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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.
Joseph Timeline in Biblical History. ~1600 BC. Joseph is born to Jacob and Rachel. – Genesis 30:23-24. ~1583 BC. Jacob prefers Joseph over his other sons, and he makes him a colorful robe. This marks the beginning of his brothers’ hatred towards him. – Genesis 37:3-4.
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 ...
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. Only a small part – just 11 years – of Joseph’s life was spent in the land of Canaan. About 93 years were spent in Egypt.
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.
Terah dies (age 205; Abram 75) 1921. Isaac born (Abram 100) 1896. Isaac marries Rebekah (age 40) 1856. Jacob born (Isaac 60; 1836Abram 160) Abraham dies (age 175; 1821Jacob 15) Isaac blesses Jacob and Esau 1760(age 76) Jacob goes to Padan-aram 1760(age 76) Jacob marries Leah and Rachel 1753.
