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OT Chronology in the ANE Context

By lukecaj
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Early Bronze Age

  • 2296 BCE

    Birth of Terah

  • 2166 BCE

    Birth of Abram

  • 2091 BCE

    Abram’s departure from Haran

  • 2081 BCE

    Abram’s marriage to Hagar

  • 2080 BCE

    Birth of Ishmael

  • 2067 BCE

    Reaffirmation of the covenant

  • 2067 BCE

    Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

  • 2066 BCE

    Birth of Isaac

  • 2029 BCE

    Death of Sarah

  • 2026 BCE

    Marriage of Isaac

  • 2006 BCE

    Birth of Jacob and Esau

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Middle Bronze Age

  • 1991 BCE

    Death of Abraham

  • 1966 BCE

    Marriage of Esau

  • 1943 BCE

    Death of Ishmael

  • 1930 BCE

    Jacob’s journey to Haran

  • 1923 BCE

    Jacob’s marriages

  • 1919 BCE

    Birth of Judah

  • 1916 BCE

    End of Jacob’s fourteen-year labor for his wives

  • 1916 BCE

    Birth of Joseph

  • 1910 BCE

    End of Jacob’s stay with Laban

  • 1910 BCE

    Jacob’s arrival at Shechem

  • 1902 BCE

    Rape of Dinah

  • 1900 BCE

    Marriage of Judah

  • 1899 BCE

    Selling of Joseph

  • Period: 1897 BCE to 1878 BCE

    Sesostris II's reign (12th Dynasty)

  • 1889 BCE

    Joseph imprisoned

  • 1889 BCE

    Joseph released

  • 1886 BCE

    Death of Isaac

  • Period: 1879 BCE to 1872 BCE

    Egyptian famine

  • 1878 BCE

    Brothers’ first visit to Egypt

  • Period: 1878 BCE to 1843 BCE

    Sesostris III's reign (12th Dynasty)

  • 1877 BCE

    Judah’s incest with Tamar

  • 1877 BCE

    Brothers’ second visit to Egypt

  • 1876 BCE

    Jacob’s descent to Egypt

  • 1859 BCE

    Death of Jacob

  • Period: 1842 BCE to 1797 BCE

    Ammenemes III's reign (12th Dynasty)

  • 1806 BCE

    Death of Joseph

  • Period: 1798 BCE to 1790 BCE

    Ammenemes IV's reign (12th Dynasty)

  • Period: 1789 BCE to 1786 BCE

    Sobekneferu's reign (12th Dynasty)

  • Period: 1570 BCE to 1546 BCE

    Amosis' reign (18th Dynasty)

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Late Bronze Age

  • Period: 1546 BCE to 1526 BCE

    Amenhotep I's reign (18th Dynasty)

  • Period: 1526 BCE to 1512 BCE

    Thutmose I's reign (18th Dynasty)

  • Period: 1512 BCE to 1504 BCE

    Thutmose II's reign (18th Dynasty)

  • Period: 1504 BCE to 1450 BCE

    Thutmose III's reign (18th Dynasty)

  • Period: 1503 BCE to 1483 BCE

    Hatshepsut's reign (18th Dynasty)

  • Period: 1450 BCE to 1425 BCE

    Amenhotep II's reign (18th Dynasty)

  • 1446 BCE

    The Exodus

  • 1406 BCE

    Crossing the Jordan

  • 1366 BCE

    Joshua dies

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 332 BCE

    Iron Age

  • Period: 1124 BCE to 1084 BCE

    Philistine oppression

  • Period: 1120 BCE to 1025 BCE

    Samuel

  • 1104 BCE

    Ark captured by Philistines at Battle of Aphek

  • 1084 BCE

    Battle of Mizpah

  • Period: 1051 BCE to 1011 BCE

    Saul’s reign

    EVIL king [I Sam. 9-31, I Chr. 9:35-10:14]
  • 1041 BCE

    David born

  • 1029 BCE

    Samuel anoints David

  • Period: 1020 BCE to 1011 BCE

    David in exile from Saul

  • 1011 BCE

    David anointed king over Judah in Hebron

  • Period: 1011 BCE to 971 BCE

    David’s reign

    GOOD king [I Sam. 16 – I Kings 2:12, I Chr. 11-29]
  • 1004 BCE

    David anointed king over Israel and the conquest of Jerusalem

  • Period: 996 BCE to 993 BCE

    The great famine

  • Period: 993 BCE to 990 BCE

    The Ammonite wars

  • 992 BCE

    David commits adultery with Bathsheba

  • 991 BCE

    Solomon born

  • 987 BCE

    Amnon rapes Tamar

  • 985 BCE

    Absalom murders Amnon

  • Period: 985 BCE to 982 BCE

    Absalom in exile

  • 979 BCE

    David builds palace

  • 977 BCE

    David builds a tabernacle and moves the ark to Jerusalem

  • 976 BCE

    Absalom’s rebellion and David’s exile

  • 975 BCE

    David takes a census

  • Period: 973 BCE to 971 BCE

    Coregency of David and Solomon

  • Period: 971 BCE to 931 BCE

    Solomon’s reign

  • Period: 971 BCE to 931 BCE

    Solomon’s reign

    GOOD -> EVIL king [I Kings 1-11, I Chr. 22; 28 – II Chr. 9]
  • Period: 966 BCE to 959 BCE

    Solomon’s temple built

  • Period: 966 BCE to 959 BCE

    Solomon’s temple built

  • 931 BCE

    United Kingdom splits into Divided Kingdom

  • Period: 931 BCE to 913 BCE

    Rehoboam’s reign

    EVIL king (with a little good) [I Kings 12:1-24; 14:21-31, II Chr. 10-12]
  • Period: 931 BCE to 910 BCE

    Jeroboam’s reign (1st Dynasty):

    EVIL king [I Kings 11:26-14:31, II Chr. 10-11; 13]
  • Period: 913 BCE to 911 BCE

    Abijah’s reign

    EVIL king (half-hearted) [I Kings 15:1-8, II Chr. 13:1-14:1]
  • Period: 911 BCE to 612 BCE

    The Neo-Assyrian Empire dominates ANE

  • Period: 911 BCE to 870 BCE

    Asa’s reign

    GOOD king (but started to fall at the end) [I Kings 15:9-24, II Chr. 14-16]
  • Period: 910 BCE to 909 BCE

    Nadab’s reign (1st Dynasty)

    EVIL king [I Kings 15:24-32]
  • Period: 909 BCE to 886 BCE

    Baasha’s reign (2nd Dynasty)

    EVIL king [I Kings 15:27-16:7]
  • Period: 886 BCE to 885 BCE

    Elah’s reign (2nd Dynasty)

    EVIL king [I Kings 16:8-14]
  • Period: 885 BCE to 885 BCE

    Zimri’s reign (3rd Dynasty)

    EVIL king [I Kings 16:9-20]
  • Period: 885 BCE to 881 BCE

    Tibni’s reign

    EVIL? usurper [I Kings 16:21-22]
  • Period: 885 BCE to 874 BCE

    Omri’s reign (4th Dynasty):

    EVIL king [I Kings 16:16-28]
  • 880 BCE

    Israel’s capital moved from Tirzah to Samaria

  • Period: 874 BCE to 853 BCE

    Ahab’s reign (4th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [I Kings 16:29-22:40, II Chr. 18]
  • Period: 873 BCE to 848 BCE

    Jehoshaphat’s reign

    GOOD king (but made alliances with the king of Israel) [I Kings 22:41-50, II Kings 3, II Chr. 17-21:3]
  • Period: 860 BCE to 852 BCE

    Elijah’s ministry

  • Period: 858 BCE to 824 BCE

    Shalmaneser III’s reign

  • 855 BCE

    Elijah anointed Elisha

  • Period: 853 BCE to 852 BCE

    Ahaziah’s reign (4th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [I Kings 22:51-53 – II Kings 1:18]
  • Period: 852 BCE to 841 BCE

    Joram’s reign (4th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [II Kings 3; 9:14-29]
  • Period: 850 BCE to 795 BCE

    Elisha’s ministry

  • Period: 848 BCE to 841 BCE

    Jehoram’s reign

    EVIL king [II Kings 8:16-24, II Chr. 21:4-20]
  • Period: 841 BCE to 841 BCE

    Ahaziah’s reign

    EVIL king [II Kings 8:25-9:29, II Chr. 22:1-9]
  • Period: 841 BCE to 835 BCE

    Athaliah’s reign

    EVIL queen [II Kings 11, II Chr. 22:10-23:21]
  • Period: 841 BCE to 814 BCE

    Jehu’s reign (5th Dynasty):

    GOOD -> EVIL king [II Kings 9-10]
  • Period: 835 BCE to 796 BCE

    Joash’s reign

    GOOD -> EVIL king [II Kings 11-12, II Chr. 22:10-24:27]
  • Period: 823 BCE to 811 BCE

    Shamshi-Adad V’s reign

  • Period: 814 BCE to 798 BCE

    Jehoahaz’s reign (5th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [II Kings 13:1-9]
  • Period: 810 BCE to 783 BCE

    Adad-nirari III’s reign

  • Period: 810 BCE to 750 BCE

    Joel

  • Period: 798 BCE to 782 BCE

    Jehoash’s reign (5th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [II Kings 13:10-25]
  • Period: 796 BCE to 767 BCE

    Amaziah’s reign

    GOOD king (half-hearted) [II Kings 14:1-20, II Chr. 25]
  • Period: 793 BCE to 753 BCE

    Jeroboam II’s reign (5th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [II Kings 14:23-29]
  • Period: 792 BCE to 740 BCE

    Azariah/Uzziah’s reign

    GOOD king (half-hearted; pride led to downfall) [II Kings 14:21-22; 15:1-7, II Chr. 26]
  • Period: 782 BCE to 773 BCE

    Shalmaneser IV’s reign

  • Period: 772 BCE to 755 BCE

    Aššur-dan III’s reign

  • 763 BCE

    Assyrian eclipse

  • Period: 760 BCE to 760 BCE

    Jonah

  • Period: 760 BCE to 760 BCE

    Amos

  • Period: 755 BCE to 710 BCE

    Hosea

  • Period: 754 BCE to 727 BCE

    Aššur-nirari V’s reign

  • Period: 753 BCE to 753 BCE

    Zechariah’s reign (5th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [II Kings 15:8-12]
  • Period: 752 BCE to 752 BCE

    Shallum’s reign (6th Dynasty)

    EVIL? king [II Kings 15:10-16]
  • Period: 752 BCE to 742 BCE

    Menahem’s reign (7th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [II Kings 15:14-22]
  • Period: 752 BCE to 732 BCE

    Pekah’s reign (8th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [II Kings 15:27-31]
  • Period: 750 BCE to 731 BCE

    Jotham’s reign

    GOOD king [II Kings 15:32-38, II Chr. 27]
  • Period: 745 BCE to 727 BCE

    Tiglath-pileser III’s reign

  • Period: 742 BCE to 740 BCE

    Pekahiah’s reign (7th Dynasty)

    EVIL king [II Kings 15:23-26]
  • Period: 739 BCE to 685 BCE

    Isaiah

  • Period: 735 BCE to 715 BCE

    Ahaz’s reign

    EVIL king [II Kings 16, II Chr. 28]
  • Period: 735 BCE to 700 BCE

    Micah

  • Period: 732 BCE to 722 BCE

    Hoshea’s reign (9th Dynasty)

    EVIL king (with some good) [II Kings 17]
  • Period: 729 BCE to 686 BCE

    Hezekiah’s reign

    GOOD king [II Kings 18-20, II Chr. 29-32]
  • Period: 727 BCE to 722 BCE

    Shalmaneser V’s reign

  • 722 BCE

    The fall of the Samaria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel

  • Period: 722 BCE to 705 BCE

    Sargon II’s reign

  • Period: 705 BCE to 681 BCE

    Sennacherib’s reign

  • Period: 696 BCE to 642 BCE

    Manasseh’s reign

    EVIL -> GOOD king (but too late) [II Kings 21:1-18, II Chr. 33:1-20]
  • Period: 681 BCE to 669 BCE

    Esarhaddon’s reign

  • Period: 668 BCE to 627 BCE

    Ashurbanipal’s reign

  • Period: 655 BCE to 655 BCE

    Nahum

  • Period: 642 BCE to 640 BCE

    Amon’s reign

    EVIL king [II Kings 21:19-26, II Chr. 33:21-25]
  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Josiah’s reign

    GOOD king [II Kings 22:1-23:30, II Chr. 34-35]
  • 630 BCE

    Zephaniah

  • Period: 627 BCE to 623 BCE

    Ashur-eṭil-ilāni’s reign

  • Period: 627 BCE to 562 BCE

    Jeremiah

  • 622 BCE

    Book of the Law recovered

  • 612 BCE

    The fall of Nineveh

  • Period: 612 BCE to 539 BCE

    The Neo-Babylonian Empire dominates ANE

  • Period: 609 BCE to 609 BCE

    Jehoahaz’s reign

    EVIL king [II Kings 23:31-35, II Chr. 36:1-4]
  • Period: 608 BCE to 598 BCE

    Eliakim/Jehoiakim’s reign

    EVIL king [II Kings 23:36-24:7, II Chr. 36:4-8]
  • 607 BCE

    Habakkuk

  • 605 BCE

    The fall of Egypt at the Battle of Carchemish

  • 605 BCE

    Judah’s first exile to Babylon

  • 605 BCE

    Judah’s first exile to Babylon

  • Period: 605 BCE to 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar II’s reign

  • Period: 605 BCE to 536 BCE

    Daniel

  • Period: 598 BCE to 597 BCE

    Jehoiachin’s reign

    EVIL king [II Kings 24:8-17; 25:27-30, II Chr. 36:9-10]
  • 597 BCE

    Judah’s second exile to Babylon

  • 597 BCE

    Judah’s second exile to Babylon

  • Period: 597 BCE to 586 BCE

    Mattaniah/Zedekiah’s reign

    EVIL king [II Kings 24:17-25:21, II Chr. 36:11-23]
  • Period: 593 BCE to 570 BCE

    Ezekiel

  • 588 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar began a siege against Jerusalem

  • 587 BCE

    Obadiah

  • 586 BCE

    The fall of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Temple, and Judah’s third exile to Babylon

  • Period: 562 BCE to 560 BCE

    Evil-Merodach’s reign

  • Period: 560 BCE to 556 BCE

    Neriglissar’s reign

  • Period: 559 BCE to 530 BCE

    Cyrus II’s reign

  • 539 BCE

    The fall of Babylon

  • 539 BCE

    Cyrus II entered Babylon in peace

  • Period: 539 BCE to 358 BCE

    The Persian Empire dominates ANE

  • 538 BCE

    The first return from exile under Sheshbazzar/Zerubbabel

  • Period: 530 BCE to 522 BCE

    Cambyses II’s reign

  • Period: 522 BCE to 522 BCE

    Gaumata’s reign

  • Period: 522 BCE to 486 BCE

    Darius Hystaspes’s reign

  • 520 BCE

    Haggai

  • Period: 520 BCE to 518 BCE

    Zechariah

  • 515 BCE

    Zerubbabel’s Temple completed

  • Period: 486 BCE to 465 BCE

    Xerxes’s reign

  • Period: 464 BCE to 424 BCE

    Artaxerxes I’s reign

  • 458 BCE

    The second return from exile under Ezra

  • 445 BCE

    The third return from exile under Nehemiah

  • Period: 433 BCE to 430 BCE

    Nehemiah back in Persia

  • 430 BCE

    Nehemiah begins governing

  • 430 BCE

    Malachi

  • Period: 423 BCE to 404 BCE

    Darius II’s reign

  • Period: 404 BCE to 358 BCE

    Artaxerxes II’s reign

  • 330 BCE

    The fall of the Persian Empire at Persepolis to Alexander the Great