Places of the Primeval History (c. 4000 – c. 2100 BC)

9 biblical places and 5 key events from this period of biblical history.

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Creation of the World

c. 4000 BC

Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:31

The Fall of Man

c. 4000 BC

Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:23

Eden 1

Cain and Abel

c. 3900 BC

Genesis 4:8

Eden 1Nod

The Great Flood

2348 BC

Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:20

Ararat

Tower of Babel

c. 2200 BC

Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:9

BabelCanaanChaldeaHaranShinarUr 1

All Places in this Era

Eden 1(special)Nod(special)Ararat(region)Babel(settlement)Canaan(region)Chaldea(region)Haran(settlement)Shinar(region)Ur 1(settlement)
Next EraThe Patriarchal Period (c. 2100 – c. 1700 BC)

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