Biblical Timeline

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  • 4000 BCE

    Creation

    Origins and Worldview
  • 4000 BCE

    ** Adam and Eve **

    Origins and Worldview
  • 3999 BCE

    The Fall

    Origins and Worldview
  • 3000 BCE

    The Flood

    Origins and Worldview
  • 3000 BCE

    ** Noah **

    Origins and Worldview
  • 2400 BCE

    Tower of Babel

    Origins and Worldview
  • Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE

    ** Abraham **

    Origins and Worldview
  • 2100 BCE

    Abrahamic Covenant

    Origins and Worldview
  • Period: 2066 BCE to 1886 BCE

    ** Isaac **

    Origins and Worldview
  • Period: 2066 BCE to 1859 BCE

    ** Jacob **

    Origins and Worldview
  • 2058 BCE

    The Sacrifice of Isaac

    Origins and Worldview
  • 1876 BCE

    Migration to Egypt

    Origins and Worldview
  • Period: 1876 BCE to 1446 BCE

    Time in Egypt

    430 years Origins and Worldview
  • Period: 1526 BCE to 1406 BCE

    ** Moses **

    Origins and Worldview
  • 1446 BCE

    The Exodus from Egypt

    Origins and Worldview
  • Period: 1446 BCE to 1406 BCE

    Wilderness Wanderings

    40 years Pentateuch
  • 1445 BCE

    Tabernacle construction

    Pentateuch
  • 1445 BCE

    The Sinai Covenant

    Pentateuch
  • 1445 BCE

    Spies are sent out

    Pentateuch
  • Period: 1445 BCE to 1407 BCE

    ** Aaron (as High Priest) **

    Pentateuch
  • 1406 BCE

    The Deuteronomic Covenant

    Pentateuch
  • 1406 BCE

    Anointing of Joshua

    Pentateuch
  • 1406 BCE

    Moses' death

    Pentateuch
  • Period: 1406 BCE to 1399 BCE

    Conquest of Canaan

    Tribal
  • Period: 1406 BCE to 1390 BCE

    ** Joshua (in leadership) **

    Tribal
  • Period: 1375 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Period of the Judges

    Tribal
  • Period: 1209 BCE to 1169 BCE

    ** Deborah (as judge) **

    Tribal
  • Period: 1191 BCE to 1144 BCE

    ** Gideon (as judge) **

    Tribal
  • 1180 BCE

    Ruth marries Boaz

    Tribal
  • Period: 1118 BCE to 1078 BCE

    ** Samson (as judge) **

    Tribal
  • Period: 1102 BCE to 1014 BCE

    ** Samuel **

    David
  • Period: 1050 BCE to 1010 BCE

    ** King Saul (reign) **

    40 years David
  • 1024 BCE

    David is anointed as King

    David
  • Period: 1010 BCE to 970 BCE

    ** King David (reign) **

    40 years David
  • 1000 BCE

    The Davidic Covenant

    David
  • 990 BCE

    Birth of Solomon

    David
  • Period: 970 BCE to 931 BCE

    ** King Soloman (reign) **

    Kings
  • Period: 966 BCE to 959 BCE

    Temple construction

    Kings
  • Period: 940 BCE to 732 BCE

    FOREIGN POWERS: Aram/Syria

    Kings
  • 931 BCE

    Kingdom Split

    Kings
  • Period: 931 BCE to 910 BCE

    ** King Jeroboam 1 (reign) **

    ISRAEL Kings
  • Period: 931 BCE to 913 BCE

    ** King Rehoboam (reign) **

    JUDAH Kings
  • Period: 875 BCE to 848 BCE

    ** Elijah as prophet **

    to ISRAEL Kings
  • Period: 874 BCE to 853 BCE

    ** King Ahab (reign)

    ISRAEL Kings
  • Period: 860 BCE to 845 BCE

    ** Obadiah **

    (Other prophet) Late Prophets
  • Period: 848 BCE to 797 BCE

    ** Elisha as Prophet **

    to ISRAEL Kings
  • 835 BCE

    ** Joel **

    JUDAH Early Prophets
  • Period: 793 BCE to 753 BCE

    ** Jonah **

    (Other Prophet) Early Prophets
  • Period: 770 BCE to 760 BCE

    * Amos **

    ISRAEL Early Prophets
  • Period: 770 BCE to 727 BCE

    ** Hosea **

    ISRAEL Early Prophets
  • Period: 745 BCE to 612 BCE

    FOREIGN POWERS: Assyria

    Kings
  • Period: 740 BCE to 686 BCE

    ** Isaiah (JUDAH) **

    Early Prophets.
  • Period: 737 BCE to 700 BCE

    ** Micah **

    JUDAH Early Prophets
  • Period: 727 BCE to 697 BCE

    ** King Hezekiah (reign) **

    JUDAH Early Prophets
  • 722 BCE

    Fall of Samaria

    Early Prophets.
  • 701 BCE

    Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem

    Early Prophets.
  • Period: 697 BCE to 642 BCE

    ** King Manasseh (reign) **

    JUDAH Early Prophets
  • Period: 689 BCE to 598 BCE

    ** Habakkuk **

    JUDAH Late Prophets
  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    ** King Josiah (reign) **

    JUDAH Late Prophets
  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    ** Zephaniah **

    JUDAH Late Prophets
  • 630 BCE

    ** Nahum **

    (Other prophet) Late Prophets
  • Period: 627 BCE to 580 BCE

    ** Jeremiah: prophet to Judah **

    Late Prophets
  • Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE

    FOREIGN POWERS: Babylon

    Early Prophets
  • Period: 605 BCE to 536 BCE

    ** Daniel: prophet in exile **

    Late Prophets
  • Period: 597 BCE to 571 BCE

    ** Ezekial: prophet in exile **

    Late Prophets
  • 586 BCE

    Beginning of Exile

    Late Prophets
  • 586 BCE

    Fall of Jerusalem

    Late Prophets
  • 539 BCE

    Cyrus conquered Babylon

    Late Prophets
  • Period: 539 BCE to 331 BCE

    FOREIGN POWERS: Persia

    Late Prophets
  • 538 BCE

    First Return: Zerubbabel

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • Period: 536 BCE to 516 BCE

    Temple rebuild

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • 458 BCE

    Second return: Ezra

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • 444 BCE

    Third return: Nehemiah

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • 425 BCE

    ~ End of Old Testament ~

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • Period: 331 BCE to 164 BCE

    FOREIGN POWERS: Greek Empire

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • Period: 164 BCE to 63 BCE

    Maccabean Revolt

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • 63 BCE

    Pompey conquered Jerusalem

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • 63 BCE

    FOREIGN POWERS: Roman Empire

    Postexilic and Intertestamental
  • Period: 37 BCE to 4 BCE

    ** Herod the Great **

    Jesus
  • Period: 27 BCE to 14

    ** Roman emperor Augustus **

    Jesus
  • 4 BCE

    Birth of Jesus

    Jesus
  • Period: 4 BCE to 39

    ** Herod Antipas ***

    Jesus
  • Period: 4 to 30

    ** Jesus **

    Jesus
  • Period: 26 to 36

    ** Roman procurator: Pontius Pilate

    (In Judea) Jesus
  • Period: 27 to 30

    Ministry of Jesus

    Jesus
  • 30

    Death and Ressurection

    Jesus
  • 30

    Pentecost Day

    Church
  • 30

    Ascension of Jesus

    Jesus
  • Period: 30 to 68

    ** Ministry of Peter **

    Church
  • 33

    Stephen stoned

    Church
  • 34

    Paul's conversion

    Church
  • Period: 34 to 68

    ** Ministry of Paul **

    Church
  • 40

    Peter's vision

    Church
  • Period: 46 to 48

    Paul's first missionary journey

    Church
  • 49

    Jerusalem Council

    Church
  • Period: 50 to 81

    ** Timothy **

    Paul
  • Period: 50 to 52

    Paul's 2nd missionary journey

    Paul
  • Period: 53 to 57

    Paul's 3rd missionary journey

    Paul
  • Period: 54 to 68

    ** Roman Emperor Nero **

    Church
  • Period: 60 to 62

    Paul's imprisonment in Rome

    Paul
  • 64

    Rome burned

    Church
  • Period: 64 to 68

    Paul and Peter martyred

    Paul
  • 70

    The fall of Jerusalem

    John
  • Period: 81 to 96

    ** Roman Emperor Domitian **

    John
  • 97

    John exiled to Patmos

    John
  • 100

    End of the New Testament

    John
  • 100

    ** John's death **

    John