OT History By Jeff.Porcel 4000 BCE Creation Before 4000 BC 2500 BCE The Flood Before 2500 BC 2197 BCE The Tower of Babel 2067 BCE Call of Abraham 2066 BCE Isaac is born 1978 BCE Esau sells birthright to Jacob 1886 BCE Joseph is made ruler of Egypt 1875 BCE Jacob moves to Egypt 1446 BCE The Exodus 1406 BCE Conquest of Jericho 1169 BCE Gideon 1143 BCE Call of Samuel 1075 BCE Samson 1043 BCE Saul becomes king 1003 BCE David becomes king of all Israel 966 BCE The Temple is built 931 BCE The kingdom divides 930 BCE Jeroboam II of Israel begins to rule 863 BCE Elijah's ministry begins 857 BCE Fall of Samaria 790 BCE Uzziah of Judah begins to rule 739 BCE Isaiah's ministry begins 627 BCE Jeremiah's ministry begins 586 BCE Fall of Jerusalem 538 BCE Daniel is made viceroy of Babylon 537 BCE Edict of Cyrus the Great 536 BCE Zerubbabel's return to the land 457 BCE Ezra's return to the land 444 BCE Nehemiah's return to the land