Old Testament Survey

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2100 BCE

    Early Bronze Age

  • Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE

    Abram/Abraham

  • Period: 2100 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Middle Bronze Age

  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1782 BCE

    Egyptian Middle Kingdom

  • Period: 1792 BCE to 539 BCE

    Babylonian Empire

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Late Bronze Age

  • 1446 BCE

    Exodus

  • Period: 1365 BCE to 609 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 1350 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Book of Judges

    These dates start with Othniel, the first judge in 1350 BC, and end with the beginning of Saul's reign in 1050 BC.
  • 1230 BCE

    Ruth

    Ruth and Naomi return to Bethlehem.
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 950 BCE

    Iron Age I

  • Period: 1082 BCE to 1010 BCE

    Saul

  • Period: 1040 BCE to 970 BCE

    David

  • Period: 989 BCE to 931 BCE

    Solomon

  • Period: 950 BCE to 586 BCE

    Iron Age II

  • Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE

    Divided Kingdom

  • Period: 814 BCE to 740 BCE

    Amos

  • Period: 808 BCE to 739 BCE

    Uzziah

  • Period: 766 BCE to 686 BCE

    Isaiah

  • Period: 741 BCE to 686 BCE

    Hezekiah

  • 722 BCE

    Fall of Israel

  • Period: 683 BCE to 610 BCE

    Nahum

  • Period: 649 BCE to 609 BCE

    Josiah

  • Period: 643 BCE to 570 BCE

    Jeremiah

  • Period: 632 BCE to 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar

  • Period: 622 BCE to 571 BCE

    Ezekiel

  • Period: 622 BCE to 530 BCE

    Daniel

  • Period: 588 BCE to 538 BCE

    Babylonian Exile

  • 586 BCE

    Fall of Judah

  • Period: 586 BCE to 333 BCE

    Iron Age III

  • Period: 570 BCE to 500 BCE

    Haggai

  • Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE

    Persian Empire

  • 539 BCE

    Edict of Cyrus

  • Period: 504 BCE to 421 BCE

    Ezra

  • Period: 473 BCE to 403 BCE

    Nehemiah