Ancient History Timeline

Person

Joseph

Son of Jacob and Rachel; sold into Egypt, made ruler over Egypt at 30 (Gen 37–50).

Sort year1745 BC
Tier 3 · Ussher–Jones (Floyd Nolen Jones)

Tier 3: Ussher-Jones (F. N. Jones): 1745 BC (Joseph born) (no higher-tier year available).

Description

Father: Jacob.

Scripture

Family

Scripture facts

Lifespan
110 years

Birth

birth of Joseph, CFAH first
ChronologyDate as statedYear (BC / AM)Citation & note
CFAH Not yet established — —
pending CFAH reference. CFAH-6 Argument 4 §7 dates his promotion (1716/1715 BC), not his birth
Ussher-Jones 1745 BC (Joseph born)
Precision: year
 1745 BC Jones, Chronology of the Old Testament (15th ed., 2002), Chart Three §C "The Length of the Sojourn in Egypt", p. 55 ("1836 – 91 = 1745 BC (Joseph born)")
Sets sort year
Ussher 2259 AM, 1745 BC
Precision: year
 1745 BC
AM 2259		 Ussher, Annals of the World, Third Age §121 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription)
Jordan secondary "2259 - Judah ben Jacob born? Joseph ben Jacob born."
Precision: year
 AM 2259 Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 4)," Biblical Chronology 6:6 (June 1994), §13 "Jacob and Esau" (year list)
Jordan (compilation) secondary Joseph is born 2259 AM
Precision: year
 AM 2259 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"
Agrees with Jordan's own published AM 2259.

Death

death of Joseph, CFAH first
ChronologyDate as statedYear (BC / AM)Citation & note
CFAH Not yet established — —
pending CFAH reference
Ussher-Jones 1635 BC (Joseph's death, aged 110)
Precision: year
 1635 BC Jones, Chronology of the Old Testament (15th ed., 2002), p. 55 ("1745 – 110 = 1635 BC (Joseph's death)")
Ussher 2369 AM, 1635 BC (aged 110)
Precision: year
 1635 BC
AM 2369		 Ussher, Annals of the World, Third Age §148 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription)
Jordan secondary "2369 - Joseph dies at 110 (Gen. 50:26)"
Precision: year
 AM 2369 Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 5)," Biblical Chronology 6:7 (July 1994), §14 "Joseph and Judah" (year list)
Also BC 2:7: "AM 2369 Death of Joseph, age 110".
Jordan (compilation) secondary Joseph - 110 yrs. old, 2369 AM, Gn.50:22
Precision: year
 AM 2369 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"
Agrees with Jordan's own published AM 2369.

Events

Related

CFAH charts

  • Environmental context for Egypt’s Fayum Oasis.

    CFAH-6 · Fig. 21

    Environmental context for Egypt’s Fayum Oasis.

    9. Joseph’s Second Irrigation Project in the Reign of Senusret II

    Image credit (per the paper): Based on mltiple sources, satellite imagery, and field observations. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fig-S1-Environmental-context-for-Egypt-s-Fayum-Oasis-Irrigation-was-coupled-with-the_fig2_28327…

    Records: Joseph

    Answers Research Journal (publicly served image; hotlinked, not copied)

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