Old Testament Timeline

By rhyekahala
  • 4000 BCE

    Fall of Man

  • 4000 BCE

    Creation

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 1806 BCE

    Genesis (Main Characters: Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph)

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 2091 BCE

    Pre-History

  • 2500 BCE

    The Flood

  • 2500 BCE

    Noah Covenant

  • 2100 BCE

    Tower of Babel

  • 2100 BCE

    Job's Suffering and Faith

  • Period: 2091 BCE to 1806 BCE

    Patriarchs

  • 2081 BCE

    Abrahamic Covenant

  • 1926 BCE

    Abraham Called

  • 1898 BCE

    Joseph Sold Into Slavery

  • Period: 1896 BCE to 1716 BCE

    Isaac

  • 1875 BCE

    Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt

  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1445 BCE

    Exodus (Main Characters: Moses and Joshua)

  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1075 BCE

    Exodus/ Conquest/ Judges

  • 1600 BCE

    Israelites Oppressed by Pharaoh

  • 1446 BCE

    The 10 Plagues

  • 1446 BCE

    Israelites Leave Egypt

  • 1446 BCE

    Israelites at Mt. Sinai

  • 1446 BCE

    Mosaic Covenant

  • 1446 BCE

    God Gives Moses the 10 Commandments

  • Period: 1445 BCE to 1407 BCE

    Numbers (Main Character: Moses)

  • Period: 1445 BCE to 1445 BCE

    Leviticus (Main Character: Moses)

  • Period: 1407 BCE to 1406 BCE

    Deuteronomy

  • 1406 BCE

    Jericho is Conquered by Israelites

  • Period: 1406 BCE to 1375 BCE

    Joshua (Main Character: Joshua)

  • 1399 BCE

    Land is Distributed Among the Tribes

  • Period: 1375 BCE to 1169 BCE

    Judges (Main Characters: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, and Samson)

  • 1374 BCE

    Israel Rebuked and Defeated

  • 1374 BCE

    Israelites Capture Jerusalem

  • 1235 BCE

    Deborah and Barak

  • 1169 BCE

    Gidean and the Midianites

  • 1140 BCE

    Ruth Marries Boaz

  • Period: 1140 BCE to 1140 BCE

    Ruth

  • Period: 1100 BCE to 1010 BCE

    1 Samuel (Main Characters: Samuel, Saul, and David

  • Period: 1100 BCE to 609 BCE

    Monarchy/ Divided Kingdom

  • 1090 BCE

    Israel Oppressed by the Philistines

  • 1075 BCE

    Samson and Delilah

  • 1070 BCE

    Battle of Shiloh

  • 1043 BCE

    Saul Becomes King

  • 1024 BCE

    David Kills Goliath

  • 1024 BCE

    Samuel Anoints David at Bethlehem

  • 1011 BCE

    Samuel Dies

  • 1010 BCE

    Saul and His Sons Die in Battle

  • 1010 BCE

    David Made King Over Israel

  • Period: 1010 BCE to 930 BCE

    Psalms

  • 1003 BCE

    Genealogies of the Israelites

  • Period: 1003 BCE to 538 BCE

    1 Chronicles

  • 1000 BCE

    Davidic Covenant

  • 1000 BCE

    Nathan

  • 993 BCE

    David and Bathsheba

  • 990 BCE

    Solomon is Born

  • Period: 971 BCE to 1011 BCE

    2 Samuel

  • Period: 971 BCE to 586 BCE

    2 Chronicles

  • 970 BCE

    David's Last Day

  • Period: 970 BCE to 853 BCE

    1 Kings

  • 966 BCE

    The Temple is Built

  • 966 BCE

    God's Covenant with Solomon

  • 950 BCE

    Solomon's Song of Songs

  • 950 BCE

    The Proverbs of Solomon

  • Period: 950 BCE to 950 BCE

    Song of Songs

  • 946 BCE

    The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon

  • 937 BCE

    Ecclesiastes Words of the Preacher

  • Period: 937 BCE to 937 BCE

    Ecclesiastes

  • 931 BCE

    Solomon's Death

  • 931 BCE

    The Kingdom is Divided

  • 930 BCE

    Rehoboam's Reign Over Judah

  • 874 BCE

    Ahab's Wicked Reign

  • 863 BCE

    Elijah on Mt. Carmel

  • 858 BCE

    Elisha Called

  • 853 BCE

    The Vision of Obadiah

  • Period: 853 BCE to 586 BCE

    2 Kings

  • Period: 853 BCE to 853 BCE

    Obadiah

  • 851 BCE

    Elijah taken up to Heaven

  • 849 BCE

    The Healing of Naaman

  • 835 BCE

    Josiah Reigns Well

  • 835 BCE

    The Word of the Lord to Joel

  • Period: 835 BCE to 835 BCE

    Joel

  • 766 BCE

    The Words of Amos

  • Period: 766 BCE to 766 BCE

    Amos

  • 760 BCE

    Jonah Sent to Ninevah

  • Period: 760 BCE to 760 BCE

    Jonah

  • 753 BCE

    Hosea's Prophecies

  • Period: 753 BCE to 753 BCE

    Hosea

  • 739 BCE

    Isaiah's Vision and Commission

  • Period: 739 BCE to 701 BCE

    Isaiah

  • 735 BCE

    The Word of the Lord to Micah

  • Period: 735 BCE to 735 BCE

    Micah

  • 730 BCE

    Isaiah Prophesies about Jesus

  • Period: 722 BCE to 430 BCE

    Exile/Return

  • 721 BCE

    Assyria Conquers the Northern Kingdom of Israel

  • 697 BCE

    The Vision of Nahum

  • Period: 697 BCE to 697 BCE

    Nahum

  • 638 BCE

    The Word of the Lord to Zephaniah

  • Period: 638 BCE to 638 BCE

    Zephaniah

  • 627 BCE

    The Call of Jeremiah

  • Period: 627 BCE to 586 BCE

    Jeremiah

  • 625 BCE

    The Oracle to Habakkuk

  • Period: 625 BCE to 625 BCE

    Habakkuk

  • Period: 605 BCE to 539 BCE

    Daniel

  • 604 BCE

    Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

  • 593 BCE

    Ezekiel's Calling and Instruction

  • Period: 593 BCE to 573 BCE

    Ezekiel

  • 591 BCE

    Ezekiel Prophecies Against Jerusalem

  • 586 BCE

    The Fall of Jerusalem

  • 586 BCE

    Jeremiah Prophesies against Babylon

  • 586 BCE

    Jeremiah's Lamentations

  • Period: 586 BCE to 586 BCE

    Lamentations

  • 539 BCE

    Daniel in the Lion's Den

  • Period: 538 BCE to 456 BCE

    Ezra

  • 537 BCE

    Proclamation of Cyrus

  • 537 BCE

    Exiles Return to Jerusalem

  • 535 BCE

    Temple Work Begins

  • 520 BCE

    The Word of the Lord by Haggai

  • 520 BCE

    The Word of the Lord by Zechariah

  • Period: 520 BCE to 520 BCE

    Haggai

  • Period: 520 BCE to 520 BCE

    Zechariah

  • 515 BCE

    Completion and Dedication of the Temple

  • Period: 483 BCE to 472 BCE

    Esther

  • 478 BCE

    Esther Becomes Queen

  • 473 BCE

    The King Honors Mordecai

  • 473 BCE

    Mordecai Discovers Haman's Plot to kill the Jews

  • 472 BCE

    Purim Instituted

  • 458 BCE

    Ezra Journey's to Jerusalem

  • Period: 445 BCE to 432 BCE

    Nehemiah

  • 444 BCE

    The Wall is Completed

  • 444 BCE

    People Settle in Jerusalem

  • 444 BCE

    The Building of the Wall Begins

  • 430 BCE

    The Word of the Lord by Malachi

  • Period: 430 BCE to 430 BCE

    Malachi