Event
Abraham Leaves Haran, Enters Canaan and Goes Down to Egypt
At 75, after Terah's death, Abram obeys God's call, enters Canaan (Shechem, Bethel), then goes down to Egypt in a famine (Gen 12:1–20). The start of the 430 years (Exod 12:40–41; Gal 3:17).
Sort year1921 BC
Tier 2 · CFAH-1 Table 1 (Ussher–Jones baseline)
Tier 2: CFAH-1 Table 1 (Ussher-Jones baseline): 1921 BC (Abraham Enters Canaan and Egypt) (no higher-tier year available).
Description
CFAH-1 Table 1 lists "1921 Abraham Enters Canaan and Egypt". CFAH-6 (Argument 4 §3 "Abraham and Khufu: 1921 BC") follows Jones's 1921 BC for the visit to Egypt and synchronizes it with Khufu's sole reign.
Scripture
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH-1 Table 1 Ussher–Jones baseline | 1921 BC (Abraham Enters Canaan and Egypt) Precision: year |
1921 BC | Griffith & White, "Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 1: Problem, Data, and Methodology," ARJ 15 (2022): 377–390, section "Our Assumptions (Declared Biases)", Table 1 "Biblically derived dates from Ussher and Jones" (opens in a new tab) CFAH-1 Table 1 (Ussher-Jones biblical baseline adopted by CFAH); not a triangulated anchor point. CFAH-6 Argument 4 §3 "Abraham and Khufu: 1921 BC" uses the same date (citing Jones 2019, 24). Sets sort year |
| Ussher-Jones | 2083 AM, 1921 BC (begins SOJOURN) Precision: year |
1921 BC AM 2083 |
Jones, Chart No. 1 "Creation to Jesus Christ" (© 1993), line "2083 AM 1921 BC Begins SOJOURN (GEN 12:4, EXO 12:40, GAL 3:17)"; Chronology of the Old Testament (15th ed., 2002), Chart One §B, p. 25 ("1491 + 430 = 1921 BC") (opens in a new tab) |
| Ussher | 2083 AM, 1921 BC; departure 15 Abib = Wednesday 4 May (Julian); Egypt 2084a AM, 1921 BC Precision: day |
1921 BC AM 2083 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Third Age §71–73 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) §71: start of the 430 years; §72: enters Canaan (Sichem, Bethel); §73 (2084a AM, 1921 BC): famine, Egypt. |
| Jordan secondary | "Abram entered Canaan in a.m. 2083 (1847 B.C.)" Precision: year |
1847 BC AM 2083 |
Jordan, "Egypt in Biblical History," Biblical Chronology 5:8 (December 1993), section "Egypt and the Patriarchs" and second chart ("Abram at 75 2083 1847") (opens in a new tab) Jordan suggests (as "almost purely aesthetic") two years in Canaan before the descent into Egypt and Abram leaving Egypt in AM 2086 (?), "430 years after the Flood". He starts the 430 years of Ex 12:40 at AM 2083 (BC 2:7, 4:8 §3). B.C. year is Jordan's "SBC" (strictest Biblical chronology), which takes Daniel's 70 weeks literally from Cyrus (456 B.C. instead of the conventional 536 B.C.); not comparable one-to-one with Ussher/CFAH B.C. years. Differs from sort year by 74 yrs |
| Jordan secondary | "Between the Flood and the call of Abram were 427 years" Precision: unknown |
— | Jordan, The Law of the Covenant (Institute for Christian Economics, 1984), ch. 2, p. 32 n. 4 (citing Martin Anstey, Chronology of the Old Testament) (opens in a new tab) Interval only, as printed. "Call of Abram" is Jordan's phrase; he does not say here whether this is the Haran call or entry into Canaan, so it is attached to this event as a note-level datum only. Not converted to AM. |
| Jordan (compilation) secondary | 1927 B.C. 2083 AM ... Abram, 75 yrs old, enters the land of Canaan Precision: year |
1927 BC AM 2083 |
Anno Mundi Chronology Studies (unnamed compiler; a compilation of James B. Jordan's system), p. 3, chart "Genesis 12 – 25 Chronology of Abraham’s Life" (opens in a new tab) Agrees with Jordan's own published AM 2083. The compilation's B.C. year (1927) is AM subtracted from 4010 (its own convention: Creation 4010 B.C.); Jordan's own SBC B.C. figures differ (here 1847 B.C.). Display only; never converted or used for sorting. Differs from sort year by 6 yrs |
| Biblical statements (direct Scripture data) | Abram aged 75 departs Haran; 430 years to the Exodus "to the selfsame day" Precision: unknown |
— | Gen 12:4–10; Exod 12:40–41; Gal 3:17; Acts 7:4 (opens in a new tab) |
Disagreements & open questions
- Chronologies disagree BC years differ: 1927 BC (Jordan (compilation)); 1921 BC (CFAH-1 Table 1, Ussher-Jones, Ussher); 1847 BC (Jordan).
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Free sources
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Genesis 12 public-domain
- Chart No. 1: Creation to Jesus Christ (opens in a new tab) — Chart No. 1 free-to-read
- Egypt in Biblical History (Biblical Chronology 5:8, December 1993) (opens in a new tab) — Egypt and the Patriarchs free-to-read
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 1: Problem, Data, and Methodology, (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 6: The Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt, (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- Chronology of the Old Testament: A Return to the Basics (15th ed.) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- The Annals of the World, Deduced from the Origin of Time (1658 English edition), Part One: 4004–176 BC (opens in a new tab) public-domain
- The Moses Connection (Biblical Chronology 2:7, 1990) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- The Law of the Covenant: An Exposition of Exodus 21-23 (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- Anno Mundi Chronology Studies (A.M. chronology charts and A.M./B.C. table) (opens in a new tab) private-copy
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