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Bible Chronology of the Old Testament
The following chronological list is adapted from The Chronological Bible. Its purpose is to help you develop an overall understanding of the order of the major people and events of the Bible. The dates are disputed here and there; but overall, they can give you a reference in time and order.
The Pre-existent Christ | kjv@John:1 |
Creation | kjv@Genesis:1:1 |
Satan cast out of heaven | kjv@Isaiah:14:12-17 |
Six days of creation | kjv@Genesis:1:3-26 |
Garden of Eden | kjv@Genesis:2:8-17 |
Fall of Adam and Eve | kjv@Genenis:3:1-7 |
Expulsion from Eden | kjv@Genesis:3:21-24 |
Cain kills Abel | kjv@Genesis:4 |
Noah is born | kjv@Genesis:5:28-29 |
The Flood | kjv@Genesis:7:10-24 |
Abram (Abraham) is born | kjv@Genesis:11:27 |
Job | kjv@Job:1 |
Abram becomes Abraham | kjv@Genesis:17 |
Birth of Isaac, then Jacob,then Joseph | kjv@Genesis:21-30 |
Joseph sold into slavery to Egypt | kjv@Genesis:27-28 |
Famine and move of Hebrews to Egypt | kjv@Genesis:41 |
The Hebrew population grows | kjv@Genesis:47:27 |
Their bondage and oppression | kjv@Exodus:8 |
Moses is born | kjv@Exodus:6:20 |
The 10 plagues against Egypt | kjv@Exodus:7-11 |
The Hebrews are freed then pursued | kjv@Exodus:12 |
Crossing the Red Sea | kjv@Exodus:13-15 |
Receiving the 10 Commandments | kjv@Exodus:20 |
Israel wanders in the desert for 40 years | kjv@Numbers:14 |
Canaan | 1200 - 750 B. C. |
Israel becomes a world power, Samson is born | kjv@Judges:13 |
Saul becomes first King | kjv@1Samuel:9 |
David and Goliath | kjv@1Samuel:17 |
David becomes King | kjv@2Samuel:5 |
David with Bathsheba | kjv@2Samuel:11 |
Absalom's rebellion | kjv@2Samuel:15-18 |
David prepares temple materials | kjv@1Chronicles:22 |
Solomon becomes King | kjv@1Kings:1 |
Solomon asks God for wisdom | kjv@1Kings:3 |
The building of the Temple | kjv@1Kings:6 |
Solomon's downfall | kjv@1Kings:11 |
The nation of Israel divided into two: Israel to the north and Judah to the south. This period was full of kings, who ruled each realm. Many of the kings were evil. Other gods were worshiped occasionally. During this time Elijah has his ministry. Hosea preached. Jonah dealt with Nineveh. Rome was founded. The temple was restored. |
Both Israel and Judah fall to foreign powers. Micah prophesies. Isaiah is martyred. Jeremiah is born. Daniel is born. Zephaniah prophesies. Ezekiel is born. Jeremiah preaches. |
Ezekiel prophesies as Jerusalem falls | kjv@Ezekiel:33 |
Nebuchadnezzar's image | kjv@Daniel:3 |
Daniel's vision of the four beasts | kjv@Daniel:7 |
Daniel's vision of the 70 weeks | kjv@Daniel:9 |
Fall of Babylon to Persians | kjv@Isaiah:13 kjv@Jeremiah:25 |
Dedication of the Temple | kjv@Ezra:6 |
Deliverance of the Jews | kjv@Esther:8 |
Ezra prepares to return to Jerusalem | kjv@Ezra:7 |
Building of the wall of Jerusalem | kjv@Nehemiah:2 |
Malachi's Prophecies | kjv@Malachi: |
Greece is the world power from 331 - 168 B. C. |
Rome is the world power from 168 B. C. - 476 |
God does not speak for about 400 years |
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Author:
Matt Slick
Date:
Jan. 2002
Last Modified:
June 25, 2007
Abstract:
A brief chronology of Old Testament events.
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