Bible Timeline

Significant Events

Creation

Approx. 4000 BC

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The Flood

Approx. 2349 B.C.

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Tower of Babel

Approx. 2100 B.C.

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The Calling of Abraham

Approx. 1982 B.C.

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Abrahamic Covenant

Approx. 1958 B.C.

Sacrifice of Isaac

Approx. 1937 B.C.

Jacob's Ladder

Approx. 1857 B.C.

Migration to Egypt

Approx. 1746 B.C.

Moses' Birth

Approx. 1525 B.C.

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Israel's Wandering

Approx. 1446 B.C. - Approx. 1406 B.C.

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The Exodus from Egypt

Approx. 1446 B.C.

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The Sinai Covenant

Approx. 1446 B.C.

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Construction of the Tabernacle

Approx. 1445 B.C.

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Conquest of Canaan

Approx. 1406 BC - Approx. 1399 BC

Deuteronomic Covenant

Approx. 1406 B.C.

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The Death of Moses

1405 B.C.

Period of the Judges

Approx. 1375 B.C. - Approx. 1050 B.C.

Ruth Marries Boaz

Approx. 1140 BC

Height of Israel as a Kingdom

Approx. 1043 B.C. - Approx. 970 B.C.

Reign of King Saul

Approx. 1043 B.C. - Approx. 1003 B.C.

Birth of David

Approx. 1041 B.C.

Anointing of David as King

Approx. 1024 BC

Reign of King David

Approx. 1010 B.C. - Approx. 970 B.C.

The Davidic Covenant

Approx. 1000 B.C.

Reign of Solomon

Approx. 970 B.C. - Approx. 931 B.C.

Building of the Temple

966 BC - 959 BC

Split of the Kingdom

Approx. 931 B.C.

Fall of Samaria

Approx. 722 BC

First Deportation (Exile)

Approx. 594 B.C.

Siege of Jerusalem

Approx. 594 B.C.

Second Deportation (Exile)

Approx. 584 B.C.

Third Deportation (Exile)

Approx. 574 B.C.

Babylonian Siege

Approx. 572 B.C.

Fall of Jerusalem

572 B.C.

Temple Destruction

Approx. 572 B.C.

First Return

538 BC

Temple Being Rebuilt

Approx. 538 B.C. - Approx. 518 B.C.

Second Return

458 B.C.

Third Return

445 BC

End of Old Testament Era

Approx. 430 B.C.

Alexander the Great Conquers Palestine

Approx. 332 B.C.

Septuagint (LXX)

280 B.C.

Desecration of Antiochus Epiphanes IV

167 BC

Judas Maccabaeus

Approx. 167 BC - Approx. 160 BC

Maccabean Revolt

167 BC - 142 BC

Pompey Conquers Jerusalem

63 B.C.

Herodian Dynasty

Approx. 37 BC - Approx. 100 AD

Birth of Jesus

4 B.C.

Death of Jesus

30 A.D.

Ministry of Peter

Approx. 30 AD - Approx. 64 AD

Resurrection of Jesus

30 A.D.

Pentecost

33 AD

Stoning of Stephen

33 AD

Saul's Conversion

34 AD

James Martyred

40 A.D.

James martyred

44 AD

First Missionary Journey

Approx. 48 A.D. - Approx. 49 A.D.

Jerusalem Council

49 AD

Second Missionary Journey

Approx. 51 A.D. - Approx. 52 A.D.

Imprisonment in Caesarea

57 AD - 59 AD

Journey to Rome

Approx. 59 AD - Approx. 60 AD

Roman imprisonment

Approx. 60 A.D. - Approx. 62 A.D.

Third Missionary Journey

Approx. 60 A.D. - Approx. 62 A.D.

Burning of Rome

64 AD

Death of Peter

64 A.D.

Death of Paul (2nd Roman imprisonment)

67 A.D. - 68 A.D.

Fall of Jerusalem

70 A.D.

John Exiled to Patmos

80 A.D.

End of New Testament

95 AD

The Calling of Abraham

Approx. 2091

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The Flood

Approx. 2500

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Significant Characters

Adam and Eve

Approx. 4000 BC - Approx. 3070 BC

Noah

Approx. 2949 B.C. - Approx. 1998 B.C.

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Job

Approx. 2100 B.C.

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Abraham

Approx. 2057 B.C. - Approx. 1882 B.C.

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Isaac

Approx. 1957 B.C. - Approx. 1777 B.C.

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Jacob

Approx. 1897 B.C. - Approx. 1750 B.C.

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Moses

Approx. 1525 B.C. - Approx. 1405 B.C.

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Joshua

Approx. 1500 BC - Approx. 1390 BC

Caleb

Approx. 1405 BC - Approx. 1390 BC

Samuel

Approx. 1086 BC - Approx. 1006 BC

Saul

Approx. 1073 B.C. - Approx. 1010 B.C.

David

Approx. 1041 B.C. - Approx. 970 B.C.

Solomon

Approx. 990 B.C. - Approx. 931 B.C.

Jeroboam

Approx. 931 bc - Approx. 910 bc

Rehoboam

Approx. 931 BC - Approx. 913 BC

Ahab

Approx. 874 BC - Approx. 853 BC

Elijah

Approx. 874 BC - Approx. 846 BC

Elisha

Approx. 848 BC - Approx. 797 BC

Isaiah

Approx. 739 B.C. - Approx. 711 B.C.

Hezekiah

Approx. 715 BC - Approx. 686 BC

Manasseh

Approx. 687 BC - Approx. 642 BC

Josiah

Approx. 640 BC - Approx. 609 BC

Jeremiah

Approx. 627 B.C. - Approx. 580 B.C.

Daniel

Approx. 605 bc - Approx. 536 bc

Zedekiah

Approx. 597 BC - Approx. 586 BC

Ezekiel

Approx. 592 BC - Approx. 570 BC

Zerubbabel

Approx. 540 BC - Approx. 500 BC

Esther

Approx. 483 BC - Approx. 474 BC

Ezra

Approx. 458 BC - Approx. 432 BC

Nehemiah

Approx. 445 bc - Approx. 432 bc

Alexander the Great

Approx. 356 BC - Approx. 323 BC

Greek

Approx. 331 BC - Approx. 167 BC

Antiochus Ephiphanes IV

Approx. 175 B.C. - Approx. 154 B.C.

Judas Maccabaeus

Approx. 167 BC - Approx. 160 BC

Herod the Great

Approx. 37 BC - Approx. 4 BC

Jesus

Approx. 6 BC - Approx. 30 AD

Simon Peter

Approx. 10 AD - Approx. 64 AD

Stephen

Approx. 13 A.D. - Approx. 33 A.D.

John

Approx. 20 A.D. - Approx. 95 A.D.

Disciples

Approx. 27 AD - Approx. 30 AD

Paul

Approx. 33 A.D. - Approx. 68 A.D.

Timothy

Approx. 49 AD - Approx. 97 AD

Nero

Approx. 54 A.D. - Approx. 68 A.D.

Domition

Approx. 81 AD - Approx. 96 AD

Foreign Powers

The Egyptians

Approx. 2300 B.C. - Approx. 30 B.C.

Canaanites

Approx. 2239 B.C. - Approx. 1000 B.C.

Hitites

Approx. 2050 B.C. - Approx. 1000 B.C.

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Amalekites

Approx. 1446 BC - Approx. 1010 BC

Philistines

Approx. 1200 B.C. - Approx. 600 B.C.

Assyria

Approx. 900 BC - Approx. 600 BC

Syria

Approx. 849 BC - Approx. 59 AD

Babylon

Approx. 626 BC - Approx. 539 BC

Persia

Approx. 600 b.c - Approx. 300 b.c

Greeks

Approx. 331 B.C. - Approx. 63 B.C.

Rome

Approx. 300 BCE - Approx. 350 CE

Maccabean

Approx. 167 BC - Approx. 63 BC