OT Timeline By joelawood1 2167 BCE Birth of Abraham 1850 BCE Bondage in Egypt Begins 1446 BCE The Exodus/Giving of the Ten Commandments 1406 BCE The Death of Moses/Entrance into Canaan 1011 BCE King David Takes the Throne 971 BCE King David Dies/Solomon Ascends 957 BCE 1st Temple Completed 931 BCE Solomon Dies/Kingdom Splits 722 BCE Northern Kingdom Destroyed 640 BCE King Josiah Takes the Throne 612 BCE Battle of Nineveh 586 BCE Babylon Destroys & Exiles Judah 538 BCE Cyrus' Proclamation 516 BCE 2nd Temple Completed 400 BCE Writing of Chronicles & Malachi 6 BCE Birth of Christ