Old Testament Timeline

  • Period: 4006 BCE to 3800 BCE

    Adams Life

  • Period: 3400 BCE to 3024 BCE

    Enochs Life

  • Period: 2950 BCE to 1998 BCE

    Noahs Life

  • 2242 BCE

    The Tower of Babel

  • Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE

    Abrahams Life

  • 2081 BCE

    Gods Covenant With Abraham

  • 2067 BCE

    The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

  • 1910 BCE

    Joseph Sold into Egypt

  • 1889 BCE

    Joseph Imprisoned

  • Period: 1886 BCE to 1879 BCE

    Seven Years of Plenty Begin

  • Period: 1526 BCE to 1406 BCE

    Moses Life

  • 1446 BCE

    Moses Sent to Deliver Israel

  • 1446 BCE

    The Isreaelites At Mount Sinai

  • 1446 BCE

    The Plagues

  • Period: 1446 BCE to 1406 BCE

    Pentateuch Written by Moses

  • 1445 BCE

    The Ten Commandments

  • 1445 BCE

    Tabernacle Dedication

  • 1445 BCE

    Census

  • 1445 BCE

    Laws for Sacrifices and Offerings

  • 1407 BCE

    The Second Census

  • 1407 BCE

    Division of Transjordan

  • 1406 BCE

    Blessings of Moses

  • Period: 1400 BCE to 1380 BCE

    The Book of Joshua

  • Period: 1380 BCE to 1050 BCE

    The Book of Judges

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE

    The Book of Ruth

  • Period: 1100 BCE to 1010 BCE

    The Book of 1st Samuel

  • Period: 1070 BCE to 1012 BCE

    Samuels Life

  • 1024 BCE

    David Kills Goliath

  • Period: 1010 BCE to 971 BCE

    The Book of 2nd Samuel

  • Period: 1010 BCE to 971 BCE

    The Book of 1st Chronicles

  • 1003 BCE

    David Reigns over All Israel

  • 1000 BCE

    Ark Brought to Jerusalem

    2 Samuel 6
  • 998 BCE

    David Defeats the Philistines

    2 Samuel 8
  • 998 BCE

    David's festival sacrifice

    1 Chronicles 16
  • 979 BCE

    Divisions of Levites

    1 Chronicles 24
  • Period: 971 BCE to 853 BCE

    The Book of 1 Kings

  • Period: 971 BCE to 539 BCE

    The Book of 2nd Chronicles

  • 970 BCE

    David's last days

    1 Chronicles 28, 29 1 Kings 1, 2
  • 967 BCE

    Solomon asks for wisdom

    2 Chronicles 1 1 Kings 3
  • 966 BCE

    The Building of Solomon's Temple

    1 Kings 6
  • 966 BCE

    Building of Solomons Palace

    1 Kings 7
  • 966 BCE

    God's Covenant with Solomon

    1 Kings 9
  • 966 BCE

    The Ark Brought to the Temple

    1 Kings 8
  • 939 BCE

    Solomon's Wives and Idolatry

    1 Kings 11
  • 931 BCE

    The Kingdom is Divided

    1 Kings 12, 13
  • 931 BCE

    The Kingdom is Divided

    1 Kings 12, 13
  • 931 BCE

    Abijam's wicked reign

    1 Kings 15
  • 913 BCE

    Rehoboam's Wicked Reign

    1 Kings 14:21
  • 913 BCE

    Asa Destroys Idolatry

    2 Chronicles 14
  • 874 BCE

    Ahab's wicked reign

    1 Kings 16:27
  • 863 BCE

    Elijah Prays for Drought

    1 Kings 17
  • 858 BCE

    Elijah Flees Jezebel

    1 Kings 19
  • 858 BCE

    Elisha Called

    1 Kings 19:19
  • 853 BCE

    Israel and Judah against Syria

    1 Kings 22
  • 853 BCE

    The Vision of Obadiah

    Obadiah 1
  • Period: 853 BCE to 560 BCE

    The Book of 2nd Kings

  • 852 BCE

    Moab Rebels

    2 Kings 1
  • 851 BCE

    Elijah Taken up to Heaven

    2 Kings 2
  • Period: 848 BCE to 796 BCE

    Solomons Life

  • 841 BCE

    Jehu Reigns in Israel

    2 Kings 9
  • 841 BCE

    Baal Worshipers killed

    2 Kings 10:18
  • 841 BCE

    Ahab's Family Killed

    2 Kings 10
  • 835 BCE

    The Word of the LORD to Joel

    Joel 1 - 3
  • 812 BCE

    Joash Orders Temple repairs

    2 Kings 12:6
  • 766 BCE

    The Words of Amos

    Amos 1 - 9
  • 760 BCE

    Jonah Sent to Nineveh

    Jonah 1 - 4
  • 753 BCE

    Hosea's Prophecies

    Hosea 1 - 14
  • 735 BCE

    The Word of the LORD to Micah

    Micah 1 - 7
  • 730 BCE

    Isaiah Prophesies Judgment on Assyria

    Isaiah 10
  • 730 BCE

    Isaiah Prophesies a Child Is Born

    Isaiah 9
  • 730 BCE

    Isaiah Prophesies Judgments Upon Israel

    Isaiah 9:8
  • 730 BCE

    Isaiah Prophesies The Root of Jesse

    Isaiah 11
  • 725 BCE

    Hoshea the Last King of Israel

    2 Kings 17
  • 725 BCE

    Devastation on the Earth

    Isaiah 24
  • 725 BCE

    Isaiah Prophesies against the Nations

    Isaiah 13 - 22
  • 725 BCE

    Isaiah Prophesies a King Shall Reign

    Isaiah 32
  • 725 BCE

    Isaiah Declares God's Judgments

    Isaiah 33, 34
  • 715 BCE

    Idolatry is Destroyed

    2 Chronicles 31
  • 712 BCE

    Hezekiah's Illness and Healing

    2 Kings 20
    Isaiah 38
  • 701 BCE

    Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem

    2 Kings 18
    Isaiah 36
    2 Chronicles 32
  • 701 BCE

    Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem

    2 Kings 18
    Isaiah 36
    2 Chronicles 32
  • 701 BCE

    Hezekiah's Prayer

    2 Kings 19
    Isaiah 37
  • 697 BCE

    The Vision of Nahum

    Nahum 1 - 3
  • 640 BCE

    Josiah's good reign

    2 Kings 22
    2 Chronicles 34
  • 638 BCE

    The Word of the LORD to Zephaniah

    Zephaniah 1 - 3
  • 627 BCE

    Jeremiah Declares Judah Forsakes God

    Jeremiah 2 - 6
  • 627 BCE

    The Call of Jeremiah

    Jeremiah 1
  • 627 BCE

    Jeremiah's Message at the Temple Gate

    Jeremiah 7 - 10
  • 625 BCE

    The Oracle to Habakkuk

    Habakkuk 1 - 3
  • 622 BCE

    Jeremiah Proclaims God's Covenant

    Jeremiah 11, 12
  • 621 BCE

    Hilkiah finds the lost Book of the Law

    2 Kings 22:8
  • 609 BCE

    Jeremiah Prophesies against Egypt

    Jeremiah 46
  • 609 BCE

    Jeremiah Prophesies against Philistia

    Jeremiah 47
  • 609 BCE

    Jeremiah Proclaims Covenant Is Broken

    Jeremiah 13 - 20
  • 605 BCE

    Daniel Refuses the King's Portion

    Daniel 1
  • 597 BCE

    Jehoiachim exiled

    2 Kings 24:10
  • 594 BCE

    Jeremiah Prophesies against Moab

    Jeremiah 48
  • 588 BCE

    Siege of Jerusalem Begins

    2 Kings 25
  • 588 BCE

    Jeremiah's Conflicts

    Jeremiah 21 - 33
  • 586 BCE

    The Fall of Jerusalem

    2 Kings 25
    Jeremiah 52
  • 586 BCE

    Jeremiah Prophesies against Babylon

    Jeremiah 50, 51
  • 586 BCE

    The Destruction of the First Holy Temple

    During the siege of Jerusalem when Babylon took over southern kingdom, Judah
  • 539 BCE

    Daniel Prophesies Overthrow of Persia

    Daniel 11
  • 539 BCE

    Daniel Survives the Lions' Den

    Daniel 6
  • 539 BCE

    Daniel Prophesies Deliverance for Israel

    Daniel 12
  • Period: 539 BCE to 450 BCE

    The Book of Ezra

  • 537 BCE

    The Proclamation of Cyrus

    Ezra 1
  • 535 BCE

    The Exiles Return

    Ezra 2
  • Period: 521 BCE to 515 BCE

    The Rebuilding of the Second Temple of Jerusalem

    Ezra 6: 16–18
  • 520 BCE

    The Word of the LORD to Zechariah

    Zechariah 1 - 14
  • 520 BCE

    The Word of the LORD by Haggai

    Haggai 1, 2
  • 515 BCE

    Completion and Dedication of the Temple

    Ezra 6:16
  • 483 BCE

    Queen Vashti Deposed

    Esther 1
  • Period: 483 BCE to 474 BCE

    The Book of Esther

  • 473 BCE

    The King Honors Mordecai

    Esther 6
  • 473 BCE

    Haman Is Hanged

    Esther 7
  • Period: 473 BCE to 331 BCE

    Esther

  • 472 BCE

    Purim Instituted

    Esther 9
  • 456 BCE

    Ezra's Prayer About Intermarriage

    Ezra 10
  • 445 BCE

    Nehemiah's Prayer for the Exiles

    Nehemiah 1
  • Period: 445 BCE to 410 BCE

    The Book of Nehemiah

  • 444 BCE

    Nehemiah Abolishes Debt and Bondage

    Nehemiah 5
  • 444 BCE

    Israelites Fast and Repent

    Nehemiah 9
  • 444 BCE

    Israelites Seal the Covenant

    Nehemiah 10
  • 432 BCE

    Nehemiah Restores Laws

    Nehemiah 13
  • 430 BCE

    The Word of the LORD by Malachi

    Malachi 1 - 4