Places of the The Patriarchal Period (c. 2100 – c. 1700 BC)

24 biblical places and 4 key events from this period of biblical history.

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Call of Abraham

c. 2091 BC

Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:7

Ai 1Bethel 1CanaanEgyptHaranMoreh 1NegebShechem

Birth of Isaac

c. 1896 BC

Genesis 21:2

Beersheba 2EgyptParan

Jacob and Esau

c. 1836 BC

Genesis 25:23

AssyriaBeer-lahai-roiEastEgyptHavilah 2MachpelahMamreNegebPaddan-aramShur

Joseph in Egypt

c. 1706 BC

Genesis 41:40, Genesis 50:20

EgyptHeliopolisNileAbel-mizraimAtadCanaanGoshen 1JordanMachpelahMamre

All Places in this Era

Ai 1(settlement)Bethel 1(settlement)Canaan(region)Egypt(region)Haran(settlement)Moreh 1(tree)Negeb(region)Shechem(settlement)Beersheba 2(settlement)Paran(region)Assyria(region)Beer-lahai-roi(well)East(region)Havilah 2(region)Machpelah(settlement)Mamre(settlement)Paddan-aram(region)Shur(region)Heliopolis(settlement)Nile(river)Abel-mizraim(settlement)Atad(settlement)Goshen 1(region)Jordan(river)
Previous EraPrimeval History (c. 4000 – c. 2100 BC)Next EraEgypt and the Exodus (c. 1700 – 1406 BC)

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