Old Testament Timeline By cksheldo 2166 BCE Abraham’s birth 2091 BCE Abraham arrived in Canaan 2067 BCE Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 2066 BCE Birth of Isaac 1466 BCE Exodus Period: 1300 BCE to 1201 BCE The beginning of the Conquest 1084 BCE Birth of Samuel (Before 1084 B.C.) 1051 BCE Reign of Saul 1011 BCE Reign of David 970 BCE Reign of Solomon 959 BCE The building of the Temple 931 BCE Date of the split of the United Kingdom into Israel and Judah. Period: 931 BCE to 910 BCE The reign of Jeroboam, King of Israel Period: 931 BCE to 913 BCE The reign of Rehoboam, King of Judah 930 BCE Solomon's Death Period: 913 BCE to 911 BCE The reign of Abijah, King of Judah Period: 911 BCE to 870 BCE The reign of Asa, King of Judah Period: 910 BCE to 909 BCE The reign of Nadab, King of Israel Period: 909 BCE to 886 BCE The reign of Baasha, King of Israel Period: 886 BCE to 885 BCE The reign of Elah, King of Israel Period: 885 BCE to 885 BCE The reign of Zimri, King of Israel Period: 885 BCE to 874 BCE The reign of Omri, King of Israel 875 BCE The ministry of Joel (mid to late ninth century B.C.) Period: 874 BCE to 853 BCE The reign of Ahab, King of Israel Period: 873 BCE to 848 BCE The reign of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah 857 BCE The ministry of Elijah Period: 853 BCE to 852 BCE The reign of Ahaziah, King of Israel Period: 852 BCE to 841 BCE The reign of Joram, King of Israel 850 BCE The ministry of Hosea (mid-eighth century B.C.) Period: 848 BCE to 841 BCE The reign of Jehoram, King of Judah 841 BCE The ministry of Elisha (around 841 B.C.) Period: 841 BCE to 841 BCE The reign of Ahaziah, King of Judah Period: 841 BCE to 835 BCE The reign of Athaliah, Queen of Judah Period: 841 BCE to 814 BCE The reign of Jehu, King of Israel Period: 835 BCE to 796 BCE The reign of Joash, King of Judah Period: 814 BCE to 798 BCE The reign of Jehoahaz, King of Israel Period: 798 BCE to 782 BCE The reign of Jehoash, King of Israel Period: 796 BCE to 767 BCE The reign of Amaziah, King of Judah Period: 793 BCE to 753 BCE The reign of Jeroboam II, King of Israel Period: 792 BCE to 740 BCE The reign of Uzziah, King of Judah 767 BCE The ministry of Amos (around 767 B.C.) 763 BCE Jehu’s accession date and the Assyrian eclipse Period: 753 BCE to 753 BCE The reign of Zechariah, King of Israel Period: 752 BCE to 752 BCE The reign of Shallum, King of Israel Period: 752 BCE to 742 BCE The reign of Menahem, King of Israel Period: 752 BCE to 732 BCE The reign of Pekah, King of Israel Period: 750 BCE to 731 BCE The reign of Jotham, King of Judah Period: 742 BCE to 740 BCE The reign of Pekahiah, King of Israel 740 BCE The ministry of Isaiah Period: 735 BCE to 715 BCE The reign of Ahaz, King of Judah Period: 732 BCE to 722 BCE The reign of Hoshea, King of Israel Period: 729 BCE to 686 BCE The reign of Hezekiah, King of Judah 727 BCE The reign of Shalmaneser V 722 BCE The ministry of Micah 722 BCE Date of the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel 722 BCE The reign of Sargon II Period: 701 BCE to 681 BCE The empire of Assyria 700 BCE The ministry of Habakkuk (Around the seventh century B.C.) Period: 696 BCE to 642 BCE The reign of Manasseh, King of Judah Period: 642 BCE to 640 BCE The reign of Amon, King of Judah Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE The reign of Josiah, King of Judah 632 BCE The ministry of Nahum 627 BCE The ministry of Jeremiah 622 BCE Book of the Law, during temple repairs 612 BCE The ministry of Zephaniah (came before 612 B.C.) 612 BCE The fall of Nineveh Period: 609 BCE to 609 BCE The reign of Jehoahaz, King of Judah Period: 608 BCE to 598 BCE The reign of Jehoiakim, King of Judah 605 BCE First attack by Nebuchadnezzar 605 BCE Egypt defeated at the Battle of Carchemish Period: 605 BCE to 539 BCE The empire of Babylon Period: 598 BCE to 597 BCE The reign of Jehoiachin, King of Judah 597 BCE Second attack by Nebuchadnezzar Period: 597 BCE to 586 BCE The reign of Zedekiah, King of Judah 586 BCE Third attack by Nebuchadnezzar 586 BCE Date of the fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple 539 BCE Persia defeated Babylon 538 BCE First return from Exile Period: 538 BCE to 334 BCE The empire of Persia 516 BCE Zerubbabel's Temple was completed 500 BCE The ministry of Haggai (Around 500 B.C.) 480 BCE The ministry of Zechariah (480-470 B.C.) 445 BCE Second return from Exile 339 BCE Third return from Exile