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Old Testament

By RDunn513
  • 4004 BCE

    Creation of Adam and Eve

    Creation of Adam and Eve
    God created the earth and humanity
  • Period: 4003 BCE to 3300 BCE

    Stone Age

  • Period: 3300 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Bronze Age

  • 3070 BCE

    Death of Adam and Eve

  • 2948 BCE

    Birth of Noah

  • 2300 BCE

    Noahs Ark

    Noahs Ark
    The fall of humanity (date debated)
  • 2200 BCE

    Tower of Babel

    Tower of Babel
    People of the world received different languages (date debated)
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Story of Job

    (Date estimated)
  • 2100 BCE

    Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

    Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
    City of Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed by God (date debated)
  • 2008 BCE

    Birth of Abraham

  • 1998 BCE

    Death of Noah

  • 1906 BCE

    Birth of Isaac

  • 1900 BCE

    Abrahams Sacrifice

    Abrahams Sacrifice
    God tests Abraham by telling him to sacrifice his son Isaac (date estimated)
  • 1836 BCE

    Birth of Jacob

  • 1833 BCE

    Death of Abraham

  • 1716 BCE

    Death of Issac

  • 1689 BCE

    Death of Jacob

  • 1446 BCE

    The Ten Plagues of Egypt

    Ten plagues sweep Egypt because Pharaoh won't let the Israelites free (date assumed by historical documents)
  • 1445 BCE

    The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments
    God gives Moses the Ten Commandments
  • 1445 BCE

    Crossing of The Red Sea

    Crossing of The Red Sea
    Moses leads the Israelites across the Red Sea to the promised land
  • 1440 BCE

    The Battle of Jericho

    The Battle of Jericho
    Joshua leads the Israelite army to take Jericho
  • 1396 BCE

    Birth of Aaron

  • 1393 BCE

    Birth of Moses

  • Period: 1367 BCE to 1327 BCE

    Judgeship of Othniel

  • 1355 BCE

    Birth of Joshua

  • Period: 1309 BCE to 1229 BCE

    Judgeship of Ehud

  • 1273 BCE

    Death of Moses

  • 1273 BCE

    Death of Aaron

  • 1245 BCE

    Death of Joshua

  • 1230 BCE

    Judgeship of Shamgar

    End is unknown
  • Period: 1230 BCE to 1190 BCE

    Judgeship of Deborah & Barak

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 586 BCE

    Iron Age

  • Period: 1183 BCE to 1143 BCE

    Judgeship of Gideon

  • Period: 1144 BCE to 1140 BCE

    Judgeship of Eli

  • Period: 1143 BCE to 1140 BCE

    Judgeship of Abimelech

  • Period: 1140 BCE to 1117 BCE

    Judgeship of Tola

  • Period: 1117 BCE to 1095 BCE

    Judgeship of Jair

  • Period: 1104 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Judgeship of Samuel & Sons

  • 1100 BCE

    David and Goliath

    David and Goliath
    David defeats Goliath to drive the Philistines away (date debated)
  • 1100 BCE

    Story of Ruth

  • Period: 1100 BCE to 1093 BCE

    Judgeship of Ibzan

  • Period: 1100 BCE to 1096 BCE

    Judgeship of Jephthah

  • Period: 1093 BCE to 1083 BCE

    Judgeship of Elon

  • 1090 BCE

    Death of Samuel

  • Period: 1083 BCE to 1075 BCE

    Judgeship of Abdon

  • 1040 BCE

    Birth of King David

  • Period: 1030 BCE to 1110 BCE

    Judgeship of Samson

  • 1021 BCE

    Birth of Saul

  • 1020 BCE

    Death of Absalom

  • Period: 1011 BCE to 971 BCE

    King David Israelite Kingdom

  • 1010 BCE

    Birth of Solomon

  • 1000 BCE

    Death of Saul

  • Period: 971 BCE to 931 BCE

    King Solomon Israelite Kingdom

  • 970 BCE

    Death of King David

  • Period: 945 BCE to 924 BCE

    Shishak ANE King

  • 935 BCE

    Birth of Ahab

  • 931 BCE

    The division of the kingdoms on Israel and Judah

  • Period: 931 BCE to 913 BCE

    Rehoboam Kingdom of Judea

  • 930 BCE

    The 12 Sons of Jacob

    The 12 Sons of Jacob
    12 tribes of Israel
  • Period: 930 BCE to 910 BCE

    Jeroboam I Israelite Kingdom

  • 916 BCE

    Death of Solomon

  • Period: 913 BCE to 910 BCE

    Abijah Kingdom of Judea

  • 910 BCE

    Birth of Elisha

  • 910 BCE

    Death of Jeroboam

  • Period: 910 BCE to 909 BCE

    Nadab Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 910 BCE to 869 BCE

    Asa Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 909 BCE to 886 BCE

    Baasha Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 900 BCE to 860 BCE

    Ben-Hadad ANE King

  • Period: 886 BCE to 885 BCE

    Elah Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 885 BCE to 874 BCE

    Omri Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 885 BCE to 880 BCE

    Tibia Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 883 BCE to 859 BCE

    Ashurnasirpal II Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 874 BCE to 853 BCE

    Ahab Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 872 BCE to 848 BCE

    Jehoshaphat Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 860 BCE to 841 BCE

    Ben-Hadad II ANE King

  • Period: 860 BCE to 850 BCE

    Elijah Prophesies

  • Period: 858 BCE to 824 BCE

    Shalmaneser III Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 853 BCE to 852 BCE

    Ahaziah Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 853 BCE to 853 BCE

    Ashurnasirpal II ANE King

  • 852 BCE

    Death of Ahab

  • Period: 852 BCE to 841 BCE

    Jehoram Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 850 BCE to 798 BCE

    Elisha Prophesies

  • Period: 845 BCE to 845 BCE

    Obadiah Prophesies

  • Period: 841 BCE to 814 BCE

    Jehu Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 841 BCE to 835 BCE

    Athaliah Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 841 BCE to 806 BCE

    Hansel ANE King

  • Period: 840 BCE to 840 BCE

    Joel Prophesies

    Date is debated
  • Period: 835 BCE to 796 BCE

    Jehoash Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 823 BCE to 811 BCE

    Shamshidad V Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 814 BCE to 798 BCE

    Jehoahaz Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 810 BCE to 783 BCE

    Adadniari III Assyrian Empire

  • 800 BCE

    Jonah and the Whale

    Jonah and the Whale
    God sends Jonah to Nineveh via whale after he kept running rom God (date debated)
  • 800 BCE

    Death of Elisha

  • Period: 798 BCE to 782 BCE

    Jehoash Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 796 BCE to 787 BCE

    Amaziah Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 793 BCE to 753 BCE

    Jeroboam II Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 782 BCE to 773 BCE

    Shalmaneser IV Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 772 BCE to 755 BCE

    Ashurdan III Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 770 BCE to 770 BCE

    Jonah Prophesies

  • Period: 762 BCE to 762 BCE

    Amos Prophesies

  • Period: 755 BCE to 730 BCE

    Hosea Prophesies

  • Period: 754 BCE to 745 BCE

    Ashurnirari V Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 752 BCE to 742 BCE

    Menahem Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 750 BCE to 731 BCE

    Jotham Kingdom of Judea

  • 745 BCE

    Assyrian Rule Over Israel

  • Period: 744 BCE to 727 BCE

    Tiglath-pileser III Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 742 BCE to 740 BCE

    Pekiah Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 740 BCE to 686 BCE

    Isaiah Prophesies

    end date is debated
  • Period: 735 BCE to 715 BCE

    Ahaz Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 735 BCE to 690 BCE

    Micah Prophesies

  • Period: 732 BCE to 722 BCE

    Hoshea Israelite Kingdom

  • Period: 727 BCE to 722 BCE

    Shalmaneser V Assyrian Empire

  • 722 BCE

    The Northern Kingdom of Israel goes into exile at the hands of the Assyrarians

    The Northern Kingdom of Israel goes into exile at the hands of the Assyrarians
  • Period: 722 BCE to 705 BCE

    Sargon II Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 715 BCE to 686 BCE

    Hezekiah Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 705 BCE to 681 BCE

    Sennacherib Assyrian Empire

  • 701 BCE

    Assyrian king Sennacherib lays siege to Jerusalem during Hezekiah's reign

    Assyrian king Sennacherib lays siege to Jerusalem during Hezekiah's reign
  • Period: 696 BCE to 642 BCE

    Manasseh Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 681 BCE to 669 BCE

    Esarhaddon Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 669 BCE to 627 BCE

    Ashurbanipal Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 642 BCE to 640 BCE

    Amon Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Josiah Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 640 BCE to 640 BCE

    Nahum Prophesies

  • Period: 635 BCE to 635 BCE

    Zephaniah Prophesies

  • Period: 627 BCE to 620 BCE

    Ashurentiliani Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 627 BCE to 580 BCE

    Jeremiah Prophesies

  • Period: 620 BCE to 612 BCE

    Sinshariskun Assyrian Empire

  • 612 BCE

    The sacking of Nineveh by Babylonian ruler, Nabopolassar & Medes

    The sacking of Nineveh by Babylonian ruler, Nabopolassar & Medes
  • Period: 612 BCE to 610 BCE

    Ashur-uballit Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 610 BCE to 959 BCE

    Neco ANE King

  • 609 BCE

    The Battle of Haran and the death of Josiah at the hands of Pharaoh Necho

  • Period: 609 BCE to 598 BCE

    Jehoiakaim Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 608 BCE to 608 BCE

    Habakkuk Prophesies

  • 605 BCE

    The Battle of Carchemish: The end of Assyria and the defeat of Egypt by Babylon

    The Battle of Carchemish: The end of Assyria and the defeat of Egypt by Babylon
  • Period: 605 BCE to 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar ANE King

  • Period: 605 BCE to 530 BCE

    Daniel Prophesies

  • 604 BCE

    The first exile of Judah by Babylon: Daniel goes into exile

  • 600 BCE

    Daniel in the Lions Den

    Daniel in the Lions Den
    Daniel was thrown into the lions den because he prayed to God (date debated)
  • 597 BCE

    The second exile of Judah by babylon: Ezekiel & others go into exile

  • Period: 597 BCE to 586 BCE

    Zedekiah Kingdom of Judea

  • Period: 593 BCE to 570 BCE

    Ezekiel Prophesies

  • Period: 587 BCE to 14

    Classical Era

  • 586 BCE

    The third exile of Judah by Babylon: complete destruction of jerusalem and the temple

  • 562 BCE

    The death of Nebuchandnezzar

  • Period: 562 BCE to 560 BCE

    Evil-Merodach ANE King

  • Period: 556 BCE to 539 BCE

    Nabonidus ANE King

  • Period: 550 BCE to 529 BCE

    Cyrus II “The Great” Persian Empire

  • 538 BCE

    The decree of Cyrus for the Jews return to Judah and the exile: First return

  • Period: 529 BCE to 522 BCE

    Cambyses Persian Empire

  • Period: 522 BCE to 486 BCE

    Darius I Persian Empire

  • 520 BCE

    The temple reconstruction begins in earnest

    The temple reconstruction begins in earnest
  • Period: 520 BCE to 520 BCE

    Haggai Prophesies

  • Period: 520 BCE to 520 BCE

    Zechariah Prophesies

  • 516 BCE

    The completion of the temple in the post exilic period

  • 492 BCE

    Story of Esther

  • Period: 486 BCE to 465 BCE

    Xerxes I Persian Empire

  • Period: 465 BCE to 425 BCE

    Artaxerxes I Persian Empire

  • 458 BCE

    The second return of the Jews under Ezra: Focus is on teaching the law

  • 445 BCE

    Third return of the Jews under Nehemiah

    Focuses on rebuilding Jerusalem's walls
  • Period: 425 BCE to 424 BCE

    Xerxes II Persian Empire

  • Period: 425 BCE to 425 BCE

    Malachi Prophesies

  • Period: 423 BCE to 404 BCE

    Darius II Persian Empire

  • Period: 404 BCE to 359 BCE

    Artaxerxes II Persian Empire

  • Period: 359 BCE to 338 BCE

    Artaxerxes III Persian Empire

  • Period: 338 BCE to 336 BCE

    Arses Persian Empire

  • Period: 336 BCE to 330 BCE

    Darius III Persian Empire

  • 333 BCE

    Fall of the Persian Empire

    Fall of the Persian Empire
  • 164 BCE

    The death of Antiochus Epiphanes IV: The persecutor of the Jews

  • Period: 100 BCE to 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar Roman Empire

  • 63 BCE

    The fall of Jerusalem by the Roman General Pompey

    The fall of Jerusalem by the Roman General Pompey
  • Period: 63 BCE to 14

    Augustus Caesar Roman Empire