He was created from the dust of the ground by the hands of God and formed in the image and likeness of God.Each event shows just how much God loves and cares for His people. The above timeline is attempting to summarize the most prominent of these events and show how each of these are related. In fact, most of the Old Testament (even most of Genesis) is devoted to the time after the flood. After the Flood, we have a great deal of information. The period of time from Creation to the Flood was over 1,600 years, yet we have little information about this period of history. (The people are shown in black are placed there just as a reference.) The events shown in RED are other timelines. Only the most prominent people and events are shown on the timeline above.