Biblical Prophets

By Chris McLain
  • 786 BCE

    Jonah (2 Kings 14:25 reign of Jeroboam II, 786-746 BC)

    During the reign of Jeroboam II (786-746 BC)
  • 760 BCE

    Amos

  • Period: 758 BCE to 722 BCE

    Hosea

  • Period: 740 BCE to 686 BCE

    Micah

  • Period: 740 BCE to 687 BCE

    Isaiah

  • 722 BCE

    Assyrians Conquer Northern Kingdom

  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Zephaniah

  • Period: 627 BCE to 585 BCE

    Jeremiah

  • 612 BCE

    Nahum (before the fall of Nineveh in 612 BC)

  • Period: 612 BCE to 599 BCE

    Habbakkuk

  • 598 BCE

    Babylon Conquers Southern Kingdom (Exile Begins)

  • Period: 593 BCE to 571 BCE

    Ezekiel

  • 590 BCE

    Joel

    Date uncertain
  • 586 BCE

    Obadiah

  • 538 BCE

    Return to Jerusalem Under Persian Rule (Exile Ends)

  • 520 BCE

    Haggai

  • Period: 520 BCE to 490 BCE

    Zechariah

    precise end date is unknown, early 400s BC
  • 460 BCE

    Malachi