Timeline of Significant Biblical Dates By Haydon Abela Period: 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE Stories of patriarchs begin during this period Period: 1700 BCE to 1550 BCE Jacob's migration from Canaan to Egypt 1292 BCE The birth of Moses Period: 1290 BCE to 1225 BCE Period of the Exodus Period: 1025 BCE to 930 BCE Period of the United Hebrew Monarchy; period of Saul and David Period: 930 BCE to 721 BCE Hebrew people split into Judah and Israel 700 BCE Compilation of the "J" texts of Genesis Period: 550 BCE to 500 BCE Work of the "Priestly" writers on the first five books of the Bible Period: 538 BCE to 333 BCE Reestablishment of Israel as a Persian province Period: 250 BCE to 100 BCE Translation of the Pentateuch into Greek 4 BCE Birth of Jesus 30 The crucifixion of Jesus Period: 35 to 65 Paul Period: 50 to 64 Paul's Epistles 65 Nero's persecution of Christians in Rome