Person
Moses
Levite, son of Amram and Jochebed; led Israel out of Egypt at 80 (Exod 7:7); died at 120 (Deut 34:7).
Sort year1571 BC
Tier 3 · Ussher–Jones (Floyd Nolen Jones)
Tier 3: Ussher-Jones (F. N. Jones): 1571 BC (Moses born) (no higher-tier year available).
Description
Father: Amram.
Scripture
Family
- Father
- Amram
Scripture facts
- Lifespan
- 120 years
Birth
Death
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH | Not yet established | — | — pending CFAH reference |
| Ussher-Jones | Not yet established | — | — Not stated in the Jones sources read (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament 15th ed. 2002, Chronological Compendium p. 1). Leave empty until verified. |
| Ussher | 2553 AM, 1451 BC (aged 120, 12th month) Precision: year |
1451 BC AM 2553 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Fourth Age §297 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) |
| Jordan secondary | 1st day of the 11th month, year 2554 ("months 7-10, 2554 ... the 1st day of the 11th month ... apparently on that same day, Moses died") Precision: day |
AM 2554 | Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 6)," Biblical Chronology 6:8 (August 1994), §18 "The Years 2553 and 2554" (opens in a new tab) Jordan's year here turns at the 7th month (autumn). BC 2:8 has "AM 2553 End of 40 years in wilderness". Same account in A Chronological and Calendrical Commentary on the Pentateuch (No. 3, 2001), ch. 19 "The Years 2553 and 2554", p. 53: "This brings us to the 1st day of the 11th month ... apparently on that same day, Moses died"; No. 2 (2001), p. 51 list: "2554 - Beginning of Conquest of the land." |
| Jordan (compilation) secondary | Moses - 120 yrs. old, 2553 AM, Dt.34:7 Precision: year |
AM 2553 | 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) Differs from Jordan's own published figure(s): AM 2554. |
Disagreements & open questions
- Chronologies disagree Anno Mundi figures differ: AM 2553 (Ussher, Jordan (compilation)); AM 2554 (Jordan).
Flags are generated from the figures stored in the data. The master timeline still sorts by the CFAH-weighted sort year.
Events
- The Exodus from Egypt and the Red Sea Crossing
- Birth of Moses
- Moses kills an Egyptian and flees to Midian
- The burning bush: God calls Moses at Horeb
- Israel arrives at Mount Sinai
- Israel Crosses the Jordan under Joshua
- Death of Concharis (Khaankhra Sobekhotep) and Merenre II, 1491 BC
- End of Dynasty 12 (death of Sobekneferu)
- Senusret III returns from Asia; astronomical college ("Egyptian Belus")
Related
- The Exodus from Egypt and the Red Sea Crossing
- Red Sea crossing (yam suph) - location uncertain
- Egypt
- Senusret III returns from Asia; astronomical college ("Egyptian Belus")
- End of Dynasty 12 (death of Sobekneferu)
- Death of Concharis (Khaankhra Sobekhotep) and Merenre II, 1491 BC
- Amram
- Aaron
- Miriam
- Birth of Moses
- Moses kills an Egyptian and flees to Midian
- The burning bush: God calls Moses at Horeb
- Israel arrives at Mount Sinai
Free sources
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Exod.2.1-Exod.2.10 ; Exod.7.7 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
- Chronology of the Old Testament: A Return to the Basics (15th ed.) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 5) (Biblical Chronology 6:7, July 1994) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 6) (Biblical Chronology 6:8, August 1994) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- From Creation to Solomon (Studies in Biblical Chronology No. 2) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- A Chronological and Calendrical Commentary on the Pentateuch (Studies in Biblical Chronology No. 3) (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.