Egypt at the Time of Joseph
c. 1900/1730 b.c. Joseph arrived in Egypt during the reign of the Twelfth Dynasty, arguably the zenith of Egypt’s power. Shortly before this era, Upper and… Read More »Egypt at the Time of Joseph
c. 1900/1730 b.c. Joseph arrived in Egypt during the reign of the Twelfth Dynasty, arguably the zenith of Egypt’s power. Shortly before this era, Upper and… Read More »Egypt at the Time of Joseph
c. 1900/1730 b.c. Jacob sent Joseph from Hebron to Shechem to find his brothers, who had been pasturing their father’s flock. When Joseph arrived, he learned… Read More »Joseph and His Brothers
c. 1976/1810 b.c. After acquiring wealth in Paddan-aram, Jacob returned to Canaan. He came to Mahanaim, where he sent his household ahead of him and crossed… Read More »Jacob Returns to Canaan
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
Author and Title Revelation 1:1 announces both the book’s title (it is a “revelation”) and its divine author (“Jesus Christ”). The book is an “unveiling” of… Read More »Introduction to Revelation
Author and Title As its title implies, the book was written by Jude, brother of James and Jesus (cf. Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3, where Gk. “Judas” is… Read More »Introduction to Jude