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Abraham's death is the next note, and Gen. 25: 7 tells us that Abraham's age was
175 years, and 26: 34 gives Esau's age as 40 years at his marriage with Judith and
Bashemath.
2168
Esau and Jacob born.
15
Add 15 years to death of Abraham.
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2183
Abraham died at age of 175 years.
25
Add 25 years to the marriage of Esau.
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2208
at the age of 40 (Esau).
The next computation demands a series of comparisons, and we must go to the record
of Joseph for a while. When Joseph stood before Pharaoh he was 30 years old (41: 46).
He was therefore 37 at the end of the seven years plenty, and 39 at the end of two years
of famine, when Jacob came down to Egypt (45: 6) we learn that Jacob himself was 130
years of age (47: 9). If therefore Jacob was 130 when Joseph was 39, Jacob must have
been 91 when Joseph was born. Then we learn that Jacob had served Laban 14 years
when Joseph was born (30: 25). If we subtract from 91, the age of Jacob at the birth of
Joseph, this 14 years, we reach the number 77 for the age of Jacob when he left home.
We can now continue our genealogy.
2208
Esau married at the age of 40.
37
Add 37 years to the 40 to bring up the age of Jacob to 77.
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2245
Jacob left home at age 77.
7
Add 7 years to the date of Jacob's marriage.
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2252
Jacob aged 84 when he married.
7
Add 7 years to the birth of Joseph (30: 25, 26).
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2259
Joseph born. Jacob 91 (verse 25).
6
Add 6 years, Jacob's return (31: 41).
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2265
He had been 20 years 7+7+6 from 2245.
24
Add to the 6 years, Joseph being 30 (41: 46).
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2289
Beginning of 7 years of plenty (verse 46).
7
The 7 years of plenty (47).
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2296
Joseph aged 37 at the end of the 7 years.
2
Add 2 years of famine (45: 6).
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2298
Joseph aged 39 (45: 6, 47: 9).
17
Add 17 years to the death of Jacob.
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2315
Jacob was 147 when he died.
54
Add 54 years to the death of Joseph.
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2369
Joseph was 110 years old at death (50: 26).