1900 - 1800 BC

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B.C.

1898 God renews His covenant with Abram and changes his name to Abraham (Genesis 17:1-16)

1898 The covenant of circumcision is instituted (Genesis 17)

1898 God changes Sarai's name to Sarah (Genesis 17:1-16)

1898 Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed (Genesis 18)

1898 Lot and his daughters survive the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19)

1898 Admah and Zeboim by fire because of their wickedness (Genesis 19)

1896 Isaac is born to Abraham who is 100 years old (Genesis 21)

1892 Abraham casts out Hagar and Ishmael, later Ishmael would become father of the Arab nations (Genesis 21)

1878 Death of Salah at 433 years old (Genesis 11:14,15)

1871 Abraham offers his son Isaac to God as a burnt offering (Genesis 22, Hebrews 11:17-19, James 2:21)

1859 Abraham's wife Sarah dies at the age of 127 (Genesis 23:1)

1856 Isaac at the age of 40 marries Rebecca, granddaughter of Nahor, Abraham's brother (Genesis 24)

1853 Abraham marries Keturah and they later had several children who became nations  (Genesis 25:1)

1846 Death of Shem at 600 years old (Genesis 11:10,11)

1846 Job lived during this time period (Job 1)

1836 Rebecca gives birth to Jacob and Esau, Isaac is 60 years old (Genesis 25:26)

1821 Abraham dies at the age of 175 (Genesis 25:7, 8)

1818 The death of Heber at 464 years old (Genesis 11:17)

1806 Esau despises and sells his birthright  (Genesis 25:29-34)

1804 A famine comes, Isaac journeys to Gerar where he denies Rebecca (Genesis 26:1-16)