Event
Joseph's seven-year famine
CFAH AP-58: Joseph's famine 1708–1701 BC (with the Senusret I Year 25 low Nile and the Unas famine). Ussher dates the start of the famine to 1708 BC.
Sort year1708/1701 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 1708–1701 BC (AP-58)
Description
The seven years of famine foretold by Joseph (Gen 41:30, 53-57). Jacob came down to Egypt in its second year (Gen 45:6). CFAH-6 aligns it with a low Nile in Year 25 of Senusret I and the famine relief shown in the causeway of Unas.
Scripture
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | 1708–1701 BC Precision: year-range |
1708/1701 BC | Griffith & White, "Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 6: The Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt," ARJ 18 (2025): 13–60, Argument 2, Table 1 "Anchor Points for early Egyptian history" #58; Argument 4 §8 "Joseph's Famine 1708–1701, Senusret I Year 25 Low Nile, Unas Famine" (opens in a new tab) CFAH-6 Table 1: "Joseph's Famine, Senusret I Famine, Unas Famine" Sets sort year |
| Ussher-Jones | Not yet established | — | — Jones (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament, 2002) gives no date for this extra-biblical event. |
| Ussher | 2296c AM, 1708 BC Precision: year |
1708 BC AM 2296 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Third Age §133 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) Seven years of plenty ended; the famine began (Gen 41:53-54). Ussher's §133 header places it in 1708 BC. |
| Jordan (compilation) secondary | 2303 AM Famine ends Precision: year |
— | Anno Mundi Chronology Studies (unnamed compiler; a compilation of James B. Jordan's system), p. 5, chart "Chronology From Abraham’s Death to Joseph’s Death" (opens in a new tab) The compilation gives only the end of the famine (AM 2303); by Gen 45:6 the descent (2298) was in its second year. |
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Free sources
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 6: The Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt, (opens in a new tab) — Argument 2, Table 1 "Anchor Points for early Egyptian history" #58; Argument 4 §8 "Joseph's Famine 1708–1701, Senusret I Year 25 Low Nile, Unas Famine" free-to-read
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Gen.41.53-Gen.41.57 ; Gen.45.6 ; Gen.47.13-Gen.47.26 public-domain
- 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
- 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.