Noah
Built the ark and outlived the world he was born into.
The facts
| Dates | 2948 BC – 1998 BC |
|---|---|
| Lifespan | 950 years |
| Lineage band | Semitic |
| Scripture | Gen. 5:28-32; 9:29 |
| Era | Antediluvian Era |
| Father | Lamech |
| Source | Chart + scripture |
Where this sits on the chart
Noah falls 1056 years out from Creation at the centre, inside the Antediluvian Era arc. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Sons
Who else was alive
Establishment of the city of Troy3000 BCFirst phase of Stonehenge construction3000 BCPottery develops in Americas3000 BCThe beginning of the Bronze Age in the Near East3000 BCThe rise of the Old Kingdom in Egypt2686 BCForming different tribes and peoples2590 BCConstruction of the Great Pyramid of Giza2560 BC – 2580 BCShem2446 BC – 1846 BC
See all 6,000 years at once
Everything on this page sits on one 45×37″ radial chart — Creation at the centre, history opening outward. 850+ entries, cross-referenced to scripture, on a single wall.