Person
Peleg
Also: Phaleg
Son of Eber; "in his days was the earth divided" (Gen 10:25).
Sort year2247 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 2247 BC (AP-28, birth of Peleg)
Description
Father: Eber.
Scripture
Family
- Father
- Eber (Heber)
- Children
- Reu (Ragau)
Scripture facts
- Age at son's birth
- 30 (Reu (Ragau))
- Lifespan
- 239 years
Birth
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | 2247 BC (birth of Peleg = final territorial division) Precision: year |
2247 BC | Griffith & White, "Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 4: Dating Creation and the Deluge," ARJ 16 (2023): 475–489, section "AP-28: Second/Final Territorial Division: 2247 B.C." (opens in a new tab) AP-28: "from the birth of Peleg in 2247 BC (Ussher 2005, 21, §47)". Sets sort year |
| Ussher-Jones | 1757 AM Precision: year |
AM 1757 | Jones, Chronology of the Old Testament (15th ed., 2002), "Chronological Compendium", p. 1 ("Peleg born when Eber was 34 ... 1757") (opens in a new tab) AM only; no BC printed. |
| Ussher | 1757 AM, 2247 BC Precision: year |
2247 BC AM 1757 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Second Age §47 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) |
| Jordan secondary | Birth of Peleg: Anno Mundi 1757; 2173 B.C. (SBC) Precision: year |
2173 BC AM 1757 |
Jordan, "Egypt in Biblical History," Biblical Chronology 5:8 (December 1993), second chart in section "The Beginnings of Egypt" (opens in a new tab) Also BC 6:4 §7-8: "Peleg was born in am 1757 and lived 239 years, to the year 1996." 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 (compilation) secondary | 1757 AM Precision: year |
AM 1757 | Anno Mundi Chronology Studies (unnamed compiler; a compilation of James B. Jordan's system), p. 2, chart "Genesis 11:10 – 12 Genealogy" (opens in a new tab) Agrees with Jordan's own published AM 1757. |
| MT-Gen | AM 1757 Precision: year |
AM 1757 | Gen 11:10–16 (Arphaxad AM 1658; Salah +35 = 1693; Eber +30 = 1723; Peleg +34 = 1757) (opens in a new tab) |
Disagreements & open questions
- Chronologies disagree BC years differ: 2247 BC (CFAH, Ussher); 2173 BC (Jordan).
Flags are generated from the figures stored in the data. The master timeline still sorts by the CFAH-weighted sort year.
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 | 1996 AM, 2008 BC Precision: year |
2008 BC AM 1996 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Second Age §60 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) |
| Jordan secondary | Death of Peleg: Anno Mundi 1996; 1934 B.C. (SBC) Precision: year |
1934 BC AM 1996 |
Jordan, "Egypt in Biblical History," Biblical Chronology 5:8 (December 1993), second chart in section "The Beginnings of Egypt" (opens in a new tab) 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. |
| Jordan (compilation) secondary | 1996 AM Peleg dies@ 239 years old Precision: year |
AM 1996 | Anno Mundi Chronology Studies (unnamed compiler; a compilation of James B. Jordan's system), p. 2, chart "Genesis 11:10 – 12 Genealogy" (opens in a new tab) Agrees with Jordan's own published AM 1996. |
| MT-Gen | AM 1996 Precision: year |
AM 1996 | Gen 11:18–19 (30 + 209 = 239 years) (opens in a new tab) |
Disagreements & open questions
- Chronologies disagree BC years differ: 2008 BC (Ussher); 1934 BC (Jordan).
Flags are generated from the figures stored in the data. The master timeline still sorts by the CFAH-weighted sort year.
Events
Related
Free sources
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Gen.10.25 ; Gen.11.16-Gen.11.19 public-domain
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 4: Dating Creation and the Deluge, (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
- Chronology of the Old Testament: A Return to the Basics (15th ed.) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- Egypt in Biblical History (Biblical Chronology 5:8, December 1993) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 2) (Biblical Chronology 6:4, April 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.