The Patriarchal Age is the era of the times described in the Book of Genesis (Gen. 11:27-12:4). This part of the Torah contains narratives about personal stories and family history of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and his twelve sons. The era began with the receding of the global flood and ended when the Children of Israel entered Ancient Egypt. Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah (five books of Moses) and hence the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ... Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or especially law. It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Five Books of Moses, but can also be used in the general sense to also include both the Written... Abraham (אַבְרָהָם Father/Leader of many, Standard Hebrew Avraham, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇrāhām; Arabic ابراهيم Ibrāhīm) is the patriarch of Judaism, recognized by Christianity, and a very important prophet in Islam. ... An angel prevents Abraham from sacrificing Isaac in this illumation from a 14th century Icelandic manuscript. ... This article is about the patriarch Jacob of the Book of Genesis. ... The Deluge by Gustave Doré The story of a Great Flood sent by God or gods to destroy civilization is a widespread but not universal theme in myth. ... The Children of Israel (Hebrew: בני ישראל Bnai Yisrael or Bnei Yisrael or Bnei Yisroel or Bene Israel;) (Arabic: بني إسرائيل) is a Biblical term for the Israelites. ... Map of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt as a general historical term broadly refers to the civilization of the Lower Nile Valley, between the First Cataract and the mouths of the Nile Delta, from circa 3300 BC until the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC. As a civilization based...

During this time, God made three promises to Abraham and his descendants: At the bottom of the hands, the two letters on each hand combine to form יהוה (YHVH), the name of God. ...

1. Land promise: God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants, if they will worship him
2. Nation promise: Abraham will become father of nations, his descendants will be too numerous to count.

• Seed promise: through one of Abraham's descendants all nations of the earth would be blessed through the Children of Israel. It has later been argued that this refers to Jesus.

"...that in blessing I will bless thee and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice" (Gen. 22:10-18). Canaan or Knáan (Arabic کنعان, Kanʻān, Hebrew כְּנַעַן / כְּנָעַן, Kənáʻan / Kənāʻan; Septuagint Greek Χανααν, Khanaan) is an ancient term for a region roughly corresponding to present-day Israel, the West Bank, western Jordan, southern and coastal Syria and Lebanon continuing up until the border of modern Turkey. ... The Children of Israel (Hebrew: בני ישראל Bnai Yisrael or Bnei Yisrael or Bnei Yisroel or Bene Israel;) (Arabic: بني إسرائيل) is a Biblical term for the Israelites. ... // Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is Christianitys central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. ...

Calculations suggest that the Patriarchal Age took place between 2091 and 1876 BC. However, this dating is controversial and debated. (22nd century BC - 21st century BC - 20th century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2130 - 2080 BC -- Ninth Dynasty wars in Egypt 2112 - 2095 BC -- Sumerian campaigns of Ur-Nammu 2091 -- beginning of the Patriarchal Age is traditionally set in this year 2064... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...