Dating Adam

The chronology walkthrough begins with the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC, then works backward through the biblical king-list, Solomon's temple, the Exodus, Abraham, and the Genesis genealogies.

The project follows Septuagint chronology for the patriarchal ages and presents Adam at approximately 5159 BC, while explaining major interpretive decisions such as the length of the Judges period and the LXX/MT differences.

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