Biblical Timeline

By Chris_W
  • Creation
    4000 BCE

    Creation

  • The Fall
    4000 BCE

    The Fall

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3070 BCE

    Adam & Eve (4000-3070 BC)

  • The Flood
    3000 BCE

    The Flood

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2050 BCE

    Noah (3000-2050 BC)

  • Tower of Babel
    2400 BCE

    Tower of Babel

  • Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE

    Abraham (2166-1991 BC)

  • Abrahamic Covenant
    2100 BCE

    Abrahamic Covenant

  • Period: 2066 BCE to 1886 BCE

    Isaac (2066-1886 BC)

  • The Sacrifice of Isaac
    2058 BCE

    The Sacrifice of Isaac

  • Period: 2006 BCE to 1859 BCE

    Jacob (2006-1859 BC)

  • Period: 1915 BCE to 1805 BCE

    Joseph (1915-1805 BC)

  • Joseph Sold into Slavery
    1898 BCE

    Joseph Sold into Slavery

  • Migration to Egypt
    1876 BCE

    Migration to Egypt

  • Period: 1526 BCE to 1406 BCE

    Moses (1526-1406 BC)

  • Period: 1526 BCE to 1486 BCE

    Moses in Egypt (1526-1486 BC)

  • Period: 1486 BCE to 1446 BCE

    Moses in Midian (1486-1446 BC)

  • The Exodus from Egypt
    1446 BCE

    The Exodus from Egypt

  • Period: 1446 BCE to 1406 BCE

    Moses in the Exodus (1446-1406 BC)

  • Period: 1446 BCE to 1406 BCE

    Israel's Wilderness Wanderings (1446-1406 BC)

  • The Sinai Covenant
    1445 BCE

    The Sinai Covenant

  • Tabernacle Construction
    1445 BCE

    Tabernacle Construction

  • The Deuteronomic Covenant
    1406 BCE

    The Deuteronomic Covenant

  • Period: 1406 BCE to 1399 BCE

    Conquest of Canaan (1406-1399 BC)

  • Period: 1406 BCE to 1390 BCE

    Joshua Serves as Israel's Leader (1406-1390 BC)

  • Period: 1375 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Period of the Judges (1375-1050 BC)

  • Period: 1191 BCE to 1144 BCE

    Gideon (1191-1144 BC)

  • Ruth Marries Boaz
    1180 BCE

    Ruth Marries Boaz

  • Period: 1118 BCE to 1078 BCE

    Samson (1118-1078 BC)

  • Period: 1050 BCE to 1010 BCE

    Reign of King Saul (1050-1010 BC)

  • David Anointed King
    1024 BCE

    David Anointed King

  • Period: 1010 BCE to 970 BCE

    Reign of King David (1010-970 BC)

  • The Davidic Covenant
    1000 BCE

    The Davidic Covenant

  • Period: 970 BCE to 931 BCE

    Reign of King Solomon (970-931 BC)

  • Period: 966 BCE to 959 BCE

    Temple Construction (966-959 BC)

  • Period: 940 BCE to 732 BCE

    Aram [Syria] (940-732 BC)

    Foreign Power
  • Kingdom Split
    931 BCE

    Kingdom Split

  • Period: 931 BCE to 586 BCE

    Southern Kingdom of Judah (931-586 BC)

  • Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE

    Northern Kingdom of Israel (931-722 BC)

  • Period: 931 BCE to 913 BCE

    Rehoboam (931-913 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 931 BCE to 910 BCE

    Jeroboam I (931-910 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 913 BCE to 911 BCE

    Abijam (913-911 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 911 BCE to 870 BCE

    Asa (911-870 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 910 BCE to 909 BCE

    Nadab (910-909 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 909 BCE to 886 BCE

    Baasha (909-886 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 886 BCE to 885 BCE

    Elah (886-885 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • 885 BCE

    Zimri (885 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 885 BCE to 874 BCE

    Omri (885-874 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 875 BCE to 848 BCE

    Elijah (875-848 BC)

    Prophet to the North
  • Period: 874 BCE to 853 BCE

    Ahab (874-853 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 870 BCE to 846 BCE

    Jehoshaphat (870-846 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 860 BCE to 845 BCE

    Obadiah (860-845 BC)

    Prophet
  • Period: 853 BCE to 852 BCE

    Ahaziah (853-852 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 852 BCE to 841 BCE

    Joram (852-841 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 848 BCE to 797 BCE

    Elisha (848-797 BC)

    Prophet to the North
  • Period: 846 BCE to 841 BCE

    Jehoram (846-841 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • 841 BCE

    Ahaziah (841 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 841 BCE to 814 BCE

    Jehu (841-814 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 841 BCE to 835 BCE

    Athaliah (841-835 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • 835 BCE

    Joel (835 BC)

    Prophet to the South
  • Period: 835 BCE to 801 BCE

    Jehoash (835-801 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 814 BCE to 798 BCE

    Jehoahaz (814-798 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 801 BCE to 783 BCE

    Amaziah (801-783 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 798 BCE to 782 BCE

    Jehoash (798-782 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 793 BCE to 753 BCE

    Jonah (793-753 BC)

    Prophet
  • Period: 783 BCE to 732 BCE

    Azariah (783-732 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 782 BCE to 753 BCE

    Jeroboam II (782-753 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 770 BCE to 760 BCE

    Amos (770-760 BC)

    Prophet to the North
  • Period: 770 BCE to 727 BCE

    Hosea (770-727 BC)

    Prophet to the North
  • Period: 753 BCE to 752 BCE

    Zechariah (753-752 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • 752 BCE

    Shallum (752 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 752 BCE to 742 BCE

    Menahem (752-742 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 750 BCE to 735 BCE

    Jotham (750-735 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 745 BCE to 612 BCE

    Assyria (745-612 BC)

    Foreign Power
  • Period: 745 BCE to 727 BCE

    Tiglathpileser III (745-727 BC)

    Assyrian king
  • Period: 742 BCE to 740 BCE

    Pekahiah (742-740 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 740 BCE to 732 BCE

    Pekah (740-732 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 740 BCE to 686 BCE

    Isaiah (740-686 BC)

    Prophet to the South
  • Period: 737 BCE to 700 BCE

    Micah (737-700 BC)

    Prophet to the South
  • Period: 735 BCE to 727 BCE

    Ahaz (735-727 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 732 BCE to 722 BCE

    Hoshea (732-722 BC)

    Israel King (Northern Kingdom)
  • Period: 727 BCE to 697 BCE

    Hezekiah (727-697 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 727 BCE to 722 BCE

    Shalmaneser V (727-722 BC)

    Assyrian king
  • Fall of Samaria
    722 BCE

    Fall of Samaria

  • Period: 722 BCE to 705 BCE

    Sargon II (722-705 BC)

    Assyrian king
  • Period: 705 BCE to 681 BCE

    Sennacherib (705-681 BC)

    Assyrian king
  • Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem
    701 BCE

    Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem

  • Period: 697 BCE to 642 BCE

    Manasseh (697-642 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 642 BCE to 640 BCE

    Amon (642-640 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Josiah (640-609 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Zephaniah (640-609 BC)

    Prophet to the South
  • 630 BCE

    Nahum (630 BC)

    Prophet
  • Period: 627 BCE to 580 BCE

    Jeremiah (627-580 BC)

    Prophet to the South
  • Period: 626 BCE to 529 BCE

    Babylon (626-529 BC)

    Foreign Power
  • 609 BCE

    Jehoahaz (609 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 609 BCE to 598 BCE

    Jehoiakim (609-598 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 609 BCE to 598 BCE

    Habakkuk (609-598 BC)

    Prophet to the South
  • Period: 605 BCE to 536 BCE

    Daniel (605-536 BC)

    Prophet
  • Period: 605 BCE to 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC)

    Babylonian king
  • Period: 598 BCE to 597 BCE

    Jehoiachin (598-597 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 597 BCE to 586 BCE

    Zedekiah (597-586 BC)

    Judah King (Southern Kingdom)
  • Period: 597 BCE to 571 BCE

    Ezekiel (597-571 BC)

    Prophet
  • Fall of Jerusalem
    586 BCE

    Fall of Jerusalem

  • Beginning of Babylonian Exile
    586 BCE

    Beginning of Babylonian Exile

  • Period: 553 BCE to 539 BCE

    Belshazzar (553-539 BC)

    Babylonian king
  • 539 BCE

    Cyrus (539 BC)

    Persian king
  • Cyrus Conquers Babylon
    539 BCE

    Cyrus Conquers Babylon

  • Period: 539 BCE to 331 BCE

    Persian Empire (539-331 BC)

  • First Return from Exile (Zerubbabel)
    538 BCE

    First Return from Exile (Zerubbabel)

  • Period: 536 BCE to 516 BCE

    Temple Rebuilding (536-516 BC)

  • Second Return from Exile (Ezra)
    458 BCE

    Second Return from Exile (Ezra)

  • Third Return from Exile (Nehemiah)
    444 BCE

    Third Return from Exile (Nehemiah)

  • End of Old Testament
    425 BCE

    End of Old Testament

  • Period: 331 BCE to 164 BCE

    Greek Empire (331-164 BC)

  • Period: 164 BCE to 63 BCE

    Maccabean Revolt (164-63 BC)

  • Roman Empire (63 BC onward)
    63 BCE

    Roman Empire (63 BC onward)

  • Pompey Conquers Jerusalem
    63 BCE

    Pompey Conquers Jerusalem

  • Period: 37 BCE to 4 BCE

    Herod the Great (37-4 BC) - Dynasty of King Herod

  • Period: 27 BCE to 14

    Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) - Roman Emperor

  • Birth of Jesus
    4 BCE

    Birth of Jesus

  • Period: 4 BCE to 34

    Philip I (4 BC - 34 AD) - Dynasty of King Herod

  • Period: 4 BCE to 39

    Antipas (4 BC - 39 AD) - Dynasty of King Herod

  • Period: 4 BCE to 6

    Archelaus (4 BC - 6 AD) - Dynasty of King Herod

  • Period: 14 to 37

    Tiberius (14-37 AD) - Roman Emperor

  • Period: 26 to 36

    Pontius Pilate (26-36 AD) - Roman Procurator in Judea

  • Period: 27 to 30

    Ministry of Jesus (27-30 AD)

  • The Ascension of Jesus
    30

    The Ascension of Jesus

  • Jesus' Death & Resurrection
    30

    Jesus' Death & Resurrection

  • Pentecost Day
    30

    Pentecost Day

  • Stephen Stoned
    33

    Stephen Stoned

  • Paul's Conversion
    34

    Paul's Conversion

  • Period: 37 to 41

    Caligula (37-41 AD) - Roman Emperor

  • Period: 39 to 44

    Agrippa I (39-44 AD) - Dynasty of King Herod

  • Peter's Vision
    40

    Peter's Vision

  • Period: 41 to 54

    Claudius (41-54 AD) - Roman Emperor

  • James Martyred
    44

    James Martyred

  • Period: 46 to 48

    Paul's 1st Missionary Journey (46-48 AD)

  • Jerusalem Council
    49

    Jerusalem Council

  • Period: 50 to 52

    Paul's 2nd Missionary Journey (50-52 AD)

  • Period: 52 to 59

    Felix (52-59 AD) - Roman Procurator in Judea

  • Period: 53 to 57

    Paul's 3rd Missionary Journey (53-57 AD)

  • Period: 54 to 68

    Nero (54-68 AD) - Roman Emperor

  • Period: 58 to 59

    Paul's Imprisonment in Caesarea (58-59 AD)

  • Paul's Journey to Rome
    60

    Paul's Journey to Rome

  • Period: 60 to 62

    Paul's Imprisonment in Rome (60-62 AD)

  • 64

    Rome Burned

  • Period: 69 to 79

    Vespasian (69-79 AD) - Roman Emperor

  • The Fall of Jerusalem
    70

    The Fall of Jerusalem

  • Period: 81 to 96

    Domitian (81-96 AD) - Roman Emperor