te-diluvian Period_, From the creation to the flood. Gen.
1-6. The time covered, B. C. 4004 minus 2348 equal 1656 years.

2. _The Post-diluvian Period_. From the flood to the call of
Abraham. Gen. 7-11. Time covered, B. C. 2348 minus 1921 equal 427
years.

3. _The Patriarchial Period_. From the call of Abraham to the
descent into Egypt. Gen. 12-50. Time covered. B. C. 1921 minus 1706
equal 215 years.

4. _The Period Of Bondage_. From the descent into Egypt to the
Exodus Ex. 1-12. Time covered B. C. 1706 minus 1491 equal 215 years.

5. _The Period of Wilderness Wandering_. From the exodus to the
entrance into Canaan. Ex. 2-Deut. 34. Time covered, B. C. 1491 minus
1451 equal 40 years.

6. _The Period of the Conquest of Canaan_. From the entrance of
Canaan to the time of the Judges, Job. 1-Judge 2. Time covered, B. C.
1451 minus 1400 equal 51 years.

7. _The Period of the Judges_. From the beginning of the Judges to
the beginning of the Kingdom. Judg. 3-Sam 8. Time covered, B. C, 1400
minus 1095 equal 305 years.

8. _The Period of the Kingdom of Israel_. From the beginning to the
division of the Kingdom, 1 Sam.9; King 11; 1 Chron. 10;2 Chron. 9.
Time covered B. C. 1095 minus 975 equal 120 years.

9. _The Period of the Two Kingdoms_. From the division of the
kingdom to the fall of Israel, 1 Kings 12; 2 Kings 18; 2 Chron. 10-29.
Time covered, B. C. 975 minus 722 equal 253 years.

10. _The Period of the Kingdom of Judah_. From the fall of Israel to
the fall of Judah, 2 Kings 21-25; 2 Chron. 33-36. Time covered, B. C.

722 minus 587 equal 135 years.

11. _The Period of Babylonian Captivity_. From the fall of Judah to
the restoration to Jerusalem. 2 Kings, Is., Jer, Eze., Dan. Time
covered, B. C. 587 minus 537 equal 50 years.

12. _The Period of the Restoration_. From the return to Jerusalem to
the end of the Old Testament, Ezra, Neh., Esth., Hag., Zech. Time
covered, B. C. 537 minus 445 equal 92 years.

13. _The Period Between the Testaments_. From the end of the Old
Testament to the Birth of Christ-no scripture. Time covered, B. C. 445
minus 4 equal 441 years.

14. _The Period of the Life of Christ_. From the birth of Jesus to
the ascension. Matt.-John. Time covered, B. C. 4 minus A. D. 30 equal
34 years.

15. _The Period of the Church after the Ascension_. From the
ascension to the second coming, Acts-Rev. Time covered A. D. 34 to the
end of the age.

Twenty-one Shorter Periods.