Old Testament Timeline

  • Period: 3300 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Early Bronze Age

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Middle Bronze Age

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 609 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE

    Egyptian Middle Kingdom

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Abram/Abraham

    Roughly in this time period.
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Late Bronze Age

  • 1446 BCE

    The Exodus

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 930 BCE

    Iron Age 1

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1050 BCE

    The Book of Judges

  • Period: 1035 BCE to 970 BCE

    David

  • Period: 1021 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Saul's Kingship

  • Period: 970 BCE to 931 BCE

    Solomon's Kingship

  • 930 BCE

    Divided Kingdom

  • Period: 930 BCE to 539 BCE

    Iron Age 2

  • Period: 793 BCE to 739 BCE

    Amos' Prophecies

  • Period: 792 BCE to 740 BCE

    Uzziah

  • Period: 740 BCE to 690 BCE

    Isaiah's Ministry

  • 722 BCE

    The Fall of Israel

  • Period: 715 BCE to 687 BCE

    Hezekiah

  • Period: 663 BCE to 612 BCE

    Nahum's Prophetic Ministry

  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Josiah

  • Period: 627 BCE to 586 BCE

    Jeremiah's Ministry

  • Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE

    Babylonian Empire

  • 605 BCE

    Daniel's Capture

  • Period: 605 BCE to 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar's Reign

  • 587 BCE

    The Fall of Judah

  • 571 BCE

    Ezekiel's Last Prophecies

  • Period: 559 BCE to 331 BCE

    Persian Empire

  • Period: 539 BCE to 332 BCE

    Iron Age 3

  • 538 BCE

    Edict of Cyrus

  • 520 BCE

    Beginning of Haggai's Prophecies

  • 458 BCE

    Ezra

    Ezra goes on the second journey to Jerusalem.
  • 445 BCE

    Nehemiah

    Nehemiah goes on the third journey to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls.