Time line of the OT

By swinslow52494
  • Creation
    4004 BCE

    Creation

    God Speaks Creation into existence.
  • Period: 3969 BCE to 3030 BCE

    Life of Adam

    Life and Death of Adam
  • Period: 2913 BCE to 1963 BCE

    Life of Noah

    The life and death of Noah
  • The Great Flood
    2313 BCE

    The Great Flood

    God causes The Great Flood
  • Period: 2050 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Egyptian Middle Kingdom

    Began when Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II reunited upper and lower Egypt which set the stage for the second boom in Egyptian culture.
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Early Bronze Age

  • Period: 1960 BCE to 1785 BCE

    Life of Abraham

    The life and death of Abraham
  • Period: 1900 BCE to 549 BCE

    The Assyrian Empire

    From the founding of their first city to when the Babylonians ruled over them during the decline of their empire
  • God Calls Abram/Abraham
    1885 BCE

    God Calls Abram/Abraham

    Abram is living in Haran and God calls him saying. "I will make you into a great nation, and i will bless you..."
  • Gods promise to Abraham
    1875 BCE

    Gods promise to Abraham

    God promises that Abraham will have a son and establishes a covenant with him.
  • Period: 1806 BCE to 1680 BCE

    Life of Isaac

    Life and death of Isaac
  • Period: 1525 BCE to 1405 BCE

    Life of Moses

    Life and death of Moses
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Middle Bronze Age

  • Period: 1490 BCE to 1380 BCE

    Life of Joshua

    Life and death of Joshua
  • The Exodos
    1275 BCE

    The Exodos

  • Period: 1244 BCE to 879 BCE

    Time of the Judges

    Ruth lived during the time of The Judges
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 500 BCE

    Late Bronze Age

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 500 BCE

    Iron Age I and II

  • The book of Judges
    1051 BCE

    The book of Judges

    this date suggests that it was written shortly after Saul's coronation.
  • Period: 1050 BCE to 1010 BCE

    King Saul is anointed by Samuel and is king of Israel

  • Period: 1010 BCE to 970 BCE

    King David rules Israel

  • Period: 970 BCE to 930 BCE

    King Solomon is king of Israel

  • Period: 970 BCE to 930 BCE

    King Solomon starts building the Temple in Israel

  • Divided Kingdom
    931 BCE

    Divided Kingdom

    When the southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin became the Kingdom of Judah stayed loyal to king Rehoboam, and the northern tribe of Israel became the kingdom of Israel appointing Jeroboam is king. Thus being two separate kingdoms.
  • Period: 790 BCE to 739 BCE

    Uzziah

    Became king of Judah at the age of sixteen and was king for 52 years.
  • Period: 760 BCE to 755 BCE

    Amos

    Amos' time of prophecy. Amos meant to carry. and Amos carried the messages of God to the people of Israel.
  • 730 BCE

    Isaiah Prophecy Judgments

    On Israel and on Assyria as well as the Root of Jesse
  • Fall of Israel
    722 BCE

    Fall of Israel

    The Assyrians conquer Israel
  • Period: 715 BCE to 686 BCE

    Hezekiah

    King of Judah at Jerusalem 13th successor of David.
  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Josiah

    Became king at the age of 8. Repairs the Temple and renewed the covenant of the LORD.
  • Period: 633 BCE to 654 BCE

    Nahum

    Nahum was a prophet who foretold the destruction of Nineveh.
  • Period: 626 BCE to 582 BCE

    Jeremiah

    A prophet who was called in the 13th year of Josiah's reign and taken to Egypt in 582 after the fall of the kingdom
  • Period: 612 BCE to 539 BCE

    Babylonian Empire

  • Nebuchadnezzar makes his first attacks on Jerusalem
    605 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar makes his first attacks on Jerusalem

    In the Attack Daniel and his friends are taken
  • Nebuchadnezzar becomes king of Babylon
    605 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar becomes king of Babylon

  • Period: 604 BCE to 537 BCE

    Daniel

    Daniel begins ministry after being taken to Babylon and doesn't compromise by eating forbidden meat. Daniel receives multiple visions and interprets them, Daniel finished writing his book around the age of 91.
  • Second Attack on Judah
    597 BCE

    Second Attack on Judah

    Second wave of captives taken to Babylon
  • Period: 593 BCE to 565 BCE

    Ezekiel

    While in Babylon received visions of heaven and was called to ministry. Ezekiel most likely finished the writing of his book by 565
  • Fall of Judah
    586 BCE

    Fall of Judah

    Jerusalem is burned to the ground and the temple destroyed
  • Period: 586 BCE to 516 BCE

    Babylonian Exile

    from the fall of Judah to when the temple was rebuilt and dedicated in Jerusalem
  • Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE

    Persian Empire

  • Period: 539 BCE to 516 BCE

    Recorded events in the book of Haggai

    the book of Haggai records the events of when the prophet Haggai spoke.
  • Edict of Cyrus
    538 BCE

    Edict of Cyrus

    King Cyrus of Persia facilitates the release of the Jews from Babylonian captivity.
  • Period: 500 BCE to 400 BCE

    Ezra and the great assebly cannoniz the Old Testament

  • Period: 445 BCE to 433 BCE

    Events of Nehemiah