Genealogies of Genesis

The ages in Genesis 5 and 11 differ between the ancient texts of the Old Testament. The charts show, by each text, when each patriarch was born, fathered his son and died.

  • From Adam to Noah
    Genesis 5 on a timeline: from Adam to Noah and the flood, by the Masoretic text, the Septuagint and the Samaritan Pentateuch.
  • From Shem to Abraham
    Genesis 11 on a timeline: from Shem to Abraham, by the Masoretic text, the Septuagint and the Samaritan Pentateuch.
  • From Adam to Jacob (Israel)
    The lives of the patriarchs from Adam to Jacob on one timeline: who outlived whom and whose lives overlapped, by the Masoretic text, the Septuagint and the Samaritan Pentateuch.