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.
Find Noah on the free interactive timeline →
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 Giza2580 BC – 2560 BCShem2446 BC – 1846 BC
Now see where it sits
Everything on this page has a place on one 45×37″ chart — and once you can see what came before and after it, it stops being a fact and starts being a story you can follow.