Ancient Near East Timeline By cpavlich Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE Post-flood - Early Bronze Era Period: 3000 BCE to 2100 BCE Antediluvian times Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE Abraham Period: 2100 BCE to 1800 BCE Patriarchal 2091 BCE The call of Abraham Period: 2066 BCE to 1886 BCE Isaac Period: 2006 BCE to 1859 BCE Jacob Period: 2000 BCE to 1550 BCE Middle Bronze Era Period: 1961 BCE to 1806 BCE Joseph Period: 1876 BCE to 1446 BCE Egyptian sojourn Period: 1550 BCE to 1200 BCE Late Bronze Era 1446 BCE The Exodus Period: 1446 BCE to 1406 BCE Wilderness sojourn Period: 1406 BCE to 1350 BCE Conquest Period: 1350 BCE to 1080 BCE The judges Period: 1200 BCE to 900 BCE Iron I Era Period: 1080 BCE to 1055 BCE Premonarchial Period: 1051 BCE to 931 BCE United monarchy Period: 1050 BCE to 1010 BCE Rule of Saul Period: 1010 BCE to 970 BCE Rule of David 1000 BCE The beginning of the reign of David Period: 970 BCE to 931 BCE Rule of Solomon Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE Israel and Judah - Divided monarchy Period: 931 BCE to 586 BCE Divied monarchy Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE Israel - Divided monarchy Period: 900 BCE to 586 BCE Iron II Era 722 BCE The fall of Samaria (Israel) Period: 722 BCE to 586 BCE Judah alone - Divided monarchy 612 BCE The fall of Ninevah 604 BCE The battle of Carchemish 586 BCE The fall of Jerusalem Period: 586 BCE to 332 BCE Iron III Era Period: 586 BCE to 538 BCE Babylonian exile 539 BCE The fall of Babylon/Decree of Cyrus Period: 539 BCE to 330 BCE Return and restoration