The Construction of the Bible

A Timeline of Biblical Events

Prehistory	The Beginnings: Events in Prehistory
	Creation Adam and Eve in the Garden Cain and Abel Noah and the Flood The Tower of Babel
1900 BCE - 1700 BCE	The Ancestors of the Israelites
	Abraham comes to Palestine Isaac is born to Abraham Jacob is born to Isaac Jacob has twelve sons, who become the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. The most prominent of these sons is Joseph, who becomes adviser to the King of Egypt
1700 BCE - 1250 BCE	The Israelites in Egypt and The Wilderness
1700-1290:   1290:   1290-1250:	The descendants of Jacob are enslaved in Egypt. Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt. The Israelites wander in the wilderness. During this time Moses receives the Law on Mount Sinai.
1250 BCE - 1030 BCE	The Conquest and Settlement of Canaan
1250:	Joshua leads the first stage of the invasion of Canaan. Israel remains a loose confederation of tribes, and leadership is exercised by heroic figures known as the Judges.
1030 BCE - 931 BCE	The United Israelite Kingdom
1030-1010:   1010-970:   970-931:	King Saul King David King Solomon
931 BCE - 687 BCE	The Two Israelite Kingdoms
	Southern Kingdom Northern Kingdom Kings of Judah Prophets Kings of Israel 931-913 - Rehoboam 913-911 - Abijah 911-870 - Asa 870-848 - Jehoshaphat 848-841 - Jehoram 841 - Ahaziab 841-835 - Queen Athaliah 835-796 - Joash 796-781 - Amaziah 781-740 - Uzziah 740-736 - Jotham 736-716 - Ahaz 716-687 - Hezekiah Elijah Elisha Jonah Amos Hosea Micah Isaiah 931-910 - Jeroboam 910-909 - Nadab 909-886 - Baasha 886-885 - Elah 7 days in 885 - Zimri 885-874 - Omri 874-853 - Ahab 853-852 - Ahaziah 852-841 - Joram 841-814 - Jehu 814-798 - Jehoahaz 798-783 - Jehoash 783-743 - Jeroboam II 6 mo. in 743 - Zechariah 1 mo. in 743 - Shallum 743-738 - Menahem 738-737 - Pekahiah 737-732 - Pekah 732-723 - Hoshea 722 - Fall of Samaria
687 BCE - 586 BCE	The Last Years of The Kingdom of Judah
	Kings Prophets    687-642 - Manasseh 642-640 - Amon 640-609 - Josiah 3 mo. in 609 - Joahaz 609-598 - Jehoiakim 3 mo. in 598 - Jehoiachin 598-587 - Zedekiah July 587 or 586 - Fall of Jerusalem Zephaniah    Nahum    Jeremiah    Habakkuk?    Ezekiel
586 BCE - 443 BCE	The Exile and The Restoration
586:   539:   538:   520:   445-443:	The Judeans taken into exile in Babylonia after the fall of Jerusalem.   Persian rule begins Edict of Cyprus allows Jews to return Foundations of new temple are laid The walls of Jerusalem are restored Prophets    Haggai    Zechariah    Obadiah    Daniel    Malachi    Joel?
333 BCE - 4 CE	The Time between the Testaments
333:   323-198:   198-166:   166-63:   63:   37-4:	Alexander the Great establishes Greek rule in Palestine. The Ptolemies, descendants of one of Alexander's generals, who had been given the position of ruler over Egypt, rule Palestine. The Seleucids, descendants of one of Alexander's generals, who had acquired the rule of Syria, rule Palestine. Jewish revolt under Judas Maccabeus reestablishes Jewish independence. Judas' family and descendants, the Hasmoneans, rule Palestine. The Roman general Pompey takes Jerusalem. Puppet kings appointed by Rome rule Palestine. One of these is Herod the Great.
6 BCE - 70 CE	The Time of the New Testament
6-4 BCE:   28-32 CE:   c. 32 CE:   37 CE:   41-65 CE:   65 CE:   70 CE:	Birth of Jesus. Ministry of John the Baptist; baptism of Jesus and time of his public ministry. Death and resurrection of Jesus. Conversion of Paul (Saul of Tarsus). Ministry of Paul. Final imprisonment of Paul. Herod's temple destroyed.