Era 2 of 13

The Flood to Abram's call

2348–1921 BC427 years

Noah’s family repopulates the earth; Babel scatters the nations; Abram is born in Ur.

How the dates are set: Boundaries from Ussher.

Events 9

The ark rests on the mountains of Ararat 2348 BC
Five months after the Flood began, the ark grounded in the mountains of Ararat; months later the land dried out.
God's covenant with Noah 2347 BC
After the Flood, God promised never again to destroy the earth by flood and set the rainbow as the sign.
Peleg born: “the earth was divided” 2247 BC
Eber named his son Peleg (“division”), because in his days the earth was divided.
The Tower of Babel 2242 BC
Humanity united in Shinar to build a city and tower instead of filling the earth; God confused their language and scattered them.
Nimrod's kingdom in Shinar 2234 BC
Nimrod, a grandson of Ham, became the first great ruler after the Flood, with cities in Shinar and Assyria.
Noah dies 1998 BC
Noah died at 950, 350 years after the Flood and just two years before Abram was born.
Abram born in Ur 1996 BC
Abram, later called Abraham, was born to Terah in Ur of the Chaldees.
Terah's family leaves Ur 1925 BC
Terah took Abram, Sarai, and Lot and set out from Ur toward Canaan, but settled in Haran.
God calls Abram 1921 BC
After Terah died in Haran, God called Abram, age 75, to go to Canaan and promised that all nations would be blessed through him.