Ancient Near East Timeline

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Post-flood - Early Bronze Era

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2100 BCE

    Antediluvian times

  • Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE

    Abraham

  • Period: 2100 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Patriarchal

  • 2091 BCE

    The call of Abraham

  • Period: 2066 BCE to 1886 BCE

    Isaac

  • Period: 2006 BCE to 1859 BCE

    Jacob

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Middle Bronze Era

  • Period: 1961 BCE to 1806 BCE

    Joseph

  • Period: 1876 BCE to 1446 BCE

    Egyptian sojourn

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Late Bronze Era

  • 1446 BCE

    The Exodus

  • Period: 1446 BCE to 1406 BCE

    Wilderness sojourn

  • Period: 1406 BCE to 1350 BCE

    Conquest

  • Period: 1350 BCE to 1080 BCE

    The judges

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 900 BCE

    Iron I Era

  • Period: 1080 BCE to 1055 BCE

    Premonarchial

  • Period: 1051 BCE to 931 BCE

    United monarchy

  • Period: 1050 BCE to 1010 BCE

    Rule of Saul

  • Period: 1010 BCE to 970 BCE

    Rule of David

  • 1000 BCE

    The beginning of the reign of David

  • Period: 970 BCE to 931 BCE

    Rule of Solomon

  • Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE

    Israel and Judah - Divided monarchy

  • Period: 931 BCE to 586 BCE

    Divied monarchy

  • Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE

    Israel - Divided monarchy

  • Period: 900 BCE to 586 BCE

    Iron II Era

  • 722 BCE

    The fall of Samaria (Israel)

  • Period: 722 BCE to 586 BCE

    Judah alone - Divided monarchy

  • 612 BCE

    The fall of Ninevah

  • 604 BCE

    The battle of Carchemish

  • 586 BCE

    The fall of Jerusalem

  • Period: 586 BCE to 332 BCE

    Iron III Era

  • Period: 586 BCE to 538 BCE

    Babylonian exile

  • 539 BCE

    The fall of Babylon/Decree of Cyrus

  • Period: 539 BCE to 330 BCE

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