.   Event Scriptures Comments Time After The Creation Adam's creation Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. Adam was created on the sixth day of the creation week. Since this is during the creation week, it is the start of this time line 0 Seth's birth Genesis 5:3 And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 130 years after Adam's creation, Seth was born. 130 Enosh's birth Genesis 5:6 Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh. 105 years after Seth's birth Enosh was born. 235 Cainan's birth Genesis 5:9 Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan. 90 years after Enosh's birth, Cainan was born. 325 Mahalalel, birth Genesis 5:12 Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. 70 years after Cainan's birth, Mahalalel was born. 395 Jared's birth Genesis 5:15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared. 65 years after Mahalalel's birth, Jared was born. 460 Enoch's birth Genesis 5:18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch. 162 years after Jared's birth, Enoch was born. 622 Methuselah's birth Genesis 5:21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. 65 years after Enoch's birth, Methuselah was born. 687 Lamech's birth Genesis 5:25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 187 years after Methuselah was born, Lamech died. 874 Adam's death Genesis 5:4 After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:5 So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. 800 years after Seth's birth, or 930 years after Adam's creation ,  he died. 930 Enoch taken by God Genesis 5:22 After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:23-24 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. 300 years after Methuselah's birth, or 365 years after Enoch's birth, Enoch was taken by God. 987 Seth's death Genesis 5:7 After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:8  So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died. 807 years after Enosh's birth, or 912 years after Seth's birth, Seth died. 1042 Noah's birth Genesis 5:28-29 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son. And he called his name Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed." 182 years after Lamech's birth, Noah was born. 1056 Enosh's death Genesis 5;10 After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:11 So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died. 815 years after Cainan's birth, or 905 years after Enosh's birth, he died. 1140 Cainan's death Genesis 5:13 After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:14 So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died. 840 years after Mahalalel's birth, or 910 years after Cainan's birth, Cainan died. 1235 Mahalalel's death Genesis 5:16 After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:17 So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died. 830 years after Jared's birth, or 895 years after Mahalalel's birth, Mahalalel died. 1290 Jared's death Genesis 5:19 After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:20 So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died. 800 years after Enoch's birth, or 962 years after Jared's birth, Jared died. 1422 Shem's birth Genesis 11:10 This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood. 2 years after the flood, Shem was 100 years old. Note: Genesis 5:32 which states "And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth." was not used because it is unclear if all 3 sons were born in the same year. Using Genesis 11:10, Noah was 502 when Shem was born. See the notes for Noah's death. The reference for the end of the flood is not when the waters dried up in Genesis 8:13, but some time before that. As in Genesis 9:28-29, the reference will be when Noah was 600 years old as the end of the flood. 1559 Lamech's death Genesis 5:30 After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:31 So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died. 595 years after Noah's birth, or 777 years after Lamech's birth, Lamech died. 1651 Methuselah's death Genesis 5:26 After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters. Genesis 5:27 So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died. 782 years after Lamech's birth, or 969 years after Methuselah's birth, Methuselah died. 1656 Flood starts Genesis 7:11  In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 600 years after Noah's birth, the flood starts 1656 Flood ends (waters were dried up) Genesis 8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. 601 years after Noah's birth, the flood ends. Josephus: In The Antiquities of the Jews 8:3:1, the construction of the temple began 1440 years after the ‘Deluge’. He also said in that same paragraph that the temple was built 3102 years after the creation of Adam. According to 1 Kings 6:38, the temple took 7 years to complete. The difference puts the year the flood ended to be 1655. This gives validity to the Masoretic text time line. Each of the dates mentioned is rounded to the nearest year. The difference between Josephus and the date derived from the Masoretic text is only 2 years. This is well within the expected tolerance. 1657 Arphaxad's birth Genesis 11:10 This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood. 2 years after the flood, or 100 years after Shem's birth, Arphaxad was born. Note: See the notes for Noah's death. The reference for this date is not when the waters dried up in Genesis 8:13, but some time before that. As in Genesis 9:28-29, the reference will be when Noah was 600 years old as the end of the flood. 1658 Salah's birth Genesis 11:12 Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah. 35 years after Arphaxad's birth, Salah was born. 1693 Eber's birth Genesis 11:14 Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber. 30 years after Salah's birth, Eber was born. 1723 Peleg's birth Genesis 11:16 Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg. 34 years after Eber's birth, Peleg was born 1757 Reu's birth Genesis 11:18 Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. 30 years after Peleg's birth, Reu was born 1787 Serug's birth Genesis 11:20 Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug. 32 years after Reu’s birth, Serug was born 1819 Nahor's birth Genesis 11:22 Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. 30 years after Serug’s birth, Nahor was born. 1849 Terah's birth Genesis 11:24 Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah. 29 years after Nahor’s birth, Terah was born 1878 Abraham's birth      Genesis 11:26 Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 70 years after Terah’s birth, Abram (later changed to Abraham) was born. Note: Unlike the time of Shem's birth, there is no other verses that point to Abraham's birth being any later than Terah's seventieth year. 1948 Nahor's birth         Genesis 11:26 Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 70 years after Terah’s birth, Nahor was born. Note: Unlike the time of Shem's birth, there is no other verses that point to Nahor's birth being any later than Terah's seventieth year. 1948 Haran's birth Genesis 11:26 Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 70 years after Terah’s birth, Haran was born. Note: Unlike the time of Shem's birth, there is no other verses that point to Abraham's birth being any later than Terah's seventieth year. 1948 Sarah's birth Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" When Abraham was 100 years old, Sarah was 90 years old. Therefore, 10 years after Abraham’s birth, Sarah was born. 1958 Peleg's death Genesis 11:19 After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.   209 years after Reu’s birth, Peleg died 1996 Nahor's death Genesis 11:25 After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters. 119 years after Terah’s birth, Nahor was born 1997 Noah's death Genesis 9:28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. Genesis 9:29 So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.   350 years after the flood, or 950 years after Noah’s birth, Noah died. Note: Subtracting 950 from 350 yields Noah’s age at the flood to be 600. Genesis 8:13 says Noah was 601. Therefore when Genesis 9:28 says that Noah lived 350 years after the flood, the reference is not when the waters died. The reference is most likely be when the rain stopped. 2005 Abraham departs from Haran to Canaan Genesis 12:4-5 So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. Genesis 16:3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. 75 years after Abraham’s birth, Abram (later changed to Abraham) departed from Haran. Also, Abraham had been in Canaan 10 years when Ishmael was conceived. Since 9 months later, Ishmael was born, the time Abraham was in Canaan at Ismael’s birth was 11 years. Note: An assumption is made in the Genesis 16 passage that Ishael was conceived less than a year after Abraham took Hagar. Since the times established from Genesis 12 agree with this asumption, it is taken as correct. 2023 Reu's death Genesis 11:21 After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. 207 years after Serug's birth, Reu died. 2026 Ishmael's birth Genesis 16:16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. Genesis 17:23-25 So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him.  Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. Abraham was 86 when Ishmael was born. Also, Ishmael was 13 years old when Abraham was 99 years old. Therefore, 86 years after Abraham's birth, Ishmael was born. 2034 God's promise to Abraham Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" 90 years after Sarah's birth, or 100 years after Abraham's birth, God gave Abraham the promise. 2048 Isaac's birth Genesis 17:17,19 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. 90 years after Sarah's birth, or 100 years after Abraham's birth, Isaac was born. 2048 Serug's death Genesis 11:23 After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. 200 years after Nahor's birth, Serug died 2049 Terah's death Genesis 11:32 So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran. 205 years after Terah's birth, Terah died 2083 Sarah's death Genesis 23:1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 127 years after Sarah's birth, Sarah died. 2085 Isaac marries Rebekah Genesis 25:20  Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. 40 years after Isaac's birth, Isaac married Rebekah 2088 Arphaxad's death Genesis 11:13 After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. 403 years after Salah's birth, Arphaxad died. 2096 Esau's birth        Genesis 25:25-26 And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. 60 years after Isaac's birth, Esau was born 2108 Jacob's birth Genesis 25:26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. 60 years after Isaac's birth, Jacob was born 2108 Abraham's death Genesis 25:7 This is the sum of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years. 175 years after Abraham's birth, Abraham died. 2123 Salah's death Genesis 11:15 After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. 403 years after Eber's birth, Salah died. 2126 Esau marries Beeri and Basemath Genesis 26:34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 40 years after Esau’s birth, Esau married Beeri and Basemath 2148 Shem's death Genesis 11:11 After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. 500 years after Arphaxad's birth, Shem died. 2158 Ishmael's death Genesis 25:17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. 137 years after Ishmael’s birth, Ishmael died. 2171 Eber's death Genesis 11:17 After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. 430 years after Peleg's birth, Eber died. 2187 Joseph's birth Genesis 41:46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 30 years before Joseph begins service for Pharaoh, Joseph was born 2199 Isaac's death Genesis 35:28-29 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. 180 years after Isaac's birth, Isaac died. 2228 Joseph starts service for Pharaoh Genesis 41:28-34 "This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. "Indeed seven years of great plenty will come throughout all the land of Egypt; "but after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land. "So the plenty will not be known in the land because of the famine following, for it will be very severe. "And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. "Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. "Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years. Genesis 41:39-40 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. "You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you." Pharaoh made Joseph in charge of Egypt because of the interpretation he had of Pharaoh's dream. It is assumed that the years of plenty started the year Joseph started service for Pharaoh. If the abundance didn't start as soon as Joseph started work, Pharaoh would have thought the interpretation was incorrect. Also, Pharaoh put Joseph in charge to plan during the years of plenty, for the years of famine. 2229 Years of plenty begin in Egypt Genesis 41:53-54 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 7 years before the years of plenty end in Egypt ended, the years of plenty  in Egypt began 2229 Years of plenty end in Egypt Genesis 41:53-54 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands The years of plenty in Egypt ended and the time the famine began in Egypt. 2236 Famine begins in Egypt Genesis 41:53-54 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 7 years before the famine in Egypt ended, the famine in Egypt began 2236 God makes promise to Jacob Exodus 43:3-7 So He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. "I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes." Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him. His sons and his sons' sons, his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt. Promise given to Jacob the same year Jacob moves to Egypt. 2238 Jacob moves to Egypt Genesis 47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob's life was one hundred and forty-seven years. 17 years before Jacob's death, Jacob moves to Egypt. 2238 Famine ends in Egypt Genesis 45:10-11  "You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children's children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have. "There I will provide for you, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty; for there are still five years of famine."' 5 years after Jacob moves to Egypt, the famine in Egypt ends. 2243 Jacob's death Genesis 47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob's life was one hundred and forty-seven years. 147 years after Jacob's birth, Jacob died. 2255 Iraelites‘ affliction in Egypt Begins Genesis 15:13 Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. 400 years before the Israelites leave Egypt, their servitude began Note: Genesis 50:26 seems to be clear that the 400 years is that of affliction. The beginning of Joseph’s ruling in Egypt was under favorable conditions and the Israelites were invited to come. However, it appears that 30 years after their invitation, the affliction started. An assumption may be made that the start of the affliction is slavery. This would be 41 years before Joseph died. Some time between Joseph being a savior of Egypt during the famine and his death, Egypt turned on him 2309 Joseph's death Genesis 50:26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. 110 years after Joseph's birth, Joseph died. 2309 Aaron's birth Numbers 33:39 Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor. 123 years before Aaron's death, Aaron was born. 2585 Moses's birth Deuteronomy 34:7 Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. 120 years before Moses died, Moses was born 2588 Israelites leave Egypt Exodus 12:40,41 Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years--on that very same day--it came to pass that all the armies of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. 430 years after Jacob moves to Egypt, the Israelites leave Egypt 2668 Law given to Moses Exodus 19:1-3 In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. For they had departed from Rephidim, had come to the Wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness. So Israel camped there before the mountain. And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: Galatians 3:16-17 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Christ. And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect. Moses gets the law the same year that Israelites leave Egypt Or, 430 years after God makes promise to Jacob (Abraham's seed), the law was given 2668 Rules regarding Passover Celebration given Numbers 9:1-3 Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: "Let the children of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. "On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time. According to all its rites and ceremonies you shall keep it." 2 years after Israelites leave Egypt, rules regarding Passover Celebration are given. 2670 Israel's first census Numbers 1:1-3  Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above--all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 2 years after the Israelites left Egypt, God commands the Moses to take a census. It is assumed that the census takes place the same year that the command was given 2670 Isrealites leave wilderness of Sinai and head toward wilderness of Puran Numbers 10:11-12 Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. And the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai on their journeys; then the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran. 2 years after the Israelites leave the wilderness of Sinai and head toward the wilderness of Puran. 2670 Aaron's death Numbers 33:38 Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the LORD, and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. 40 years after the Israelites left Egypt, Aaron died 2708 Moses's death Deuteronomy 1:3  Now it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him as commandments to them, Deuteronomy 8:2  Now it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him as commandments to them, Deuteronomy 34:4 Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land of which I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, `I will give it to your descendants.' I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there." Joshua 1:1-2 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying: "Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them--the children of Israel. Numbers 20:12  Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them." Moses was not permitted to go into the promise land (Deuteronomy 34:4 and Numbers 20:12). Moses was alive in the fortieth year of the Israelites time in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 1:3 and 8:2). Moses died before the Israelites entered the promise land (Joshua 1:1-2).  The Israelites entered the promise land 40 years after they left Egypt. Therefore, Moses died the same year that the Israelites entered the promise land. 2708 God makes Joshua leader of Israel Joshua 1:1-3 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying,  "Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them--the children of Israel. "Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. Joshua becomes leader of Israel after Moses' death and before the Israelites enter the promise land. Since both events happened in the same year, it is also the year that Joshua becomes leader of Israel. 2708 Israelites enter the promise land Numbers 14:33-34 `And your sons shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years, and bear the brunt of your infidelity, until your carcasses are consumed in the wilderness.  According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, for each day you shall bear your guilt one year, namely forty years, and you shall know My rejection. Numbers 32:13  "So the LORD'S anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD was gone. Joshua 5:6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the LORD--to whom the LORD swore that He would not show them the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, "a land flowing with milk and honey." Joshua 1:1-3 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying: "Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them--the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. 40 years after the Israelites leave Egypt, the Israelites enter the promise land. Note: It is assumed that the time in the wilderness began when the Israelites left Egypt and ended when the Israelites entered the promise land. 2708 Solomon becomes king of Israel 1 Kings 6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. 4 years before Solomon begins construction of the temple, Solomon becomes king of Israel 3144 Construction of the temple starts 1 Kings 6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. 480 years after the Israelites leave Egypt, Solomon begins construction of the temple. 3148 Construction of the temple ends 1 Kings 6:38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. 7 years after construction began, or 11 years after Solomon became king, the construction was complete. Josephus:  According to Josephus, in The Antiquities of the Jews 8:3:1, the temple was built 3102 years after the creation of Adam. Each of the dates mentioned is rounded to the nearest year. The difference between Josephus and the dates derived from the Masoretic text is only 53 years. This is well within the expected tolerance. Josephus should never be used as proof for the bible; the bible should be used however to prove or disprove Josephus.   3155