Bible Overview timeline.

4,000 BCE

Creation
4,000 BCE

The Fall
4,000 BCE

Adam and Eve
3,000 BCE

The Flood
3,000 BCE

Noah
2,400 BCE

Tower of Babel
Period:
2,166 BCE
to
1,991 BCE

Abraham
2,100 BCE

Abrahamic Covenant
2,091 BCE

Abram Moves to Canaan
2,085 BCE

Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed
2,067 BCE

God Renames Abram to Abraham
Period:
2,066 BCE
to
1,886 BCE

Isaac
2,058 BCE

The Sacrifice of Isaac
2,029 BCE

Sarah Dies/First Purchase of the Promised Land
2,026 BCE

Isaac Marries Rebekah
Period:
2,006 BCE
to
1,859 BCE

Jacob/Israel
1,929 BCE

Jacob Steals the Blessing
1,922 BCE

Laban Tricks Jacob in Marriage

Jacob is given Leah, but married Rachel a week later in exchange for 7 more years of labor.
Period:
1,915 BCE
to
1,805 BCE

Joseph
1,903 BCE

Jacob Wrestles God/Renamed Israel
1,884 BCE

Joseph Becomes an Official of Egypt
1,876 BCE

Migration of Jacob's Family to Egypt
1,700 BCE

Jacob/Israel's Descendants Multiply in Egypt and become a Great Nation
Period:
1,526 BCE
to
1,486 BCE

Moses in Egypt
1,525 BCE

Moses Born and Adopted by Pharaoh's Daughter
Period:
1,525 BCE
to
1,406 BCE

Moses Life
Period:
1,486 BCE
to
1,446 BCE

Moses in Midian
Period:
1,485 BCE
to
1,375 BCE

Joshua
1,446 BCE

The Exodus from Egypt
1,446 BCE

Israel Worships Golden Calf
Period:
1,446 BCE
to
1,406 BCE

Moses in the Exodus
1,445 BCE

Construction of the Tabernacle
1,445 BCE

Sinai Covenant
1,406 BCE

Deuteronomic Covenant
Period:
1,406 BCE
to
1,399 BCE

Conquest of Canaan
1,399 BCE

Land Allotted Between Tribes
1,375 BCE

Joshua's Farewell
1,375 BCE

A Levite's Concubine Degraded
Period:
1,375 BCE
to
1,050 BCE

Period of Judges
1,235 BCE

Deborah and Barak
Period:
1,191 BCE
to
1,144 BCE

Gideon
1,180 BCE

Ruth Marries Boaz
Period:
1,118 BCE
to
1,078 BCE

Samson
Period:
1,100 BCE
to
1,011 BCE

Samuel
1,070 BCE

Philistines Capture the Ark of the Covenant
Period:
1,050 BCE
to
1,010 BCE

Reign of King Saul
1,024 BCE

David Anointed King
1,024 BCE

David Kills Goliath
1,010 BCE

Saul Conjures Samuel's Ghost
Period:
1,010 BCE
to
-970 BCE

Reign of King David
1,003 BCE

Israel United Under David

My friend Daniel Folta painted this picture.
1,000 BCE

Davidic Covenant
1,000 BCE

David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem
-993 BCE

David and Bathsheba
-976 BCE

Absalom's Coup/David Flees Jerusalem
Period:
-970 BCE
to
-931 BCE

Reign of King Solomon
Period:
-966 BCE
to
-959 BCE

Temple Construction
Period:
-940 BCE
to
-732 BCE

Aram (Syria) - Foreign Power
-931 BCE

Kingdom Split
Period:
-931 BCE
to
-910 BCE

King Jeroboam I of Israel
Period:
-931 BCE
to
-722 BCE

Kingdom of Israel
Period:
-931 BCE
to
-586 BCE

Kingdom of Judah
Period:
-931 BCE
to
-913 BCE

King Rehoboam of Judah
Period:
-913 BCE
to
-911 BCE

King Abijam of Judah
Period:
-911 BCE
to
-870 BCE

King Asa of Judah
Period:
-910 BCE
to
-909 BCE

King Nadab of Israel
Period:
-909 BCE
to
-886 BCE

King Baasha of Israel
Period:
-886 BCE
to
-885 BCE

King Elah of Israel
-885 BCE

King Zimri of Israel
Period:
-885 BCE
to
-874 BCE

King Omri of Israel
Period:
-875 BCE
to
-848 BCE

Elijah the Prophet to Israel
Period:
-874 BCE
to
-853 BCE

King Ahab of Israel
Period:
-870 BCE
to
-846 BCE

King Jehoshaphat of Judah
Period:
-860 BCE
to
-845 BCE

Obadiah the Prophet
Period:
-853 BCE
to
-852 BCE

King Ahaziah of Israel
Period:
-852 BCE
to
-841 BCE

King Joram of Israel
Period:
-848 BCE
to
-797 BCE

Elisha the Prophet to Israel
Period:
-846 BCE
to
-841 BCE

King Jehoram of Judah
-841 BCE

King Ahaziah of Judah
Period:
-841 BCE
to
-814 BCE

King Jehu of Israel
Period:
-841 BCE
to
-835 BCE

King Athaliah of Judah
-835 BCE

Joel Prophet to Judah
Period:
-835 BCE
to
-801 BCE

King Jehoash of Judah
Period:
-814 BCE
to
-798 BCE

King Jehoahaz of Israel
Period:
-801 BCE
to
-783 BCE

King Amaziah of Judah
Period:
-798 BCE
to
-782 BCE

King Jehoash of Israel
Period:
-793 BCE
to
-753 BCE

Jonah the Prophet
Period:
-783 BCE
to
-732 BCE

King Azariah of Judah
Period:
-782 BCE
to
-753 BCE

King Jeroboam II of Israel
Period:
-770 BCE
to
-760 BCE

Amos the Prophet to Israel
Period:
-770 BCE
to
-727 BCE

Hosea the Prophet to Israel
Period:
-753 BCE
to
-752 BCE

King Zecheriah of Israel
-752 BCE

King Shallum of Israel
Period:
-752 BCE
to
-742 BCE

King Menahem
Period:
-750 BCE
to
-735 BCE

King Jotham of Judah
Period:
-745 BCE
to
-612 BCE

Assyria - Foreign Power
Period:
-745 BCE
to
-727 BCE

Tiglathpileser III of Assyria
Period:
-742 BCE
to
-740 BCE

King Pekahiah of Israel
Period:
-740 BCE
to
-732 BCE

King Pekah of Israel
Period:
-740 BCE
to
-686 BCE

Isiah Prophet to Judah
Period:
-737 BCE
to
-700 BCE

Micah Prophet to Judah
Period:
-735 BCE
to
-727 BCE

King Ahaz of Judah
Period:
-732 BCE
to
-722 BCE

King Hoshea of Israel
Period:
-727 BCE
to
-697 BCE

King Hezekiah of Judah
Period:
-727 BCE
to
-722 BCE

Shalmaneser V of Assyria
-722 BCE

Fall of Samaria
Period:
-722 BCE
to
-705 BCE

Sargon II of Assyria
Period:
-705 BCE
to
-681 BCE

Sennacherib of Assyria
-701 BCE

Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem
Period:
-697 BCE
to
-642 BCE

King Manasseh of Judah
Period:
-642 BCE
to
-640 BCE

King Amon of Judah
Period:
-640 BCE
to
-609 BCE

King Josiah of Judah
Period:
-640 BCE
to
-609 BCE

Zephaniah Prophet to Judah
-630 BCE

Nahum the Prophet
Period:
-627 BCE
to
-580 BCE

Jeremiah Prophet to Judah
Period:
-626 BCE
to
-529 BCE

Babylon - Foreign Power
-609 BCE

King Jehoahaz of Judah
Period:
-609 BCE
to
-598 BCE

King Jehoiakim of Judah
Period:
-609 BCE
to
-598 BCE

Habakkuk Prophet to Judah
Period:
-605 BCE
to
-536 BCE

Daniel the Prophet
Period:
-605 BCE
to
-562 BCE

Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
Period:
-598 BCE
to
-597 BCE

King Jehoiachin of Judah
Period:
-597 BCE
to
-586 BCE

King Zedekiah of Judah
Period:
-597 BCE
to
-571 BCE

Ezekiel the Prophet
-586 BCE

Fall of Jerusalem
-586 BCE

Beginning of Exile
Period:
-553 BCE
to
-539 BCE

Belshazzar of Babylon
-539 BCE

Cyrus Conquers Babylon
-539 BCE

Cyrus of Persia

539BC and onward
Period:
-539 BCE
to
-331 BCE

Persian Empire
-538 BCE

First Return (Zerubbabel)
Period:
-536 BCE
to
-516 BCE

Temple Rebuilding
-458 BCE

Second Return (Ezra)
-444 BCE

Third Return (Nehemiah)
-425 BCE

End of the Old Testament
Period:
-331 BCE
to
-164 BCE

Greek Empire
Period:
-164 BCE
to
-63 BCE

Maccabean Revolt
-63 BCE

Pompey Conquered Jerusalem
Period:
-63 BCE
to
476

Roman Empire
Period:
-37 BCE
to
-4 BCE

King Herod
Period:
-27 BCE
to
14

Emperor Augustus of Rome
-4 BCE

Birth of Jesus
Period:
-4 BCE
to
39

Antipas of the Dynasty of King Herod
Period:
-4 BCE
to
6

Archelaus of the Dynasty of King Herod
Period:
-4 BCE
to
34

Philip I of the Dynasty of King Herod
Period:
14
to
37

Emperor Tiberius of Rome
Period:
26
to
36

Pontius Pilate Roman Procurator in Judea
Period:
27
to
30

Ministry of Jesus
30

Death and Resurrection of Jesus
30

Ascension of Jesus
30

Pentecost
33

Stephen Stoned
34

Pauls Conversion
Period:
37
to
41

Emperor Caligula of Rome
Period:
39
to
44

Agrippa I of the Dynasty of King Herod
40

Peter's Vision
Period:
41
to
54

Emperor Claudius of Rome
44

James Martyred
46

Book of James
Period:
46
to
48

Paul's 1st Missionary Journey
48

Book of Galatians
49

Jerusalem Council
50

Book of Matthew
Period:
50
to
52

Paul's 2nd Missionary Journey
51

Book of 1 Thessalonians
52

Book of 2 Thessalonians
Period:
52
to
59

Felix Roman Procurator in Judea
Period:
53
to
57

Paul's 3rd Missionary Journey
Period:
54
to
68

Emperor Nero of Rome

Rumored to have burned Rome for his new palace.
56

Book of 1 Corinthians
57

Book of Romans
57

Book of 2 Corinthians
Period:
58
to
59

Paul's Imprisonment in Caesarea
Period:
59
to
61

Festus Roman Procurator in Judea
60

Paul's Journey to Rome
Period:
60
to
62

Paul's Imprisonment in Rome
61

Book of Ephesians
61

Book of Philippians
61

Book of Colossians
61

Book of Philemon
62

Book of Luke
63

Book of Acts
63

Book of 1 Timothy
63

Book of Titus
63

Book of 1 Peter
64

Great Roman Fires
64

Book of 2 Timothy
64

Book of 2 Peter
Period:
64
to
68

Paul and Peter Martyred
65

Book of Mark
66

Book of Jude
Period:
68
to
69

Emperor Galba of Rome
69

Book of Hebrews
69

Emperor Otho of Rome
69

Emperor Vitellius of Rome
Period:
69
to
79

Emperor Vespasian of Rome
70

Fall of Jerusalem
Period:
79
to
81

Emperor Titus of Rome
Period:
81
to
96

Emperor Domitian of Rome
90

Books of 1, 2, 3 John
95

Book of Revelation
Period:
96
to
98

Emperor Nerva of Rome
98

Book of John

Creation

The Fall

Adam and Eve

The Flood

Noah

Tower of Babel

Abraham

Abrahamic Covenant

Abram Moves to Canaan

Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

God Renames Abram to Abraham

Isaac

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Sarah Dies/First Purchase of the Promised Land

Isaac Marries Rebekah

Jacob/Israel

Jacob Steals the Blessing

Laban Tricks Jacob in Marriage

Joseph

Jacob Wrestles God/Renamed Israel

Joseph Becomes an Official of Egypt

Migration of Jacob's Family to Egypt

Jacob/Israel's Descendants Multiply in Egypt and become a Great Nation

Moses in Egypt

Moses Born and Adopted by Pharaoh's Daughter

Moses Life

Moses in Midian

Joshua

The Exodus from Egypt

Israel Worships Golden Calf

Moses in the Exodus

Construction of the Tabernacle

Sinai Covenant

Deuteronomic Covenant

Conquest of Canaan

Land Allotted Between Tribes

Joshua's Farewell

A Levite's Concubine Degraded

Period of Judges

Deborah and Barak

Gideon

Ruth Marries Boaz

Samson

Samuel

Philistines Capture the Ark of the Covenant

Reign of King Saul

David Anointed King

David Kills Goliath

Saul Conjures Samuel's Ghost

Reign of King David

Israel United Under David

Davidic Covenant

David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem

David and Bathsheba

Absalom's Coup/David Flees Jerusalem

Reign of King Solomon

Temple Construction

Aram (Syria) - Foreign Power

Kingdom Split

King Jeroboam I of Israel

Kingdom of Israel

Kingdom of Judah

King Rehoboam of Judah

King Abijam of Judah

King Asa of Judah

King Nadab of Israel

King Baasha of Israel

King Elah of Israel

King Zimri of Israel

King Omri of Israel

Elijah the Prophet to Israel

King Ahab of Israel

King Jehoshaphat of Judah

Obadiah the Prophet

King Ahaziah of Israel

King Joram of Israel

Elisha the Prophet to Israel

King Jehoram of Judah

King Ahaziah of Judah

King Jehu of Israel