Abraham is traditionally believed to have lived in the early 2nd millennium BCE, approximately between 2100 BCE and 1500 BCE. Most scholars place his lifetime somewhere around 2000 BCE to 1800 BCE. According to biblical tradition, he was born in the city of Ur in Mesopotamia and lived to the age of 175 years. His life is dated roughly to the Middle Bronze Age, with several scholarly estimates positioning his birth near 1950-2000 BCE and his journey to Canaan around the age of 75 (about 1900 BCE or so).
In summary:
- Flourished roughly early 2nd millennium BCE
- Often dated between about 2100 BCE and 1500 BCE by scholars
- Believed to have lived around 175 years, dying circa 1750-1600 BCE
- Originated from Ur in Mesopotamia and later settled in Canaan
This traditional dating aligns Abraham's life several centuries after the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, which occurred around 2560 BCE.
