What year did Noah's Flood take place on the Bible timeline?
Noah's Flood took place approximately 2400 B.C. on the biblical timeline. It occurred 1600 years after Adam's creation, which was 4004 B.C., and 2400 years before Christ's birth. These are round figures, providing a memorable framework for the first 11 chapters of Genesis.
Les teaches that going back from Christ's birth at Bethlehem to the creation of Adam in 4004 B.C., Adam's race up to the Flood covered a period of 1600 years. He always tells people this is in round figures, not necessarily the exact year, but it is easier to remember that the Flood took place at 2400 B.C., which is 2400 years before Christ or 1600 years after Adam. He notes that this whole period of human history is recorded Biblically in the first 11 chapters of Genesis, covering from Adam's creation until that generation was destroyed with Noah's Flood. Then from the Flood until the Tower of Babel is only 200 years, bringing the timeline to 2200 B.C., and another 200 years brings us to Abraham and the appearance of the nation of Israel.