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Jacob is between 97 and 108 years old. Joseph is between 6 and 17 years old. Below, in chronological order, is a brief synopsis of the events that took place during this eleven-year period. Jacob, at Penuel, wrestles with "a man" all night long who is Jesus Christ manifested in the flesh.
Timeline based on traditionally accepted timeframes and general consensus of a variety of sources, including Wilmington's Guide to the Bible, A Survey of Israel's History (Wood), The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings (Thiele), ESV Study Bible, The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, and Easton's ...
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and then Joseph: here are Joseph’s timeline and family tree in multiple languages. Joseph’s life – timeline. Joseph lived for 110 years – which seems like a long time to us, but was significantly shorter than the lives of his ancestors, including his father Jacob, who died at the age of 147.
17. Ch. 2. The Lives of Jacob and Joseph. Preliminary Fundamental. A construction of the chronology of the lives of Jacob and Joseph is central to discerning the patriarchal succession in the formation of Israel as a nation.
Jacob came down to Egypt when he was 130 years old (Genesis 47:9), which means that Joseph was born when Jacob was 91—that is, in 2199 AC. As most of Jacob’s family seems to have been born during the 20 years that he was in Haran, it appears that the twins Jacob and Esau were about 70 when the deception over the birthright occurred.
Joseph: 1910 BC — 1800 BC (Genesis 30:23–24; 50:26) Joseph sold into slavery: 1895 BC (Genesis 37:18–36) Jacob and family move to Egypt: 1870 BC (Genesis 46—47)
Jacob (Heb. Ya'acov) was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham the first Hebrew. The Lord changed Jacob's name to Israel and he became the father of 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel (Gen. 25-50). Jacob and his mother deceived his father Isaac into blessing Jacob and he fled eastward.
