OT Timeline

By joelawood1
  • 2167 BCE

    Birth of Abraham

  • Period: 2092 BCE to 1876 BCE

    Patriarchal Age

  • Period: 1876 BCE to 1447 BCE

    Bondage in Egypt

  • 1446 BCE

    The Exodus/Giving of 10 Commandments

  • 1406 BCE

    Entrance into the Promised Land

  • Period: 1367 BCE to 1064 BCE

    Period of the Judges

  • Period: 1064 BCE to 1044 BCE

    Samuel judges Israel

  • 1044 BCE

    Saul begins to reign

  • 1011 BCE

    David begins to reign

  • 971 BCE

    Solomon begins to reign

  • 931 BCE

    Death of Solomon/Division of the Kingdom

  • Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE

    Divided Monarchy

  • 722 BCE

    Assyria Conquers Northern Kingdom

  • 605 BCE

    1st Deportation to Babylon (Daniel)

  • 597 BCE

    2nd Deportation to Babylon (Ezekiel)

  • 586 BCE

    Destruction of Jerusalem & the Temple; 3rd deportation to Babylon

  • 538 BCE

    Decree of Cyrus

  • 516 BCE

    2nd Temple completed

  • Period: 483 BCE to 474 BCE

    Xerxes & Esther; Purim

  • 458 BCE

    Return of Ezra to Jerusalem

  • 444 BCE

    Return of Nehemiah to Jerusalem

  • 430 BCE

    End of OT prophetic period (Malachi)