17th Century BC

B.C.

1689 Jacob blesses Joseph's two sons Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48)

1689 Jacob prophesies of the coming of the Messiah (Genesis 49)

1689 Jacob dies in Goshen Egypt at 147 years old (Genesis 49)

1689 Jacob is buried in Mamre (Genesis 49)

1636 Joseph dies at 110 years old. He ruled Egypt for 80 years (Genesis 50)

1630 Hyksos (Semitic Tribe) invasion of Egypt (15th Dynasty begins)

1630 Hebrew slavery begins. (Exodus 1)

1600 The Hittites invented iron forged weapons and many siege tactics