OT Timeline

  • Period: 3300 BCE to 2100 BCE

    Early Bronze Age

  • 2300 BCE

    Babylonian Empire established

  • Period: 2100 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Middle Bronze Age

  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1795 BCE

    Egyptian Middle Kingdom

  • Period: 1996 BCE to 1821 BCE

    Abraham

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Late Bronze Age

  • Period: 1544 BCE to 1104 BCE

    Book of Judges

  • 1300 BCE

    Ruth lived around 1300 BC

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 586 BCE

    Iron age

  • 1040 BCE

    David born

  • Period: 1021 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Saul - King of Israel

  • 1015 BCE

    Solomon becomes king

  • 970 BCE

    David dies

  • 900 BCE

    Assyrian Empire Established

  • 800 BCE

    Amos lived around 8th century BC

  • Period: 790 BCE to 750 BCE

    Uzziah lived around 790-750BC

  • Period: 722 BCE to 720 BCE

    Fall of Israel

  • 720 BCE

    Isaiah lived around 720BC

  • 687 BCE

    Hezekiah

    falls as king of Judah
  • 648 BCE

    Josiah born

  • 640 BCE

    Josiah

    becomes king of Judah
  • 630 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar born

  • 609 BCE

    Josiah dies

  • 607 BCE

    Assyrian Empire falls

  • Period: 605 BCE to 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar

    king of Babylonia
  • 604 BCE

    Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar dream

  • 600 BCE

    Ezekiel lived around 600 BC

  • 600 BCE

    Jeremiah lived around 600 BC

  • 598 BCE

    Babylonian Exile starts

  • 586 BCE

    Fall of Judah

  • 562 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar dies

  • 539 BCE

    Edict of Cyrus

    Assumes role of King after defeat of babylonians in 539 BC
  • 539 BCE

    Daniel

    survives the lions den
  • 539 BCE

    Babylonian Empire falls

  • 538 BCE

    Babylonian exile ends

  • 536 BCE

    Persian Empire established

  • 520 BCE

    Haggai

    Recorded messages to the Jews of Jerusalem around 520 BC
  • 458 BCE

    Ezra

    Arrives in Jerusalem during King Artaxerxes 7th year
  • 445 BCE

    Nehemiah

    (Born 5th century BC) Arrives in King Artaxerxes 20th year
  • 336 BCE

    Persian Empire Falls