Name: "The Lesser Chronicle"(chapters 16–22 of On Times)
Author: Bede

Quotes from "The Lesser Chronicle"(chapters 16–22 of On Times… (Bede)

Bede, "The Lesser Chronicle"(chapters 16–22 of On Times…

“ By six ages of the world are the times distinguished:
3. The first age from Adam to Noah, containing 10 generations. Truly, 1656 years. Then all was lost to flood, just as oblivion is wont to drown infancy.
4. The second from Noah to Abraham, similarly embraced 10 generations, but 292 years. Then language—that is, Hebrew—was invented. For just so a man begins to know to speak from boyhood after infancy, which likewise takes its name from fari, [1] i.e. because he cannot speak. ”

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“ The fifth from then until the coming of the savior in the flesh, also itself with 14 generations, extended further to 589 [4] years, in which—like one in heavy old age—the Hebrew people, weary from thickening evil, is shaken. ”

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“ The third from Abraham to David, 14 generations, containing truly 942 years, and—since from adolescence man begins to be able to create—Matthew took the beginning of his generations from Abraham, who was also appointed father of the peoples.
6. The fourth from David to the Babylonian migration, with 14 generations again according to Matthew, extended however for 473 [3] years, from which the times of kings began: youthful dignity is indeed fitted to kingship. ”

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“ The sixth, which runs now, is not certain of its generations or times but—like creaking age—must finish with the death of all time.
XVII. The course and order of the times.
10. The first period therefore containing according to the Hebrews 1651 years, according to the Septuagint 2242.
11. Adam, when he would have been 130 years old, begat Seth, who was born before Abel.
12. Seth (yr. 105) begat Enos, who began to invoke the name of god.
13. Enos at 90 years old begat Cainan [whose name means 'nature of god'] . ”

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Bede, "The Lesser Chronicle"(chapters 16–22 of On Times…

“ Ezechias, 29 yrs.
114. Romulus brought together a hundred senators.
115. Manasses, 55 yrs.
116. Numa throws in two [more] months.
117. Amon, 2 yrs.
118. Tullius in the republic drove out census. [15]
119. Josias, 31 yrs.
120. Thales the natural philosopher becomes famous.
121. Joachim, 11 yrs.
122. In the third year of which, Nabucodonosor captures Judea.
123. Sedecias, 9 yrs.
124. The temple of Jerusalem was burnt.
XXI. On the fifth age.
126. The fifth age contains 588 years.
127. The captivity of the Hebrews, 70 yrs. ”

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Bede, "The Lesser Chronicle"(chapters 16–22 of On Times…

“ Notes
↑ L. "to talk"↑ L. A pueritia namque homo incipit nosse loqui post infantiam, quae et nomen inde accepit, quod fari, id est, loqui non potest.↑ or 483↑ Or 5881 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Text in brackets provided by MS. M: Parisinum 4860, 10th c.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Text in brackets provided by MS. P: Vaticanum Palatinum 1448, 10th c.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Text in brackets provided by MS. F: Berolinensis 1831, 9th c.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Text in brackets provided by MS. E: Einsiedeln 167, 9th c.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Text in brackets provided by MS. H: St. ”

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