From Adam to Jacob (Israel)

Both genealogies on one timeline, continued to Isaac and Jacob, with Ishmael. The chart shows whose lives overlapped and how this changes from text to text.

Read in the Bible: Genesis 5, Genesis 11

Enoch did not die: “And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him” (Genesis 5:24); see also Hebrews 11:5.

By Genesis 11:26 Abram was born when Terah was 70. But Acts 7:4 says Abram left Haran only after his father died, and Terah died at 205 (Genesis 11:32) while Abram left at 75 (Genesis 12:4). Taking Acts at its word, Abram was born when Terah was 130, not 70. The switch rebuilds the charts by this reckoning. In the Samaritan Pentateuch Terah died at 145, and Abram leaves in the year of his death with no rebuilding needed: 145 − 75 = 70.

Masoretic text

Numbers
Name Born, year Age at son's birth Son born, year Died, year Lived, years
Adam 0 130 130 930 930
Seth 130 105 235 1042 912
Enosh 235 90 325 1140 905
Kenan 325 70 395 1235 910
Mahalalel 395 65 460 1290 895
Jared 460 162 622 1422 962
Enoch 622 65 687 987 (taken) 365
Methuselah 687 187 874 1656 969
Lamech 874 182 1056 1651 777
Noah 1056 502 1558 2006 950
Shem 1558 100 1658 2158 600
Arphaxad 1658 35 1693 2096 438
Shelah 1693 30 1723 2126 433
Eber 1723 34 1757 2187 464
Peleg 1757 30 1787 1996 239
Reu 1787 32 1819 2026 239
Serug 1819 30 1849 2049 230
Nahor 1849 29 1878 1997 148
Terah 1878 70 1948 2083 205
Abraham 1948 100 2048 2123 175
Ishmael 2034 — — 2171 137
Isaac 2048 60 2108 2228 180
Jacob 2108 — — 2255 147

Masoretic text — Abram left Haran after Terah's death (Acts 7:4)

Numbers
Name Born, year Age at son's birth Son born, year Died, year Lived, years
Adam 0 130 130 930 930
Seth 130 105 235 1042 912
Enosh 235 90 325 1140 905
Kenan 325 70 395 1235 910
Mahalalel 395 65 460 1290 895
Jared 460 162 622 1422 962
Enoch 622 65 687 987 (taken) 365
Methuselah 687 187 874 1656 969
Lamech 874 182 1056 1651 777
Noah 1056 502 1558 2006 950
Shem 1558 100 1658 2158 600
Arphaxad 1658 35 1693 2096 438
Shelah 1693 30 1723 2126 433
Eber 1723 34 1757 2187 464
Peleg 1757 30 1787 1996 239
Reu 1787 32 1819 2026 239
Serug 1819 30 1849 2049 230
Nahor 1849 29 1878 1997 148
Terah 1878 130 2008 2083 205
Abraham 2008 100 2108 2183 175
Ishmael 2094 — — 2231 137
Isaac 2108 60 2168 2288 180
Jacob 2168 — — 2315 147

Septuagint, Codex Alexandrinus

Numbers
Name Born, year Age at son's birth Son born, year Died, year Lived, years
Adam 0 230 230 930 930
Seth 230 205 435 1142 912
Enosh 435 190 625 1340 905
Kenan 625 170 795 1535 910
Mahalalel 795 165 960 1690 895
Jared 960 162 1122 1922 962
Enoch 1122 165 1287 1487 (taken) 365
Methuselah 1287 187 1474 2256 969
Lamech 1474 188 1662 2227 753
Noah 1662 502 2164 2612 950
Shem 2164 100 2264 2764 600
Arphaxad 2264 135 2399 2829 565
Cainan 2399 130 2529 2859 460
Shelah 2529 130 2659 2989 460
Eber 2659 134 2793 3163 504
Peleg 2793 130 2923 3132 339
Reu 2923 132 3055 3262 339
Serug 3055 130 3185 3385 330
Nahor 3185 79 3264 3393 208
Terah 3264 70 3334 3469 205
Abraham 3334 100 3434 3509 175
Ishmael 3420 — — 3557 137
Isaac 3434 60 3494 3614 180
Jacob 3494 — — 3641 147

Septuagint, Codex Alexandrinus — Abram left Haran after Terah's death (Acts 7:4)

Numbers
Name Born, year Age at son's birth Son born, year Died, year Lived, years
Adam 0 230 230 930 930
Seth 230 205 435 1142 912
Enosh 435 190 625 1340 905
Kenan 625 170 795 1535 910
Mahalalel 795 165 960 1690 895
Jared 960 162 1122 1922 962
Enoch 1122 165 1287 1487 (taken) 365
Methuselah 1287 187 1474 2256 969
Lamech 1474 188 1662 2227 753
Noah 1662 502 2164 2612 950
Shem 2164 100 2264 2764 600
Arphaxad 2264 135 2399 2829 565
Cainan 2399 130 2529 2859 460
Shelah 2529 130 2659 2989 460
Eber 2659 134 2793 3163 504
Peleg 2793 130 2923 3132 339
Reu 2923 132 3055 3262 339
Serug 3055 130 3185 3385 330
Nahor 3185 79 3264 3393 208
Terah 3264 130 3394 3469 205
Abraham 3394 100 3494 3569 175
Ishmael 3480 — — 3617 137
Isaac 3494 60 3554 3674 180
Jacob 3554 — — 3701 147

Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus

Numbers
Name Born, year Age at son's birth Son born, year Died, year Lived, years
Adam 0 230 230 930 930
Seth 230 205 435 1142 912
Enosh 435 190 625 1340 905
Kenan 625 170 795 1535 910
Mahalalel 795 165 960 1690 895
Jared 960 162 1122 1922 962
Enoch 1122 165 1287 1487 (taken) 365
Methuselah 1287 167 1454 2256 969
Lamech 1454 188 1642 2207 753
Noah 1642 502 2144 2592 950
Shem 2144 100 2244 2744 600
Arphaxad 2244 135 2379 2779 535
Cainan 2379 130 2509 2839 460
Shelah 2509 130 2639 2969 460
Eber 2639 134 2773 3043 404
Peleg 2773 130 2903 3112 339
Reu 2903 132 3035 3242 339
Serug 3035 130 3165 3365 330
Nahor 3165 179 3344 3469 304
Terah 3344 70 3414 3549 205
Abraham 3414 100 3514 3589 175
Ishmael 3500 — — 3637 137
Isaac 3514 60 3574 3694 180
Jacob 3574 — — 3721 147

Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus — Abram left Haran after Terah's death (Acts 7:4)

Numbers
Name Born, year Age at son's birth Son born, year Died, year Lived, years
Adam 0 230 230 930 930
Seth 230 205 435 1142 912
Enosh 435 190 625 1340 905
Kenan 625 170 795 1535 910
Mahalalel 795 165 960 1690 895
Jared 960 162 1122 1922 962
Enoch 1122 165 1287 1487 (taken) 365
Methuselah 1287 167 1454 2256 969
Lamech 1454 188 1642 2207 753
Noah 1642 502 2144 2592 950
Shem 2144 100 2244 2744 600
Arphaxad 2244 135 2379 2779 535
Cainan 2379 130 2509 2839 460
Shelah 2509 130 2639 2969 460
Eber 2639 134 2773 3043 404
Peleg 2773 130 2903 3112 339
Reu 2903 132 3035 3242 339
Serug 3035 130 3165 3365 330
Nahor 3165 179 3344 3469 304
Terah 3344 130 3474 3549 205
Abraham 3474 100 3574 3649 175
Ishmael 3560 — — 3697 137
Isaac 3574 60 3634 3754 180
Jacob 3634 — — 3781 147

Samaritan Pentateuch

Numbers
Name Born, year Age at son's birth Son born, year Died, year Lived, years
Adam 0 130 130 930 930
Seth 130 105 235 1042 912
Enosh 235 90 325 1140 905
Kenan 325 70 395 1235 910
Mahalalel 395 65 460 1290 895
Jared 460 62 522 1307 847
Enoch 522 65 587 887 (taken) 365
Methuselah 587 67 654 1307 720
Lamech 654 53 707 1307 653
Noah 707 502 1209 1657 950
Shem 1209 100 1309 1809 600
Arphaxad 1309 135 1444 1747 438
Shelah 1444 130 1574 1877 433
Eber 1574 134 1708 1978 404
Peleg 1708 130 1838 1947 239
Reu 1838 132 1970 2077 239
Serug 1970 130 2100 2200 230
Nahor 2100 79 2179 2248 148
Terah 2179 70 2249 2324 145
Abraham 2249 100 2349 2424 175
Ishmael 2335 — — 2472 137
Isaac 2349 60 2409 2529 180
Jacob 2409 — — 2556 147