OLD TESTAMENT: THE NATION ISRAEL TIMELINE

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  • 4000 BCE

    Creation of the World

    Creation of the World
    The creation story in Genesis tells us the heavens and the earth were created in 6 days and it was good. On the 7th day, He rested.
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 1 BCE

    OT TIMELINE: NATION OF ISRAEL

  • 3150 BCE

    Fall of Adam and Eve

    Fall of Adam and Eve
    Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and brought sin into the world.
  • 2294 BCE

    The Great Flood

    The Great Flood
    A mythological story about the great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous.
  • 2100 BCE

    Abraham

    Abraham
    Abram obeyed God and left Canaan. He was faithful, and became Abraham the father of many nations.
  • 1700 BCE

    Joseph and Egypt

    Joseph and Egypt
    Joseph was loved by his father Jacob and wore a coat of many colors. He had vivid dreams and was envied by his brothers. They sold him into slavery and he later became their ruler.
  • 1500 BCE

    Moses

    Moses
    God came to him in a burning bush. Christianity's most important prophet is Moses. He led the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. He received the Ten Commandments from Mt. Sinai.
  • 1100 BCE

    Saul and David

    Saul and David
    Saul planned to kill David. Saul said David could marry his daughter if he killed a Philistine. David killed Goliath and married Mical, Saul's daughter.
  • 900 BCE

    Israel Divided

    Israel Divided
    After King Solomon's death, the nation split into 2 kingdoms, Israel to the north and Judah to the south.
  • 721 BCE

    Assyrian Exile

    Assyrian Exile
    Several thousands of Israelites were forced out of Israel. The 10 tribes were taken captive and later disappeared.
  • 586 BCE

    Babylonian Exile

    Babylonian Exile
    Time when the Jews were taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. It is important because the exile and the return and restoration of the Jewish nation were fulfillments of Old Testament prophecies.