Event
Covenant of circumcision; Abram renamed Abraham
God makes the covenant of circumcision with Abraham, aged 99, and promises Isaac (Gen 17).
Sort year1897 BC
Tier 2 · CFAH-1 Table 1 (Ussher–Jones baseline)
Tier 2: CFAH-1 Table 1 (Ussher-Jones baseline): 1897 BC (no higher-tier year available).
Description
God appeared to Abram at 99, renamed him Abraham and Sarai Sarah, gave the sign of circumcision, and promised that Sarah would bear Isaac "at this set time in the next year" (Gen 17:1-21).
Scripture
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH-1 Table 1 Ussher–Jones baseline | 1897 BC (Covenant of Circumcision) Precision: year |
1897 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. Sets sort year |
| Ussher | 2107c AM, 1897 BC Precision: year |
1897 BC AM 2107 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Third Age §81 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) |
| Jordan secondary | 2107 - In the spring God appears to Abram, changes his name to Abraham, and tells him to circumcise his household. Precision: year |
AM 2107 | Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 4)," Biblical Chronology 6:6 (June 1994), §11 "The Life of Abraham" (year list) (opens in a new tab) |
| Jordan (compilation) secondary | 2107 AM 99 yrs old Abram, 13 yrs old Ishmael is circumcised (Gen.17, Rom.4:19) Precision: year |
AM 2107 | 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 2107. |
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Related
Free sources
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Gen.17.1-Gen.17.27 public-domain
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 1: Problem, Data, and Methodology, (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 Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 4) (Biblical Chronology 6:6, June 1994) (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
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.