When Abraham and Jacob Were Born on the Jewish Timeline

Seder Olam Zutta 4:2

From the Flood until the Dispersion was three hundred and forty years. From the birth of Abraham until the Dispersion was forty-eight years. That was the year 1,996 from Creation. From the Dispersion until Isaac was born was fifty-two years. That was the year 2,048 from Creation, and the years of the life of Abraham our father were one hundred and seventy-five years. Isaac lived sixty years until Jacob was born. That was the year 2,108 from Creation, and the years of his life were one hundred and eighty years. Jacob lived eighty-seven years until Judah was born. That was the year 2,195 from Creation, and the years of his life were one hundred and forty-seven years. Judah lived thirty-three years until Perez was born. That was the year 2,228 from Creation, and the years of his life were one hundred and nineteen years. Perez lived eight years until Hezron was born, and Hamul in the ninth year. And the twenty-two years were completed from the time Joseph was sold until they went down to Egypt. Hezron and Hamul went down to Egypt; thus it was two thousand two hundred and thirty-eight from the creation of the world. That was the year 2,238 from Creation that they went down to Egypt. Jacob lived eighty-four years until Reuben was born. And the years of the life of Reuben were one hundred and twenty-four years, and he died two years after Joseph died in Egypt. Simeon lived one hundred and twenty years, and he died one year after Joseph died in Egypt. Levi lived one hundred and thirty-seven years. Judah lived one hundred and nineteen years and died eighteen years before Levi. Issachar lived one hundred and twenty-two years and died fifteen years before Levi. Zebulun lived one hundred and twenty-four years and died eleven years after Joseph died. Dan lived one hundred and twenty-seven years. Naphtali lived one hundred and thirty-three years. Gad lived one hundred and twenty-five years. Asher lived one hundred and twenty-six years. Joseph lived one hundred and ten years. Benjamin lived one hundred and eleven years and died fifteen years before Levi. And Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon. And Nahshon was among those who went out of Egypt, in the year 2,448 from the creation of the world, when they went out of Egypt. And in that year, in the second month, there were given to Israel at Marah a portion of the sections of the Torah for them to occupy themselves with: the Sabbath, the Red Heifer, and laws. And in that year, in the third month, the Ten Commandments were given to Israel. And in the second year the Torah was given to them on the Day of Atonement. And in that year Nahshon died. And Nahshon begot Salmah, and Salmah was among those who entered the Land. And Salmon begot Boaz. And in the forty-first year after the children of Israel went out of Egypt, that is the year 2,489 from the creation of the world, Israel entered the Land, and Joshua son of Nun died at the age of one hundred and ten. That was the year 2,516 from Creation. Thus there were ten generations.

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