Old Testament Timeline

  • Period: 3300 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Early Bronze Age

  • Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE

    Abram/Abraham

  • Period: 2010 BCE to 1630 BCE

    Egyptian Middle Kingdom

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Middle Bronze Age

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Late Bronze Age

  • Period: 1375 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Book of Judges

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 930 BCE

    Iron Age I

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Ruth

  • 1050 BCE

    Saul becomes king

  • Period: 1010 BCE to 970 BCE

    David's reign

  • Period: 970 BCE to 930 BCE

    Solomon's reign

  • 930 BCE

    Divided Kingdom

  • Period: 930 BCE to 539 BCE

    Iron Age II

  • Period: 792 BCE to 740 BCE

    Uzziah

  • Period: 760 BCE to 750 BCE

    Amos

  • 740 BCE

    Isaiah's prophetic ministry begins

  • 722 BCE

    Fall of Israel

  • Period: 715 BCE to 686 BCE

    Hezekiah

  • Period: 701 BCE to 609 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

  • 650 BCE

    Nahum

  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Josiah

  • Period: 634 BCE to 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar

  • Period: 627 BCE to 580 BCE

    Jeremiah's ministry

  • Period: 605 BCE to 530 BCE

    Daniel

  • Period: 600 BCE to 550 BCE

    Persian Empire

  • Period: 593 BCE to 570 BCE

    Ezekial

  • 586 BCE

    Fall of Judah

  • Period: 586 BCE to 538 BCE

    Babylonian Empire

  • Period: 539 BCE to 332 BCE

    Iron Age III

  • Period: 539 BCE to 450 BCE

    Ezra

  • 538 BCE

    Edict of Cyrus

  • 520 BCE

    Haggai

  • 444 BCE

    Nehemiah rebuilds wall

  • 586

    Babylonian Exile