Biblical Timeline By cwnorowski Period: 4300 BCE to 3000 BCE Ancient Egypt Predynastic Period Period: 3000 BCE to 2675 BCE Ancient Egypt Early Dynastic Period: 2675 BCE to 2130 BCE Ancient Egypt Old Kingdom Period: 2350 BCE to 539 BCE Babylonian Empire Period: 1980 BCE to 1630 BCE Ancient Egypt Middle Kingdom 1950 BCE Birth of Abram 1915 BCE Marriage of Abraham and Sarah Period: 1900 BCE to 612 BCE Assyria Kingdom 1871 BCE Abram Called by God and leaves Haran 1866 BCE Abram Blessed by Melchizedek 1866 BCE Abram Delivers Sodom from Four Kings 1865 BCE God's Covenant with Abram 1860 BCE Ishmael is Born 1852 BCE Abram Becomes Abraham, Covenant of Circumcision 1851 BCE Birth of Isaac 1848 BCE Ishmael mocks Isaac and Gets Kicked out 1831 BCE Abraham Called to Sacrifice Isaac 1830 BCE Birth of Rebekah 1811 BCE Isaac and Rebekah Married 1791 BCE Birth of Jacob and Esau 1771 BCE Abraham Dies 1760 BCE Esau Sells Birthright to Jacob 1731 BCE Birth of Leah 1729 BCE Birth of Rachel 1723 BCE Ishmael Dies 1707 BCE Jacob flees Canaan, Jacob's Ladder 1707 BCE Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 1707 BCE Jacob finishes first 7 years of Labor for Laban 1706 BCE Birth of Reuben 1705 BCE Birth of Simeon 1704 BCE Birth of Levi 1704 BCE Birth of Dan 1704 BCE Birth of Gad 1703 BCE Birth of Judah 1703 BCE Birth of Naphtali 1703 BCE Birth of Asher 1702 BCE Birth of Issachar 1701 BCE Birth of Zebulun 1700 BCE Joseph is Born 1694 BCE Jacob Wrestles God, Name Changed to Israel 1694 BCE Jacob leaves Haran 1685 BCE Death of Rachel 1685 BCE Birth of Benjamin 1684 BCE Jacob Comes to Hebron 1683 BCE Joseph Taken to Egypt 1673 BCE Joseph Cast Into Prison for False Allegations by Potiphar's Wife 1671 BCE Death of Isaac 1670 BCE Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream and is Freed and is Made Second Most Powerful Man is Egypt 1668 BCE Birth of Manasseh 1665 BCE Death of Leah 1665 BCE Birth of Ephraim 1663 BCE 7 Year Famine Starts, Joseph's Brothers Come to Egypt 1661 BCE Jacob and Family come to Egypt 1656 BCE End of 7 Year Famine 1655 BCE Death of Esau 1644 BCE Death of Jacob 1616 BCE Death of Reuben 1615 BCE Death of Simeon 1605 BCE Death of Naphtali 1604 BCE Death of Dan 1603 BCE Death of Judah 1601 BCE Death of Asher 1600 BCE Death of Gad 1599 BCE death of Issachar 1590 BCE Joseph Dies 1578 BCE Death of Manasseh 1575 BCE Death of Ephraim 1567 BCE Death of Levi Period: 1539 BCE to 1075 BCE Ancient Egypt New Kingdom 1529 BCE Birth of Aaron 1526 BCE Birth of Moses 1486 BCE Moses Flees Egypt after Murdering Egyptian 1468 BCE Birth of Joshua 1446 BCE Exodus and the Red Sea Crossing 1446 BCE Moses Called by God to Free His People 1446 BCE Ten Commandments 1444 BCE 12 Spies enter Canaan, Not Allowed to Enter for 40 years 1406 BCE Death of Moses 1406 BCE Death of Aaron 1406 BCE Joshua becomes Leader of Israel 1406 BCE Israel Enters Canaan 1358 BCE Death of Joshua 1143 BCE Prophetic Call of Samuel 1129 BCE Birth of Samuel 1082 BCE Birth of Saul 1052 BCE Saul Becomes King 1040 BCE David is Born 1029 BCE Saul is Rejected by God 1029 BCE David Anointed by Samuel 1025 BCE David and Goliath 1017 BCE Death of Samuel 1010 BCE Death of Saul Period: 1003 BCE to 970 BCE David's rule over Israel 990 BCE Bathsheba Incident 989 BCE Birth of Solomon Period: 971 BCE to 931 BCE Rule of Solomon 970 BCE Death of David 957 BCE Temple is Built 931 BCE Death of Solomon 931 BCE Kingdom Divided Into Israel and Judah 722 BCE Israel falls to Assyrians 586 BCE Judah falls to Babylon Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE Persian Empire 538 BCE Exiles Start to Return to Their Land Period: 58 BCE to 536 Roman Empire 44 BCE Christians are persecuted by King Herod Agrippa, James Executed 4 Birth of Christ 29 Beginning of Jesus' Public Ministry 33 Jesus' Death and Resurrection 33 Day of Pentecost 35 Death of Stephen, First Christian Martyr 35 Paul's Conversion 41 Cornelius ,First Gentile Converted to Christianity Period: 45 to 100 Writing of the New Testament 49 First Church Council in Jerusalem, Gentiles Do Not Have to Follow Jewish Law 53 Jews expelled from Rome 64 Great Fire in Rome, Nero Blames Christians Period: 66 to 70 Jewish Revolt Against Rome, Temple Destroyed Period: 67 to 68 Paul and Peter taken to Rome and Executed under Nero 81 Persecution of Christians Under Domitian 90 Rise of Heresies Within The Church 100 Death of John the Disciple
