Because of the changes made to the lengths of the Patriarchs' lifetimes, a great latitude must be given with regards to chronology in this chart. The Masoretes made changes to the Holy Scriptures sometime after the Crucifixion, but before about 300 A.D. Ephrem the Syrian testified to this and accused the" Jews" of subtracting at least 600 years from the text in order to deny that Yahshua was the Messiah who had come at the appointed time.
Total Discrepancy: 1486 Years
Further Evidence: When Terah died at 205, Abraham (not his firstborn) was only 75, so Terah must have been 130 when Abraham was born. Gen. 11:26, 27, 32; 12:4.
Masoretic Text | | | | | Age When Son Was Born | Years Lived | Year of Birth ACA | Year of Death ACA | Adam | 130 | 930 | 0 | 930 | Seth | 105 | 912 | 130 | 1042 | Enos | 90 | 905 | 235 | 1140 | Cainan | 70 | 910 | 325 | 1235 | Mahalaleel | 65 | 895 | 395 | 1290 | Jared | 162 | 962 | 460 | 1422 | Enoch | 65 | 365 | 622 | 987 | Methuselah | 187 | 969 | 687 | 1656 | Lamech | 182 | 777 | 874 | 1651 | Noah | 500 | 950 | 1056 | 2006 | Shem | 100 | 600 | 1556 | 2156 | Arphaxad | 35 | 438 | 1656 | 2094 | Salah | 30 | 433 | 1691 | 2124 | Heber | 34 | 464 | 1721 | 2185 | Peleg | 30 | 239 | 1755 | 1994 | Reu | 32 | 239 | 1785 | 2024 | Serug | 30 | 230 | 1817 | 2047 | Nahor | 29 | 148 | 1847 | 1995 | Terah | 130 | 205 | 1876 | 2081 | Abraham | 100 | 175 | 2006 | 2181 |
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Septuagint | | | | | Age When Son Was Born | Years Lived | Year of Birth ACA | Year of Death ACA | Adam | 230 | 930 | 0 | 930 | Seth | 205 | 912 | 230 | 1142 | Enos | 190 | 905 | 435 | 1340 | Cainan | 170 | 910 | 625 | 1535 | Mahalaleel | 165 | 895 | 795 | 1690 | Jared | 162 | 962 | 960 | 1922 | Enoch | 165 | 365 | 1122 | 1487 | Methuselah | 187 | 969 | 1287 | 2256 | Lamech | 188 | 753 | 1474 | 2227 | Noah | 500 | 950 | 1662 | 2612 | Shem | 100 | 600 | 2162 | 2762 | Arphaxad | 135 | 435 | 2262 | 2697 | Kainan | 130 | 460 | 2397 | 2857 | Salah | 130 | 460 | 2527 | 2987 | Heber | 134 | 404 | 2657 | 3061 | Peleg | 130 | 339 | 2791 | 3130 | Reu | 132 | 339 | 2921 | 3260 | Serug | 130 | 330 | 3053 | 3383 | Nahor | 179 | 304 | 3183 | 3487 | Terah | 130 | 205 | 3362 | 3567 | Abraham | 100 | 175 | 3492 | 3667 |
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It is doubtless that the
It is doubtless that the Jewish rabbis, after the destruction of the temple in 70 AD, had purposely shortened the patriarchal chronology, however the reference to Ephrem the Syrian in this context, which has been followed by other scholars, seems to be apocryphal. Please see the article Setting the Record Straight on the Primeval Chronology of the Septuagint (Part 1) - William Finck