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True span 4004 BC – AD 100
Beginnings · 4004 BC – 1996 BC · 12 events Beginnings 4004 BC – 1996 BC The Patriarchs · 1996 BC – 1635 BC · 34 events Patriarchs 1996 BC – 1635 BC Egypt and the Exodus · 1635 BC – 1451 BC · 19 events Exodus 1635 BC – 1451 BC Conquest and Settlement · 1451 BC – 1400 BC · 7 events Conquest 1451 BC – 1400 BC The Judges · 1405 BC – 1095 BC · 13 events Judges 1405 BC – 1095 BC The United Kingdom · 1095 BC – 975 BC · 38 events United Kgdm 1095 BC – 975 BC Israel and Judah · 933 BC – 721 BC · 27 events Israel & Judah 933 BC – 721 BC Judah Alone · 721 BC – 586 BC · 22 events Judah alone 721 BC – 586 BC The Exile · 586 BC – 538 BC · 7 events Exile 586 BC – 538 BC Return and Restoration · 538 BC – 400 BC · 13 events Return 538 BC – 400 BC Between the Testaments · 400 BC – 4 BC · 8 events Between 400 BC – 4 BC The Life of Jesus · 6 BC – AD 33 · 42 events Jesus 6 BC – AD 33 The Apostles and the Early Church · AD 30 – AD 100 · 29 events The Church AD 30 – AD 100 4004 BC — God creates the heavens and the earth 4004 BC — Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden 4004 BC — The serpent, the fruit and the curse 3017 BC — Enoch walks with God and is taken 2948 BC — Noah is born 2469 BC — God warns Noah and commands the ark 2349 BC — The Flood 2348 BC — Noah leaves the ark; the rainbow covenant 2247 BC — The tower of Babel and the scattering of the nations 1996 BC — Abram is born in Ur of the Chaldees 1922 BC — God calls Abram to leave for Canaan 1921 BC — Abram and Sarai in Egypt 1921 BC — Abram and Lot separate 1912 BC — Abram rescues Lot from the four kings 1912 BC — Melchizedek meets Abram 1912 BC — God's covenant with Abram: descendants and land 1897 BC — The covenant of circumcision; Abram becomes Abraham 1897 BC — Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed; Lot escapes 1896 BC — Isaac is born 1891 BC — Hagar and Ishmael sent away 1871 BC — Abraham offers Isaac on Moriah 1859 BC — Sarah dies; Abraham buys the cave of Machpelah 1856 BC — Isaac marries Rebekah 1836 BC — Jacob and Esau are born 1821 BC — Abraham dies 1804 BC — Isaac at Gerar: the promise renewed 1760 BC — Jacob takes Isaac's blessing and flees 1760 BC — Jacob's dream at Bethel 1745 BC — Joseph is born 1739 BC — Jacob wrestles at Peniel and is named Israel 1734 BC — Dinah at Shechem; Simeon and Levi's revenge 1733 BC — Jacob returns to Bethel; Rachel dies bearing Benjamin 1728 BC — Joseph sold by his brothers 1717 BC — Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's officers 1716 BC — Isaac dies 1715 BC — Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams and rules Egypt 1708 BC — The seven years of famine begin 1706 BC — Joseph reveals himself to his brothers 1706 BC — Jacob's family settles in Goshen 1689 BC — Jacob blesses his sons and dies 1635 BC — Joseph dies in Egypt 1573 BC — Pharaoh orders the Hebrew boys killed 1491 BC — God calls Moses at the burning bush 1491 BC — The ten plagues 1491 BC — The Passover and the departure from Egypt 1491 BC — Israel crosses the Red Sea 1491 BC — The Ten Commandments at Sinai 1491 BC — The golden calf 1491 BC — The tabernacle is set up 1490 BC — The twelve spies; Israel refuses to enter the land 1452 BC — Aaron dies on Mount Hor 1452 BC — Balaam blesses Israel instead of cursing 1451 BC — Moses dies on Mount Nebo 1451 BC — Israel crosses the Jordan 1451 BC — The walls of Jericho fall 1451 BC — Defeat at Ai; Achan's sin; Ai taken 1445 BC — The land is divided among the tribes at Shiloh 1405 BC — Othniel delivers Israel from Cushan-rishathaim 1325 BC — Ehud kills Eglon of Moab 1285 BC — Deborah and Barak defeat Sisera 1245 BC — Gideon's three hundred rout Midian 1236 BC — Abimelech makes himself king at Shechem 1188 BC — Jephthah defeats Ammon; his vow 1155 BC — Samson is born 1117 BC — Delilah betrays Samson; his death at Gaza 1117 BC — The ark captured; Eli dies 1096 BC — Samuel's victory at Mizpah; Ebenezer 1095 BC — Israel asks Samuel for a king 1095 BC — Samuel anoints Saul king 1093 BC — Saul takes the kingdom over Israel 1085 BC — David is born in Bethlehem 1063 BC — Samuel anoints David at Bethlehem 1060 BC — David takes refuge with Achish of Gath 1057 BC — David raids from Ziklag 1055 BC — Saul and Jonathan die on Mount Gilboa 1053 BC — David is made king over Judah at Hebron 1048 BC — Abner goes over to David and is killed 1048 BC — David takes the stronghold of Zion 1046 BC — David builds the city of David 1045 BC — The ark is brought up to Jerusalem 1044 BC — God's promise to David of a lasting house 1038 BC — The Ammonites shame David's envoys; war follows 1035 BC — Joab besieges Rabbah of the Ammonites 1034 BC — David and Bathsheba; Nathan's rebuke 1034 BC — Solomon is born 1032 BC — Amnon wrongs Tamar; Absalom kills him 1027 BC — Absalom is brought back to Jerusalem 1023 BC — Absalom's revolt; David flees over the Jordan 1021 BC — Three years of famine for Saul's bloodguilt 1017 BC — David numbers Israel; the plague and the threshing floor 1017 BC — David gathers the materials for the temple 1015 BC — Adonijah's bid fails; Solomon is made king 1015 BC — David dies after forty years as king 1014 BC — Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter 1013 BC — Hiram of Tyre sends timber for the temple 1012 BC — The foundations of the temple are laid 1005 BC — The temple is finished in Solomon's eleventh year 1004 BC — Solomon dedicates the temple; the glory fills the house 992 BC — Solomon finishes his own house 975 BC — Solomon turns back to God and dies 933 BC — The ten tribes break away from Rehoboam 929 BC — Shishak of Egypt plunders the temple 842 BC — Jehu is anointed; Jezebel and Ahab's house fall 745 BC — Tiglath-pileser carries off Galilee and Gilead 743 BC — Amos and Hosea preach in the northern kingdom 740 BC — Isaiah sees the Lord in the year King Uzziah died 726 BC — Hezekiah becomes king in Judah 721 BC — Samaria falls; Israel is carried into Assyria 713 BC — Sennacherib's first invasion; Hezekiah pays tribute 701 BC — The angel of the LORD turns Sennacherib back from Jerusalem 697 BC — Manasseh's long and evil reign 642 BC — Amon is murdered by his servants 639 BC — Josiah becomes king at eight years old 628 BC — Josiah purges the high places 628 BC — Jeremiah is called to be a prophet 621 BC — The Book of the Law is found in the temple 609 BC — Josiah is killed facing Pharaoh Neco at Megiddo 606 BC — Nineveh falls, as Nahum and Zephaniah foretold 606 BC — Carchemish; the first captives taken to Babylon 604 BC — Nebuchadnezzar becomes sole ruler of Babylon 597 BC — Jehoiachin and the craftsmen are carried to Babylon 593 BC — Ezekiel sees the glory of God by the river Chebar 586 BC — Jerusalem is taken and the temple burned 586 BC — Gedaliah is murdered; the remnant flees to Egypt 571 BC — Ezekiel is shown the temple to come 562 BC — Nebuchadnezzar is humbled and restored 538 BC — Babylon falls to the Persians 536 BC — Cyrus decrees that the house of God be rebuilt 520 BC — Haggai and Zechariah stir the people to build 516 BC — The second temple is finished and dedicated 458 BC — Ezra goes up from Babylon with the king's decree 433 BC — Nehemiah returns to the king and comes back to reform 331 BC — Alexander ends the Persian empire at Arbela 323 BC — Alexander dies and his empire is divided 280 BC — The Hebrew Scriptures are translated into Greek 203 BC — Antiochus the Great takes Jerusalem and annexes Judea 168 BC — Antiochus Epiphanes desecrates the temple 168 BC — The Maccabees rise; the temple is cleansed 56 BC — Rome takes Jerusalem under Pompey 37 BC — Herod the Great is made king of Judea 6 BC — Jesus is born in Bethlehem 4 BC — Herod the Great dies AD 26 — John preaches and baptizes in the wilderness AD 26 — Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan AD 27 — Jesus drives the traders from the temple AD 30 — Jesus rides into Jerusalem AD 30 — The Last Supper AD 30 — Gethsemane and the arrest AD 30 — The trial before Caiaphas; Peter's denial AD 30 — Jesus before Pilate; Barabbas released AD 30 — Jesus is crucified at Golgotha AD 30 — Joseph of Arimathea lays Jesus in the tomb AD 30 — Jesus rises on the first day of the week AD 30 — The walk to Emmaus AD 30 — The Great Commission AD 30 — Jesus is taken up from the Mount of Olives AD 30 — The Spirit comes at Pentecost AD 35 — Saul is met on the road to Damascus AD 37 — Paul's first visit to Jerusalem as a believer AD 44 — Herod Agrippa kills James and imprisons Peter AD 50 — The council at Jerusalem frees the Gentiles from the law AD 51 — The second journey: Macedonia and Philippi AD 52 — Eighteen months at Corinth; Paul before Gallio AD 54 — Three years at Ephesus; the riot of the silversmiths AD 55 — Paul writes to Corinth, Galatia and Rome AD 58 — Paul is seized in the temple courts AD 60 — Two years at Caesarea; Paul appeals to Caesar AD 61 — The voyage to Rome and the wreck at Malta AD 63 — Two years in Rome, preaching without hindrance AD 66 — James the Lord's brother is martyred in Jerusalem AD 67 — Paul is put to death in Rome AD 95 — John sees the Revelation on Patmos AD 96 — Letters to the seven churches of Asia Cain kills Abel — placed by its order in the narrative Terah takes his family from Ur to Haran — placed by its order in the narrative Hagar bears Ishmael — placed by its order in the narrative Esau sells his birthright — placed by its order in the narrative Jacob marries Leah and Rachel — placed by its order in the narrative A new king enslaves Israel — placed by its order in the narrative Moses is born and drawn from the Nile — placed by its order in the narrative Moses flees to Midian — placed by its order in the narrative Manna and quail in the wilderness of Sin — placed by its order in the narrative Water from the rock; Amalek defeated at Rephidim — placed by its order in the narrative Korah's rebellion — placed by its order in the narrative The bronze serpent — placed by its order in the narrative The Gibeonite treaty; the sun stands still — placed by its order in the narrative Hazor and the northern kings defeated — placed by its order in the narrative Joshua's farewell at Shechem; his death — placed by its order in the narrative Ruth and Boaz — placed by its order in the narrative Hannah's prayer; Samuel born and given to God — placed by its order in the narrative The ark returns to Israel — placed by its order in the narrative Jonathan's raid; Saul's unlawful sacrifice — placed by its order in the narrative Saul spares Agag and is rejected — placed by its order in the narrative David kills Goliath in the valley of Elah — placed by its order in the narrative Solomon asks for wisdom; the two mothers — placed by its order in the narrative The queen of Sheba visits Solomon — placed by its order in the narrative Jeroboam sets up calves at Bethel and Dan — placed by its order in the narrative Abijah defeats Jeroboam at Mount Zemaraim — placed by its order in the narrative Asa purges the idols from Judah — placed by its order in the narrative Zerah the Ethiopian is routed at Mareshah — placed by its order in the narrative Omri buys the hill of Samaria and builds his capital — placed by its order in the narrative Ahab marries Jezebel and serves Baal — placed by its order in the narrative Elijah shuts the sky; the widow of Zarephath — placed by its order in the narrative Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel — placed by its order in the narrative Elijah at Horeb; the still small voice — placed by its order in the narrative Naboth's vineyard and Elijah's word against Ahab — placed by its order in the narrative Micaiah's warning; Ahab dies at Ramoth-gilead — placed by its order in the narrative Elijah is taken up; Elisha receives his cloak — placed by its order in the narrative Elisha and the widow's oil; the Shunammite's son — placed by its order in the narrative Naaman the Syrian is cleansed in the Jordan — placed by its order in the narrative The Syrian siege of Samaria breaks overnight — placed by its order in the narrative Athaliah seizes the throne; Joash is crowned — placed by its order in the narrative Joash repairs the house of the LORD — placed by its order in the narrative Jonah is sent to Nineveh — placed by its order in the narrative Uzziah burns incense and is struck with leprosy — placed by its order in the narrative Hezekiah cleanses the temple and keeps the Passover — placed by its order in the narrative Hezekiah's illness and the shadow on the steps — placed by its order in the narrative Hezekiah shows his treasures to Babylon's envoys — placed by its order in the narrative Manasseh is carried to Babylon and humbles himself — placed by its order in the narrative Josiah keeps the greatest Passover since the judges — placed by its order in the narrative Jehoiakim cuts up and burns Jeremiah's scroll — placed by its order in the narrative Jeremiah laments over the ruined city — placed by its order in the narrative Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah in the fiery furnace — placed by its order in the narrative Belshazzar's feast and the writing on the wall — placed by its order in the narrative Daniel in the den of lions — placed by its order in the narrative The altar is set up and the foundation laid — placed by its order in the narrative The work is stopped by the peoples of the land — placed by its order in the narrative Esther is made queen in Susa — placed by its order in the narrative Haman's plot fails; the Jews keep Purim — placed by its order in the narrative Nehemiah hears of the broken walls and prays — placed by its order in the narrative The wall of Jerusalem is finished in fifty-two days — placed by its order in the narrative Ezra reads the Law and the people weep — placed by its order in the narrative Malachi, the last prophet of the Old Testament — placed by its order in the narrative Gabriel promises a son to Zechariah — placed by its order in the narrative Gabriel comes to Mary at Nazareth — placed by its order in the narrative Mary visits Elizabeth; the Magnificat — placed by its order in the narrative John the Baptist is born — placed by its order in the narrative Simeon and Anna see the child in the temple — placed by its order in the narrative Wise men from the east come to Bethlehem — placed by its order in the narrative Joseph takes the child to Egypt — placed by its order in the narrative The boy Jesus among the teachers — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus is tempted in the wilderness forty days — placed by its order in the narrative The first disciples follow Jesus — placed by its order in the narrative Water into wine at the wedding in Cana — placed by its order in the narrative Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night — placed by its order in the narrative The Samaritan woman at Jacob's well — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus reads Isaiah and is rejected at Nazareth — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus calls fishermen by the Sea of Galilee — placed by its order in the narrative The Sermon on the Mount — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus chooses the Twelve — placed by its order in the narrative The centurion's servant healed at Capernaum — placed by its order in the narrative John the Baptist is beheaded — placed by its order in the narrative Five thousand fed with five loaves — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus walks on the water — placed by its order in the narrative Peter confesses the Christ at Caesarea Philippi — placed by its order in the narrative The transfiguration — placed by its order in the narrative Seventy are sent out two by two — placed by its order in the narrative Lazarus is raised at Bethany — placed by its order in the narrative Zacchaeus the tax collector — placed by its order in the narrative Peter and John heal the lame man at the temple gate — placed by its order in the narrative Ananias and Sapphira — placed by its order in the narrative Stephen is stoned; Saul consents — placed by its order in the narrative Philip and the Ethiopian official — placed by its order in the narrative Peter is sent to Cornelius at Caesarea — placed by its order in the narrative The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch — placed by its order in the narrative Relief is carried from Antioch to Judea — placed by its order in the narrative Paul and Barnabas sail to Cyprus and Galatia — placed by its order in the narrative Paul at the Areopagus in Athens — placed by its order in the narrative Paul's farewell to the Ephesian elders at Miletus — placed by its order in the narrative Peter is martyred at Rome — placed by its order in the narrative Jerusalem and the temple are destroyed by the Romans — placed by its order in the narrative Beginnings · 4004 BC – 1996 BC · 12 events Beginnings 4004 BC – 1996 BC The Patriarchs · 1996 BC – 1635 BC · 34 events Patriarchs 1996 BC – 1635 BC Egypt and the Exodus · 1635 BC – 1451 BC · 19 events Conquest and Settlement · 1451 BC – 1400 BC · 7 events The Judges · 1405 BC – 1095 BC · 13 events Judges 1405 BC – 1095 BC The United Kingdom · 1095 BC – 975 BC · 38 events Israel and Judah · 933 BC – 721 BC · 27 events Israel & Judah 933 BC – 721 BC Judah Alone · 721 BC – 586 BC · 22 events The Exile · 586 BC – 538 BC · 7 events Return and Restoration · 538 BC – 400 BC · 13 events Between the Testaments · 400 BC – 4 BC · 8 events Between 400 BC – 4 BC The Life of Jesus · 6 BC – AD 33 · 42 events The Apostles and the Early Church · AD 30 – AD 100 · 29 events 4004 BC — God creates the heavens and the earth 4004 BC — Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden 4004 BC — The serpent, the fruit and the curse 3017 BC — Enoch walks with God and is taken 2948 BC — Noah is born 2469 BC — God warns Noah and commands the ark 2349 BC — The Flood 2348 BC — Noah leaves the ark; the rainbow covenant 2247 BC — The tower of Babel and the scattering of the nations 1996 BC — Abram is born in Ur of the Chaldees 1922 BC — God calls Abram to leave for Canaan 1921 BC — Abram and Sarai in Egypt 1921 BC — Abram and Lot separate 1912 BC — Abram rescues Lot from the four kings 1912 BC — Melchizedek meets Abram 1912 BC — God's covenant with Abram: descendants and land 1897 BC — The covenant of circumcision; Abram becomes Abraham 1897 BC — Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed; Lot escapes 1896 BC — Isaac is born 1891 BC — Hagar and Ishmael sent away 1871 BC — Abraham offers Isaac on Moriah 1859 BC — Sarah dies; Abraham buys the cave of Machpelah 1856 BC — Isaac marries Rebekah 1836 BC — Jacob and Esau are born 1821 BC — Abraham dies 1804 BC — Isaac at Gerar: the promise renewed 1760 BC — Jacob takes Isaac's blessing and flees 1760 BC — Jacob's dream at Bethel 1745 BC — Joseph is born 1739 BC — Jacob wrestles at Peniel and is named Israel 1734 BC — Dinah at Shechem; Simeon and Levi's revenge 1733 BC — Jacob returns to Bethel; Rachel dies bearing Benjamin 1728 BC — Joseph sold by his brothers 1717 BC — Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's officers 1716 BC — Isaac dies 1715 BC — Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams and rules Egypt 1708 BC — The seven years of famine begin 1706 BC — Joseph reveals himself to his brothers 1706 BC — Jacob's family settles in Goshen 1689 BC — Jacob blesses his sons and dies 1635 BC — Joseph dies in Egypt 1573 BC — Pharaoh orders the Hebrew boys killed 1491 BC — God calls Moses at the burning bush 1491 BC — The ten plagues 1491 BC — The Passover and the departure from Egypt 1491 BC — Israel crosses the Red Sea 1491 BC — The Ten Commandments at Sinai 1491 BC — The golden calf 1491 BC — The tabernacle is set up 1490 BC — The twelve spies; Israel refuses to enter the land 1452 BC — Aaron dies on Mount Hor 1452 BC — Balaam blesses Israel instead of cursing 1451 BC — Moses dies on Mount Nebo 1451 BC — Israel crosses the Jordan 1451 BC — The walls of Jericho fall 1451 BC — Defeat at Ai; Achan's sin; Ai taken 1445 BC — The land is divided among the tribes at Shiloh 1405 BC — Othniel delivers Israel from Cushan-rishathaim 1325 BC — Ehud kills Eglon of Moab 1285 BC — Deborah and Barak defeat Sisera 1245 BC — Gideon's three hundred rout Midian 1236 BC — Abimelech makes himself king at Shechem 1188 BC — Jephthah defeats Ammon; his vow 1155 BC — Samson is born 1117 BC — Delilah betrays Samson; his death at Gaza 1117 BC — The ark captured; Eli dies 1096 BC — Samuel's victory at Mizpah; Ebenezer 1095 BC — Israel asks Samuel for a king 1095 BC — Samuel anoints Saul king 1093 BC — Saul takes the kingdom over Israel 1085 BC — David is born in Bethlehem 1063 BC — Samuel anoints David at Bethlehem 1060 BC — David takes refuge with Achish of Gath 1057 BC — David raids from Ziklag 1055 BC — Saul and Jonathan die on Mount Gilboa 1053 BC — David is made king over Judah at Hebron 1048 BC — Abner goes over to David and is killed 1048 BC — David takes the stronghold of Zion 1046 BC — David builds the city of David 1045 BC — The ark is brought up to Jerusalem 1044 BC — God's promise to David of a lasting house 1038 BC — The Ammonites shame David's envoys; war follows 1035 BC — Joab besieges Rabbah of the Ammonites 1034 BC — David and Bathsheba; Nathan's rebuke 1034 BC — Solomon is born 1032 BC — Amnon wrongs Tamar; Absalom kills him 1027 BC — Absalom is brought back to Jerusalem 1023 BC — Absalom's revolt; David flees over the Jordan 1021 BC — Three years of famine for Saul's bloodguilt 1017 BC — David numbers Israel; the plague and the threshing floor 1017 BC — David gathers the materials for the temple 1015 BC — Adonijah's bid fails; Solomon is made king 1015 BC — David dies after forty years as king 1014 BC — Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter 1013 BC — Hiram of Tyre sends timber for the temple 1012 BC — The foundations of the temple are laid 1005 BC — The temple is finished in Solomon's eleventh year 1004 BC — Solomon dedicates the temple; the glory fills the house 992 BC — Solomon finishes his own house 975 BC — Solomon turns back to God and dies 933 BC — The ten tribes break away from Rehoboam 929 BC — Shishak of Egypt plunders the temple 842 BC — Jehu is anointed; Jezebel and Ahab's house fall 745 BC — Tiglath-pileser carries off Galilee and Gilead 743 BC — Amos and Hosea preach in the northern kingdom 740 BC — Isaiah sees the Lord in the year King Uzziah died 726 BC — Hezekiah becomes king in Judah 721 BC — Samaria falls; Israel is carried into Assyria 713 BC — Sennacherib's first invasion; Hezekiah pays tribute 701 BC — The angel of the LORD turns Sennacherib back from Jerusalem 697 BC — Manasseh's long and evil reign 642 BC — Amon is murdered by his servants 639 BC — Josiah becomes king at eight years old 628 BC — Josiah purges the high places 628 BC — Jeremiah is called to be a prophet 621 BC — The Book of the Law is found in the temple 609 BC — Josiah is killed facing Pharaoh Neco at Megiddo 606 BC — Nineveh falls, as Nahum and Zephaniah foretold 606 BC — Carchemish; the first captives taken to Babylon 604 BC — Nebuchadnezzar becomes sole ruler of Babylon 597 BC — Jehoiachin and the craftsmen are carried to Babylon 593 BC — Ezekiel sees the glory of God by the river Chebar 586 BC — Jerusalem is taken and the temple burned 586 BC — Gedaliah is murdered; the remnant flees to Egypt 571 BC — Ezekiel is shown the temple to come 562 BC — Nebuchadnezzar is humbled and restored 538 BC — Babylon falls to the Persians 536 BC — Cyrus decrees that the house of God be rebuilt 520 BC — Haggai and Zechariah stir the people to build 516 BC — The second temple is finished and dedicated 458 BC — Ezra goes up from Babylon with the king's decree 433 BC — Nehemiah returns to the king and comes back to reform 331 BC — Alexander ends the Persian empire at Arbela 323 BC — Alexander dies and his empire is divided 280 BC — The Hebrew Scriptures are translated into Greek 203 BC — Antiochus the Great takes Jerusalem and annexes Judea 168 BC — Antiochus Epiphanes desecrates the temple 168 BC — The Maccabees rise; the temple is cleansed 56 BC — Rome takes Jerusalem under Pompey 37 BC — Herod the Great is made king of Judea 6 BC — Jesus is born in Bethlehem 4 BC — Herod the Great dies AD 26 — John preaches and baptizes in the wilderness AD 26 — Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan AD 27 — Jesus drives the traders from the temple AD 30 — Jesus rides into Jerusalem AD 30 — The Last Supper AD 30 — Gethsemane and the arrest AD 30 — The trial before Caiaphas; Peter's denial AD 30 — Jesus before Pilate; Barabbas released AD 30 — Jesus is crucified at Golgotha AD 30 — Joseph of Arimathea lays Jesus in the tomb AD 30 — Jesus rises on the first day of the week AD 30 — The walk to Emmaus AD 30 — The Great Commission AD 30 — Jesus is taken up from the Mount of Olives AD 30 — The Spirit comes at Pentecost AD 35 — Saul is met on the road to Damascus AD 37 — Paul's first visit to Jerusalem as a believer AD 44 — Herod Agrippa kills James and imprisons Peter AD 50 — The council at Jerusalem frees the Gentiles from the law AD 51 — The second journey: Macedonia and Philippi AD 52 — Eighteen months at Corinth; Paul before Gallio AD 54 — Three years at Ephesus; the riot of the silversmiths AD 55 — Paul writes to Corinth, Galatia and Rome AD 58 — Paul is seized in the temple courts AD 60 — Two years at Caesarea; Paul appeals to Caesar AD 61 — The voyage to Rome and the wreck at Malta AD 63 — Two years in Rome, preaching without hindrance AD 66 — James the Lord's brother is martyred in Jerusalem AD 67 — Paul is put to death in Rome AD 95 — John sees the Revelation on Patmos AD 96 — Letters to the seven churches of Asia Cain kills Abel — placed by its order in the narrative Terah takes his family from Ur to Haran — placed by its order in the narrative Hagar bears Ishmael — placed by its order in the narrative Esau sells his birthright — placed by its order in the narrative Jacob marries Leah and Rachel — placed by its order in the narrative A new king enslaves Israel — placed by its order in the narrative Moses is born and drawn from the Nile — placed by its order in the narrative Moses flees to Midian — placed by its order in the narrative Manna and quail in the wilderness of Sin — placed by its order in the narrative Water from the rock; Amalek defeated at Rephidim — placed by its order in the narrative Korah's rebellion — placed by its order in the narrative The bronze serpent — placed by its order in the narrative The Gibeonite treaty; the sun stands still — placed by its order in the narrative Hazor and the northern kings defeated — placed by its order in the narrative Joshua's farewell at Shechem; his death — placed by its order in the narrative Ruth and Boaz — placed by its order in the narrative Hannah's prayer; Samuel born and given to God — placed by its order in the narrative The ark returns to Israel — placed by its order in the narrative Jonathan's raid; Saul's unlawful sacrifice — placed by its order in the narrative Saul spares Agag and is rejected — placed by its order in the narrative David kills Goliath in the valley of Elah — placed by its order in the narrative Solomon asks for wisdom; the two mothers — placed by its order in the narrative The queen of Sheba visits Solomon — placed by its order in the narrative Jeroboam sets up calves at Bethel and Dan — placed by its order in the narrative Abijah defeats Jeroboam at Mount Zemaraim — placed by its order in the narrative Asa purges the idols from Judah — placed by its order in the narrative Zerah the Ethiopian is routed at Mareshah — placed by its order in the narrative Omri buys the hill of Samaria and builds his capital — placed by its order in the narrative Ahab marries Jezebel and serves Baal — placed by its order in the narrative Elijah shuts the sky; the widow of Zarephath — placed by its order in the narrative Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel — placed by its order in the narrative Elijah at Horeb; the still small voice — placed by its order in the narrative Naboth's vineyard and Elijah's word against Ahab — placed by its order in the narrative Micaiah's warning; Ahab dies at Ramoth-gilead — placed by its order in the narrative Elijah is taken up; Elisha receives his cloak — placed by its order in the narrative Elisha and the widow's oil; the Shunammite's son — placed by its order in the narrative Naaman the Syrian is cleansed in the Jordan — placed by its order in the narrative The Syrian siege of Samaria breaks overnight — placed by its order in the narrative Athaliah seizes the throne; Joash is crowned — placed by its order in the narrative Joash repairs the house of the LORD — placed by its order in the narrative Jonah is sent to Nineveh — placed by its order in the narrative Uzziah burns incense and is struck with leprosy — placed by its order in the narrative Hezekiah cleanses the temple and keeps the Passover — placed by its order in the narrative Hezekiah's illness and the shadow on the steps — placed by its order in the narrative Hezekiah shows his treasures to Babylon's envoys — placed by its order in the narrative Manasseh is carried to Babylon and humbles himself — placed by its order in the narrative Josiah keeps the greatest Passover since the judges — placed by its order in the narrative Jehoiakim cuts up and burns Jeremiah's scroll — placed by its order in the narrative Jeremiah laments over the ruined city — placed by its order in the narrative Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah in the fiery furnace — placed by its order in the narrative Belshazzar's feast and the writing on the wall — placed by its order in the narrative Daniel in the den of lions — placed by its order in the narrative The altar is set up and the foundation laid — placed by its order in the narrative The work is stopped by the peoples of the land — placed by its order in the narrative Esther is made queen in Susa — placed by its order in the narrative Haman's plot fails; the Jews keep Purim — placed by its order in the narrative Nehemiah hears of the broken walls and prays — placed by its order in the narrative The wall of Jerusalem is finished in fifty-two days — placed by its order in the narrative Ezra reads the Law and the people weep — placed by its order in the narrative Malachi, the last prophet of the Old Testament — placed by its order in the narrative Gabriel promises a son to Zechariah — placed by its order in the narrative Gabriel comes to Mary at Nazareth — placed by its order in the narrative Mary visits Elizabeth; the Magnificat — placed by its order in the narrative John the Baptist is born — placed by its order in the narrative Simeon and Anna see the child in the temple — placed by its order in the narrative Wise men from the east come to Bethlehem — placed by its order in the narrative Joseph takes the child to Egypt — placed by its order in the narrative The boy Jesus among the teachers — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus is tempted in the wilderness forty days — placed by its order in the narrative The first disciples follow Jesus — placed by its order in the narrative Water into wine at the wedding in Cana — placed by its order in the narrative Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night — placed by its order in the narrative The Samaritan woman at Jacob's well — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus reads Isaiah and is rejected at Nazareth — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus calls fishermen by the Sea of Galilee — placed by its order in the narrative The Sermon on the Mount — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus chooses the Twelve — placed by its order in the narrative The centurion's servant healed at Capernaum — placed by its order in the narrative John the Baptist is beheaded — placed by its order in the narrative Five thousand fed with five loaves — placed by its order in the narrative Jesus walks on the water — placed by its order in the narrative Peter confesses the Christ at Caesarea Philippi — placed by its order in the narrative The transfiguration — placed by its order in the narrative Seventy are sent out two by two — placed by its order in the narrative Lazarus is raised at Bethany — placed by its order in the narrative Zacchaeus the tax collector — placed by its order in the narrative Peter and John heal the lame man at the temple gate — placed by its order in the narrative Ananias and Sapphira — placed by its order in the narrative Stephen is stoned; Saul consents — placed by its order in the narrative Philip and the Ethiopian official — placed by its order in the narrative Peter is sent to Cornelius at Caesarea — placed by its order in the narrative The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch — placed by its order in the narrative Relief is carried from Antioch to Judea — placed by its order in the narrative Paul and Barnabas sail to Cyprus and Galatia — placed by its order in the narrative Paul at the Areopagus in Athens — placed by its order in the narrative Paul's farewell to the Ephesian elders at Miletus — placed by its order in the narrative Peter is martyred at Rome — placed by its order in the narrative Jerusalem and the temple are destroyed by the Romans — placed by its order in the narrative the strip above shows the same periods at their true proportion
173 of the 271 events carry a year, each one quoted from ISBE (1915), Ussher’s Annals (1650) or Easton’s (1897); the other 98 are placed by their order in the narrative and say so.
Equal periods True years Dated173 Placed by order98 Clear the brush All 271 events
Kind 63 34 29 23 18 17 14 14 13 13 13 10 6 4
Beginnings 4004–1996 BC Creation, the Flood and Babel. Only Ussher's Annals (1650) assigns these years, by adding up the ages in Genesis 5 and 11; ISBE (1915) holds that those lists were not given as an exact chronology and declines to date them.
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The Patriarchs 1996–1635 BC Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, from the call at Ur to the death of Joseph in Egypt. Years from Ussher; ISBE dates Abraham by his contemporary Hammurabi to about 1900 BC.
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Egypt and the Exodus 1635–1451 BC Slavery in Egypt, Moses, the plagues, the Red Sea, Sinai and forty years in the wilderness. Years from Ussher, who puts the Exodus in 1491 BC; ISBE puts it about 1448 BC.
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Conquest and Settlement 1451–1400 BC Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan; Jericho falls; the land is divided among the tribes.
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The Judges 1405–1095 BC Deliverers from Othniel to Samson, the story of Ruth, and Samuel the last judge. ISBE warns that the years given in Judges overlap, so its own reckoning is shorter than Ussher's.
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The United Kingdom 1095–975 BC Saul, David and Solomon: Jerusalem becomes the capital and the temple is built. Years from Ussher; ISBE's scheme runs about forty years later, placing the temple's foundation in 970 BC.
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Israel and Judah 933–721 BC The kingdom splits; prophets from Elijah to Isaiah; Assyria carries the northern kingdom away. From here the years follow ISBE, which fixes them against the Assyrian king-lists.
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Judah Alone 721–586 BC Hezekiah, Manasseh and Josiah; Jeremiah; Babylon takes Jerusalem and burns the temple. Years from ISBE, anchored to Sennacherib's campaign of 701 BC and the fall of the city in 586.
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The Exile 586–538 BC Judah in Babylon: Ezekiel and Daniel, until Cyrus takes the city in 538 BC.
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Return and Restoration 538–400 BC Zerubbabel, the second temple, Esther, Ezra and Nehemiah, and the last prophets. Dated by the regnal years of the Persian kings, which ISBE calls the least difficult stretch of the Old Testament to date.
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Between the Testaments 400–4 BC Greece and Rome rule the land; the Maccabees; Herod the Great. Anchored to Scripture only through Daniel's prophecies, the Feast of Dedication and the Gospels' opening verses.
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The Life of Jesus 6 BC – AD 33 From the announcement to Zechariah to the Ascension. ISBE (1915) dates the birth to 6 BC and the crucifixion to AD 30, noting an early tradition that puts the death a year earlier; Ussher (1650) dates the birth to 4 BC. The band is drawn wide enough to hold them all.
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The Apostles and the Early Church AD 30–100 Pentecost, Paul's journeys and letters, the fall of Jerusalem, and John on Patmos. Dated by ISBE from Gallio's inscription, the death of Herod Agrippa I and the arrival of Festus.
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Sources International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain · crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModInfo.jsp?modName=ISBE James Ussher, The Annals of the World (Annales Veteris Testamenti, 1650) · Public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain Gospel Companion · In-house