A CENTURY POEM
of 25 verses
from
B. C. 4004
to
B. C. 400.
With a Century Chart.
All Dates in Round Numbers.
Copyright, 1892, by Laura Keene Gleaves.
Centuries |
Years |
|
40 |
4004 |
1 Man was created! |
Centuries |
Years |
|
22 ½ |
2250 |
2 When the deluge abated, |
22 ½ |
2250 |
3 A thousand years later, |
20 |
2000 |
4 And then when to B.C. 2000 they came, |
Centuries |
Years |
|
|
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5 And when Abram was called, and Abram obeyed, |
14 |
1400 |
6 And three hundred the years that the Judges appear! |
Centuries |
Years |
|
10 |
1000 |
7 And then when to B.C. 1000 they came, |
|
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8 And three were the Kings ere the kingdoms two! |
9 |
900 |
9 There were good kings! And bad kings! And kings who were hated! |
|
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10 And after Elijah by ravens was fed! |
Centuries |
Years |
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11 Of the gourd that went in and went out of his sight! |
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12 And Israel's kingdom was first to expire, |
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