A dissertation on the true age of the world : $b in which is determined the chronology of the period from creation to the Christian eraWallace, R. (Robert)
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A dissertation on the true age of the world : $b in which is determined the chronology of the period from creation to the Christian era
Wallace, R. (Robert)
Bible; Chronology; Chronology, Historical
We shall now conclude this work, with a Chronological Table of the
principal epochs and events from the Creation of the World to the Advent
of our Saviour. The epochs of Sacred History determined according to the
true Chronology, are printed in Roman letters, and the epochs of Profane
History in _Italics_. In the former, Cuninghame is our best authority;
in the latter, Clinton, with occasional reference to Russell, or Hales.
Some dates that seem to be well founded, are taken from Julius
Africanus. The epochs marked with a Star are either traditional or
conjectural. The Critarchates, Reigns, Missions, Commissions, &c., are
all dated at their respective commencements; and the extent of each of
the two former may be determined from the table, by taking the
difference of the dates of any two consecutive Critarchates or Reigns.
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
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