2,310 years (Adam to Joseph)

Events

• Total span of time covered by the book of Genesis according to Lapide's chronology: 2,310 years from Adam and the creation of the world to the death of Joseph

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

• Introduction — Genesis encompasses the deeds of 2,310 years

  "Genesis encompasses the deeds of 2,310 years. For that many years elapsed from Adam and from the creation of the world up to the death of Joseph, at which Genesis ends"

• Introduction — Sum of patriarchal chronology

  "Add these years together and you will find from Adam to the death of Joseph, 2,310 years."