Bible_Time_Periods

Bible Time Periods The approximate dates for the prehistoric period are 4,004 B.C. to 2,000 B.C. These dates are derived from the estimated lifetime of Adam, the first man, according to Bible scholars, to the lifetime of Abraham, the patriarch of Israel. The dates would correspond to a late Neolithic Age in the broader scheme of prehistory. After the Agricultural Revolution of the New Stone Age, man learned to farm as well as domesticate animals. Cain, one of Adam's sons, was a tiller of the ground, which suggests a late Neolithic existence. Abel, another of Adam's sons, was a "keeper of sheep," also suggestive of the late Neolithic Age. There were many "firsts" during this period. The most important of which is creation itself. The world was created, then Adam and Eve, the first man and woman. Another important "first" was the original sin. The first sin took place when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, and were banished from the garden of Eden. During this period the first homicide was committed. The guilty culprit was Cain who killed Abel. Cain was then banished from his homeland for his sin. The Great Flood that destroyed all of mankind except for Noah period, bc, israelites, god, time, kingdom, dates, land, during, promised, came, until, tribes, ten, people, known, jews, israel, first, around, abraham, temple, son, moses, man, judges, isaac, important, children, after, about, years, two, southern, reign