The tower of babel alexander mikhalchyk

OT Timeline

  • Creation
    4000 BCE

    Creation

    The Creation of the world and Adam and Eve.
  • The Great Flood (Noah's Ark)
    2348 BCE

    The Great Flood (Noah's Ark)

    God punishes humanity by flooding the Earth and killing off billions of people, Noah builds an Ark and puts every animal species on it to save and preserve God's creation.
  • The beginning of the construction of the Tower of Babel
    2242 BCE

    The beginning of the construction of the Tower of Babel

    Humans collaborate to build a tower to reach God.
  • Period: 2242 BCE to 2137 BCE

    Tower of Babel

    The time period of the construction till destruction of the Tower of Babel.
  • God is not happy with the Tower of Babel
    2142 BCE

    God is not happy with the Tower of Babel

    God does not like that humans are trying to reach him by building the Tower of Babel
  • Destruction of the Tower of Babel
    2137 BCE

    Destruction of the Tower of Babel

    God destroys the Tower of Babel.
  • Conflict of languages
    2137 BCE

    Conflict of languages

    After the destruction of the Tower of Babel, God splits up humanity by creating new languages so all of humanity cannot understand eachother.
  • The Sacrifice of Isaac
    1901 BCE

    The Sacrifice of Isaac

    Abraham is told by God to sacrifice his newborn Isaac to God to test his trust in him.
  • 1900 BCE

    The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

    The city of Sodom and Gomorrah is destroyed by God because of their excessive pride and their arrogance.
  • Parting of the Red Sea
    1250 BCE

    Parting of the Red Sea

    Moses parts the Red Sea to escape from Egypt with God's followers from the Pharoah.
  • End of Old Testament
    400 BCE

    End of Old Testament

    This marks the end of the Old Testament, with the Birth of Jesus to come.