A Table of Abraham's Life.

The following table exhibits the leading incidents in the life of Abraham, and his age at the time, when that is either specified in the record or can be fixed :—

 
Age Incident

Record

70 [?]

Call from God at Ur of the Chaldees

Acts 7:2-5
75 Call repeated at Haran Genesis 12:1-4
  Migration from Haran to Canaan Genesis 12:4, 5
 

Halt at Sichem — third Divine manifestation between Bethel and Hail

Genesis 12:6, 7
  The Tent and the Altar Genesis 12:8
 

Journey to Egypt — intercourse with Pharaoh

Genesis 12:10-20
 

Return to Bethel — separation from Lot

Genesis 13:1-13
  Fourth Divine manifestation Genesis 13:14-17
80 [?]

Settlement at Mumre, Hebron

Genesis 13:18
  Rout of the invaders Genesis 14:1-16
 

Interviews with Melchizedek and the king of Sodom

Genesis 14:17-24
 

Fifth Divine manifestation — the covenant of faith

Genesis 15
85 Flight of Hagar Genesis 16:1-14
86 Birth of Ishmael Genesis 16:15-16
99

Sixth Divine manifestation — covenant of circumcision

Genesis 17
 

Seventh Divine manifestation - the three angels

Genesis 18:1-14
 

Sodom and Gomorrah — Abraham’s intercession

Genesis 18:16-33
 

Destruction of the cities of the plain

Genesis 19
 

Sojourn at Gerar — intercourse with Abimelech

Genesis 20
100 Birth of Isaac Genesis 21:1-5
 

Casting-out of Ishmael — eighth Divine manifestation

Genesis 21:8-21
 

The covenant with Abimelech — Beersheba

Genesis 21:22-34
125 [?]

The great temptation—Mount Moriah

Genesis 22:1-14
 

Ninth Divine manifestation — the oath and the blessing.

Genesis 22:15-18
137 Death and burial of Sarah Genesis 23:1, 2
  The cave of Machpelah Genesis 23:3-20
140

Mission for Rebekah — marriage of Isaac

Genesis 24
  Marriage with Keturah - its issue Genesis 25:1-4
185 Death and burial of Abraham Genesis 25:7-9

 

 

Taken from: THE HEBREW STUDENT (Biblical World) April 1882