Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Doctrines; Faith; Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines
41. Agreeably to this account, Adam died in the 930th year of the
world; Enoch was translated in the 987th, Seth died in the 1042nd; Enos
in the 1140th; Cainan in the 1235th; Mahalaleel in the 1290th; Jared
in the 1422nd; Lamech in the 1651st; and Methuselah in the 1656th, it
being the same year in which the flood came.
42. So that Noah was 84 years old when Enos died, 176 when Cainan died,
234 when Mahalaleel died, 366 when Jared died, 595 when Lamech died,
and 600 when Methuselah died.
43. We can see from this that Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared,
Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah, all lived on the earth at the same time;
and that Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Methuselah, and Lamech, were
all acquainted with both Adam and Noah.
44. From the foregoing it is easily to be seen, not only how the
knowledge of God came into the world, but upon what principle it
was preserved: that from the time it was first communicated, it was
retained in the minds of righteous men, who taught, not only their own
posterity, but the world; so that there was no need of a new revelation
to man, after Adam's creation to Noah, to give them the first idea, or
notion of the existence of a God: and not only of a God, but of the
true and living God.
45. Having traced the chronology of the world from Adam to Noah, we
will now trace it from Noah to Abraham. Noah was 502 years old When
Shem was born; 98 years afterwards the flood came, being the 600th year
of Noah's age. And Moses informs us that Noah lived after the flood,
350 years, making him 950 years old when he died. Genesis 9:28-29.
46. Shem was 100 years old when Arphaxad was born. Genesis 11:10.
Arphaxad was 35 when Salah was born. Gen. 11:12. Salah was 30 when Eber
was born. 11:14. Eber was 34 when Peleg was born, in whose days the
earth was divided. 11:16. Peleg was 30 when Reu was born. 11:18. Reu
was 32 when Serug was born. 11:20. Serug was 30 when Nahor was born.
11:22. Nahor was 29 when Terah was born. 11:24. Terah was 70 when Haran
and Abraham were born. 11:26.
47. There is some difficulty in the account given by Moses of Abraham's
birth. Some have supposed that Abraham was not born until Terah was 130
years old. This conclusion is drawn from a variety of scriptures, which
are not to our purpose at present to quote. Neither is it a matter of
any consequence to us whether Abraham was born when Terah was 70 years
old, or 130. But in order that there may no doubt exist upon any mind
in relation to the object lying immediately before us, in presenting
the present chronology we will date the birth of Abraham at the latest
period, that is, when Terah was 130 years old. It appears from this
account that from the flood to the birth of Abraham, was 352 years.
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