Old Testament Timeline

By biggiebro143
  • 4000 BCE

    The Fall of Man

  • 4000 BCE

    The Creation

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 2100 BCE

    Prehistory: Genesis 1-11

    Main Themes: God’s good creation
    Story of God’s people
    Moral Failure of Humankind
    • Fallen Condition of Humanity (sinfulness)
    • Fallen Condition of Humanity (inability to fix it)

    Salvation (God’s grace)
    • History important characters: God
    Adam
    Eve
    the devil
    Cain
    Abel
    Seth
    Noah
  • 3000 BCE

    From Adam to Noah

  • 2500 BCE

    Covenant of the Rainbow

  • 2500 BCE

    The Great Flood

  • 2100 BCE

    Job's Suffering and Faith

  • 2091 BCE

    God Sends Abram to Egypt

  • Period: 2091 BCE to 1806 BCE

    Patriarchs: Genesis 12-50

    Main themes: Election
    Promise
    Covenant Main Characters: Abraham
    Isaac
    Jacob
    Joseph
  • 2081 BCE

    God's Covenant with Abram

  • 2054 BCE

    The Offering of Isaac

  • 1991 BCE

    Death of Abraham

  • 1800 BCE

    Jacob's Family Stays in Egypt

  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1140 BCE

    Exodus-Conquest/Judges: Exodus-Ruth

    important characters:
    Moses
    Ruth
    Naomi
    Boaz
  • 1140 BCE

    Naomi, Ruth and Boaz

  • 1100 BCE

    Birth of Samuel

  • Period: 1100 BCE to 472 BCE

    Monarchy/ Divided Kingdoms: 1 Samuel-Esther

    Important characters:
    Saul
    David
    Nathan
    Samuel
    Esther
    Mordecai
    King Xerxes
    Hamman
  • 739 BCE

    Isaiah Complains of Zion's Corruption

  • Period: 739 BCE to 430 BCE

    exile and return: Isaiah-Malachi

    Important characters:
    Haggai
    Zechariah
    Malachi
  • 483 BCE

    Queen Vashti Deposed

  • 430 BCE

    The Word of the LORD by Malachi

  • Sources

    Works Cited:
    https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm https://www.bible.com Professor Stolks slides