Old Testament Timeline

  • Period: 3300 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Bronze Ages (early, middle, late)

  • Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE

    Abraham

  • Period: 1991 BCE to 1786 BCE

    Egyptian Middle Kingdom

  • 1446 BCE

    Exodus

  • Period: 1375 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Period of the Judges

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE

    Iron Ages: I,II, and III

  • 1115 BCE

    Ruth

  • Period: 1050 BCE to 1010 BCE

    Saul as king

  • Period: 1010 BCE to 971 BCE

    David as king

  • Period: 971 BCE to 931 BCE

    Solomon

  • Period: 930 BCE to 722 BCE

    Divided Kingdom

  • Period: 900 BCE to 600 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 767 BCE to 740 BCE

    Uzziah as king

  • Period: 760 BCE to 750 BCE

    Amos

  • Period: 740 BCE to 687 BCE

    Isaiah

  • 722 BCE

    Fall of Israel

  • Period: 715 BCE to 687 BCE

    Hezekiah as king

  • Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE

    Josiah as king

  • Period: 627 BCE to 587 BCE

    Jeremiah

  • Period: 621 BCE to 530 BCE

    Daniel

  • 612 BCE

    Nahum

  • Period: 609 BCE to 539 BCE

    Babylonian empire

  • Period: 605 BCE to 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar

  • Period: 597 BCE to 538 BCE

    Babylonian Exile

  • Period: 593 BCE to 571 BCE

    Ezekiel

  • 587 BCE

    Fall of Judah

  • Period: 539 BCE to 424 BCE

    Persian Empire

  • 538 BCE

    Edict of Cyrus

  • 520 BCE

    Haggai

  • 458 BCE

    Ezra's return

  • Period: 445 BCE to 442 BCE

    Nehemiah- leader of Jews