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
TABLE II.
ANTEDILUVIAN HEBREW. SEPTUAGINT. SAMARITAN.
PATRIARCHS. P.P. Died P.P. Died P.P. Died
ages. A.M. ages. A.M. ages. A.M.
Adam 800 931 700 931 800 931
Seth 807 1042 707 1142 807 1042
Enos 815 1140 715 1340 815 1140
Cainan 840 1235 740 1535 840 1235
Mahalaleel 830 1290 730 1690 830 1290
Jared 800 1422 800 1922 *785 *1307
Enoch 300 987 200 1487 300 887
_translated_
Methuselah 782 1656 782 2256 *653 *1307
Lamech *595 1651 565 2227 *600 *1307
Noah 350 2006 350 2612 350 1657
Lastly, the following Table exhibits the discrepancies of the three
texts with regard to the _Whole Lives_ of these Patriarchs, and the
_number_ of their generations from Adam:—
TABLE III.
ANTEDILUVIAN HEBREW. SEPTUAGINT. SAMARITAN.
PATRIARCHS. W. No. W. No. W. No.
lives. lives. lives.
Adam 930 1 930 1 930 1
Seth 912 2 912 2 912 2
Enos 905 3 905 3 905 3
Cainan 910 4 910 4 910 4
Mahalaleel 895 5 895 5 895 5
Jared 962 6 962 6 *847 6
Enoch 365 7 365 7 365 7
Methuselah 969 8 969 8 *720 8
Lamech *777 9 753 9 *653 9
Noah 950 10 950 10 950 10
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