Journeys to Paddan-aram
c. 2026/1860 b.c. When Isaac was 40 years old, Abraham sent his eldest servant back to Paddan-aram, the land of his relatives, to obtain a wife… Read More »Journeys to Paddan-aram
c. 2026/1860 b.c. When Isaac was 40 years old, Abraham sent his eldest servant back to Paddan-aram, the land of his relatives, to obtain a wife… Read More »Journeys to Paddan-aram
c. 2067/1901 b.c. At Abraham’s request, the Lord spared Lot and his family from the destruction that came upon Sodom and Gomorrah. Afterwards, Lot’s two daughters… Read More »The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
c. 2085/1920 b.c. When five Canaanite cities rebelled against their four Mesopotamian overlords, the four kings led a campaign to reassert their control over the region.… Read More »The Battle at the Valley of Siddim
c. 2091/1925 b.c. Abram was born in Ur, a powerful city in southern Babylonia. Abram’s father, Terah, eventually led the family toward the land of Canaan… Read More »Abram Travels to Canaan
c. 2200 b.c. Many of the people groups mentioned in Genesis 10 can be identified with relative certainty. In general, the descendants of Ham settled in North Africa… Read More »Table of Nations
Genesis describes the location of Eden in relation to the convergence of four rivers. While two of the rivers are unknown (the Pishon and the… Read More »The Garden of Eden
c. 2000 b.c. The book of Genesis describes events in the ancient Near East from the beginnings of civilization to the relocation of Jacob’s (Israel’s) family… Read More »The Near East at the Time of Genesis
Map 1: The Middle East Today Map 2: The World of the Patriarchs Map 3: The Exodus from Egypt Map 4: The Tribal Allotments of… Read More »Maps