Patriarchal Age

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Patriarchal Age

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     The time period referred to as the "Patriarchal Age" centered around the Book of Genesis.  The
narratives of Genesis document both the personal stories and family history of Abram, Isaac, and
Jacob/Israel and his twelve sons.  The pre-Exodus account of the Patriarchs traced the sojourn of Adam and
his descendants from the land of Mesopotamia to their habitation of Canaan, and culminated with their
eventual enslavement by the Pharaoh of Egypt.  The chronological calculations recorded in the Bible
placed the Patriarchal era between the years 2091 and 1876 B.C.E.  The dating suggested by the narrative,
however, has been problematic for scholars.  Therefore, the Patriarchal Age has become the subject of
controversial and probing inquiry.  Many theories have been posited by modern scholars.  Of particular
interest, is the evolving debate put forth by both Biblical Scholars and Archeologists as they attempted to
clarify the most likely date a...

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