The history of the Old and New Testament extracted out of sacred Scripture and writings of the fathers : to which are added the lives, travels and sufferings of the apostles : with a large and exact historical chronology of all the affairs and actions related in the Bible : the whole illustrated with two hundred thirty four sculptures, and three maps, delineated and engraved by good artists / translated from the Sieur De Royaumont, by several hands ; supervised and recommended by Dr. Horneck, and other orthodox divines.

CHAP. I. The Division of the Ages of the World.

THose that are not willing to take the trouble upon them, which a tho∣rough inquiry into Antiquity re∣quires, nor care to employ their Studies in the profoundest researches of Chronology, but content themselves with a general view of things, may be pleased to take notice, That as the Week is divided into 7 days, so all the time from the Creation of the World to this day, is divided into 7 Periods or Ages. The first Period begins at the Creation, and ends at the Deluge, and contains 1656 Years, 1 Month, and 26 Days. The 2d Period begins at the ceasing of the Deluge, that is to say, from the year 1657, and ends at the Call of Abraham; which was in the year 2083, and contains 426 Years, 4 Months, and 18 Days. The 3d Period, begins at the Call of Abraham, and ends at the deliverance of the Israelites, from their Egyptain bond∣age, which was in the year 2517, and con∣tains 430 years. The 4th Period begins at the Children of Israel's coming out of Egypt, and ends at the Founding of Solomon's Temple,

which was in the year 2992, and contains 479 years and 1•• days. The 5th Period begins at the Founding of the Temple, and ends at the Jewish Captivity, which was in the year 3468, Cyrus then giving them leave to Return; and this Age, or Period, contains 476 years. The 6th Period begins at Cyrus his permitting the Jews to Return, and ends at the Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ, which was in the year 4000, and so contains 532 years. The 7th Period, begins at the Birth of our Saviour, and is to end with the Expiration of the World.