1739 BC

Genesis
ICE AGE
Jacob returned to Canaan
Genesis 11:4
Let us make a name for ourselves, 11 with his 12 sons. Joseph
was his favorite.
1728 BC
lest we be dispersed over the 11 YEARS
12
face of the whole earth. Joseph’s older brothers envied
106 YEARS 2242 BC
him and sold him into slavery.

6
God punished sin
by confusing the
common language.

TIMELINE
The people scattered
all over the earth.

4004 BC* 5
1 God used a rainbow as
a sign of his promise;
He would never bring a
In the beginning God

S
worldwide flood again.
10

72 YEAR
created the heavens

345
and the earth. It
was very good.

371 DAYS
Esau sold his birthright

YEARS
to Jacob. Jacob stole

13 YEA
Esau’s blessing.
Genesis 25:23
The older shall serve
the younger.
1897 BC

RS
2349 BC God watched over Joseph

4
God punished sin with a
worldwide flood, but he saved 7 13 in Egypt. Joseph became
second in command
over all of Egypt.
Noah and some of the animals.
Genesis 1:31
God promised Abraham
S

a special land, a son, and

O

And God saw everything that

many descendants,
ON

he had made, and behold, it

was very good. including Jesus.
A FTE
R

Genesis 15:5
Look toward heaven, and

45 YEARS
number the stars . . . So shall
your offspring be. Genesis 50:20
You meant evil against me,
but God meant it for good, to

1 Y
bring it about that many people
should be kept alive.

EAR

9 YEARS
2 1706 BC
S
AR

3 14
YE

Adam and Eve God gave Abraham a son whose

disobeyed God and
8 name was Isaac. Abraham was
0

brought sin and death Abel’s heart was right with 100 years old, and Sarah was 90! 1856 BC
Jacob, his sons, and families
60

into the world. God. Cain’s heart was evil; moved to Egypt to be near
9
1,

he murdered his brother Joseph. They settled in

out of jealousy. Genesis 6:5 the land of Goshen.
The Lord saw that the wickedness
of man was great in the earth. God provided a wife
for Isaac whose name
was Rebekah. They had
twins, Esau and Jacob.

40 YEARS

* All dates are approximate. © 2017 Answers in Genesis–US. All rights reserved. Printed in China. Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.