Which figure is dated to about 2000 BC in the chronology?

• A. Abraham
• B. Moses
• C. David
• D. Samuel

Answer: (A)

Abraham is dated to about 2000 BC in many biblical chronologies because he sits at the beginning of the patriarchal era, the founding generation for God’s covenant people before Israel becomes a nation with kings. This puts his story in the 4th millennium BC timeframe, roughly around 2000 BCE, which is why that date fits him best.

Moses is associated with the Exodus and the giving of the Law, events that scholars place several centuries later, often in the 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. David is a monarch who reigned around 1000 BCE, well after Abraham. Samuel, a prophet who plays a key role in the transition to the monarchy, is dated to roughly the late 11th century BCE. So their stories align with later periods in Israelite history rather than around 2000 BC.