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God creates the world; the Fall
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God sends a global flood to wipe out all mankind except Noah and his family.
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God sees the tower that man has been building and He confuses their languages so they spread out throughout the earth.
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Mizriam becomes the first ruler of Egypt; the first dynasty begins.
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A wealthy, godly man named Job is tested by God through a series of calamities, resulting in him humbling himself before God and receiving double the blessings he previously had.
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After God makes His covenant, Abraham enters Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Cheops, the builder of the Great Pyramid.
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Jacob, along with his 70 family members, enter Egypt at the command of Joseph, vizier under Sesostris I, and dwell in the land of Goshen.
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Pharaoh (Amenemhet III) orders all the Hebrew baby boys to be killed, but his daughter (Sobekneferu) saves a baby named Moses (Amenemhet IV).
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After killing an Egyptian, Moses flees to Midian. With no heir to the throne, Moses adopted mother (Sobekneferu) becomes Pharaoh.
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The Israelites cross the Red Sea (Gulf of Aquaba), receive the law at Mt Sinai (Jebal-Lawz), and wander in the wilderness for 40 years.
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The Israelites enter the promised land and defeat their enemies under the leadership of Joshua.
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David becomes the second king of the united kingdom of Israel following the death of King Saul and his son, Ish-bosheth.
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The temple is build in the fourth year of the reign of King Solomon, 480 years from the Exodus.
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The northern tribes of Israel and the southern tribes of Israel split and form the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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Samaria falls to the Assyrians.
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Nabopolassar, the father of Nebuchadnezzar II, becomes the first Chaldean king over Babylon; Jeremiah begins his ministry.
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Haran is captured by the Babylonians and the last Assyrian king is killed. The seventy years prophesied by Jeremiah begin (Jer 25).
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Nebuchadnezzar becomes king of Babylon and takes captive the elite of Jerusalem, including Daniel. Egypt is defeated at the Battle of Carchemish.
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Jerusalem is laid siege by the Babylonians and many captives are taken, including Ezekiel. Zedekiah is installed as vassal king.
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The city of Jerusalem is destroyed by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar.
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The Medes and Persians capture Babylon and Darius the Mede becomes king over the city; the seventy years prophesied by Jeremiah end.
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King Cyrus decrees that the Jews can return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.
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After various obstacles and opposition, the Jews finally rebuild their temple under the command of Zerubbabel and Jeshua.
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In 455 BC, King Artaxerxes sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem to rebuild the city's walls. They are completed in 52 days.
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Alexander the Great defeats Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela and captures the city of Babylon.
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Alexander the Great dies at the age of 32 from severe feverish symptoms, possibly due to poisoned wine or typhoid fever.
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Antiochus Epiphanies defiles the Temple by slaying a pig and setting up a statue of Zeus in the Holy of Holies.
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Pompey the Great conquers the city of Jerusalem and it comes under Roman rule.
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Octavian defeats Cleopatra and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium. Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide and Egypt becomes a Roman providence.
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Octavian becomes the first emperor of the Roman Empire, under the title Caesar Augustus.
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Jesus is born and the Magi visit him after witnessing a series of astronomical events indicating His birth. Mary and Joseph flee to Egypt and King Herod dies shortly after.
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In AD 29, Jesus begins his ministry after being baptized by John in the Jordan River.
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Jesus is crucified and resurrected on the third day.
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Peter is crucified and Paul is beheaded on the same day by Emperor Nero.
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General Titus and his army destroy the city of Jerusalem and the temple. Many Jews are taken captive or killed.
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John dies of natural causes a few years after coming back to Ephesus after his exile at Patmos. He was last Apostle to die.
