Pontius Pilate procurator of Judea 27
5506 Baptism of Christ 28
5511 The 70th Week of Daniel ends 33
     
5511 The Crucifixion and Ascension 33
     
5511 THE FIFTH EMPIRE 33