Genesis Chronologies
Differences between ancient Genesis sources
Usher's MT-based date of 4004 BC for creation week in Genesis when compared to the LXX-derived date of 5560 BC 1 gives a difference of 1556 years. How to explain this?
There are other differences, some of which are summarized in the table below:
Adam to Flood | Flood to Abraham | Adam to Abraham | |
---|---|---|---|
MT | 1656 years | 352 years | 2008 years |
LXX | 2262 years | 1132 years | 3394 years |
Difference | 606 years | 780 years | 1386 years |
- 1This date is arrived at by adding the years from Adam to the flood, 2262, to the date of the flood, 3298 BC, giving the result of 5560 BC.
- 2This chart is based on data taken from https://youtu.be/Zwc7-u5Zso0?t=941 (at 15:41 min)