1856 BC · Patriarchs

Isaac marries Rebekah

Abraham's servant was led to Rebekah at the well in Aram-naharaim, and Isaac married her at 40 (Genesis 25:20), 1856 BC by the arithmetic.

📖 Genesis 24:1–3

1By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. 2So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, 3and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

© 2026 Jeffrey A. Jameson, BibleTimescape (bibletimescape.com). Map geometry: Natural Earth, public domain. Place coordinates: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Beer-lahai-roiMesopotamiaNahorNegebPaddan-aram
Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Places: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: AiG, Timeline of the Bible (chart PDF)
View on the timeline →