How much of human history does Genesis 1-11 cover?
Genesis 1-11 covers approximately the first 2,000 years of human history, beginning with Adam at about 4004 B.C. and ending where Abraham appears around 2000 B.C.; chapter 12 then starts Abraham's account, and the remaining Old Testament proceeds from that point.
Les explains that the Old Testament timeline runs from Adam at 4004 B.C. to Abraham at about 2000 B.C., and he identifies those first 2,000 years of human history as the period covered by the first 11 chapters of Genesis. Chapter 12 begins with Abraham, and all the rest of the Old Testament goes from that point forward. He adds that from Abraham's call in chapter 12 to the cross is another 2,000 years.
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How many years of human history do the first eleven chapters of Genesis cover?
The first two thousand years of human history are covered in the first eleven chapters of Genesis.