These dates are taken from the common chronology, and those earlier than
the Exodus are probably inaccurate. (See foot-note on page 22.) The
student will find that to commit this table to memory will give him
command of the most important facts of Bible history.
1. The Deluge B. C. 2348
2. The Dispersion of the Races " 2247
3. The Rise of the Empires " 2200
4. The Migration of Abraham " 1921
5. The Descent into Egypt " 1706
6. The Exodus from Egypt " 1491
7. The Battle of Beth-horon " 1451
8. The Death of Joshua " 1426
9. The Victory of Gideon " 1245
10. The Coronation of Saul " 1095
11. The Accession of David " 1055
12. The Division of the Kingdom " 975
13. The Fall of Samaria " 721
14. The Captivity at Babylon " 587
15. The Return from Captivity " 536
16. The Reforms of Ezra " 450
17. The Empire of Alexander " 330
18. The Maccabean Independence " 166
19. The Accession of Herod " 40
20. The Birth of Christ " 4