whose lives were longer by many years, should begin to beget children sooner, and not rather at the ages set down in the Septuagint? On mature consideration, we must incline to the latter computation, and necessarily conclude, that the Jewish-Hebrew reckoning of the times from Adam to Abraham is wrong in all the ages excepting three, Jared, Methuselah, and Lamech; and that the Samaritan-Hebrew computation is also wrong in the period from Adam to the flood; for in the years from the flood to Abraham it agrees entirely with the Septuagint. But the error of the Jewish-Hebrew text is evident from hence, that it makes Abraham and Noah contemporaries, which is inconsistent with all history: for since according to the Hebrew text, there are no more than 292 years from the flood to Abraham, and since, according to the same text, Noah lived 350 years after the flood, it is evident that he lived to the 58th year of Abraham!” 3. Table III., Containing the statements of the ancient chronographers relating to the _Third age_ of the world—The testimony of Josephus to the true chronology very explicit—Misinterpretation of prophecy the cause of wavering in Josephus and blunder in Theophilus—The testimony of Africanus correct—Eusebius, Demetrius, and the author of the Paschal Chronicle correct—Explanation of the period of 400 years. The following table which contains the statements of the chronographers, regarding the _Third age_ of the World, ought to be compared with Table VIII. in our _first Part_; as it contains the Chief _Patriarchal Eras_ and _Intervals_ according to each chronographer: TABLE III. PATRIARCHAL JOSEPHUS. THEOPHILUS. AFRICANUS. EUSEBIUS. PASCH. ERAS. CHRON. Intervals. Intervals. Intervals. Intervals. Intervals. From the Call The Eisodus 215 215 215 215 215 To the Exodus 215 430 215 215 215 ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— THIRD AGE 430 645 430 430 430