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Old Testament Timeline

Israel's Early History
Approximate
DATE BC
  BIBLE TEXT
2100
Abraham [Abram] Genesis 12-25
2000
Isaac Genesis 21-27
  Jacob & Esau Genesis 25-49
1900
Joseph (Jacob's family
moves to Egypt)
Genesis 37-50
1500
Moses (Israel leaves Egypt)  Exodus-Deuteronomy
  Joshua (Israel enters Canaan) Joshua
  Series of "Judges" lead the
Israeli confederation:
    Othniel, Ehud, Deborah,
    Gideon, Jephthah, Samson,
    Samuel 
Judges,  Ruth,
1 Samuel 1-9
1050
King Saul          (40 yrs) 1 Samuel 10-31
1010
King David       (40 yrs) 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles
970
King Solomon   (40 yrs) 1 Kings 1-11, 2 Chronicles 1-9

After the death of King Solomon,
the nation of Israel splits into two kingdoms.
Their history is told in
1 Kings, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles,
and Jeremiah

 
NORTH
SOUTH
TRIBES
10
2 (Judah & Benjamin)
NAME
ISRAEL
JUDAH
CAPITAL
CITY
The first capitals were
Shechem and Tirzah,
then Omri built Samaria
Jerusalem
KINGS'
FAMILIES
Several dynasties
changed by assassinations
All descendants of David
SPIRITUAL
QUALITIES
All the kings were bad,
promoting pagan worship

A few of the kings were good  
most were bad
four started well but ended badly 


Timeline of Israel's Divided Kingdom

Northen Kingdom: "Israel"
Southern Kingdom: "Judah"
BC KINGS
Reign PROPHETS
KINGS
Quality
Reign
 930
Jeroboam 22 yrs
Ahijah
Shemaiah
Rehoboham
-
17 yrs
       
Iddo
Abijah
-
  3 yrs
     Nadab   2 yrs    
Asa
+ > -
41 yrs
908
Baasha 24 yrs  
Azariah
 
 
     
Jehu
Hanani
 
 
     Elah   2 yrs      
 
885
Zimri   7 days      
 
 
Omri 12 yrs      
 
 
   Ahab & Jezebel
22 yrs
Elijah
 
Jehoshaphat
+
25 yrs
     
 Micaiah
Eliezer
 
 
     Ahaziah   2 yrs
Elisha
   
 
     Joram 12 yrs  
 
Jehoram
-
  8 yrs
841
Jehu 28 yrs    
Ahaziah
-
  1 yr
       
Jehoiada
Queen Athaliah
-
  7 yrs
       
Zechariah
Joash
+ > -
40 yrs
     Jehoahaz 17 yrs    
 

 
     Jehoash 16 yrs
 
 
Amaziah
+ > - 29 yrs
     Jeroboam II 41 yrs
Jonah
 
Azariah [Uzziah]
+ > - 52 yrs
     
Hosea
   
 
752
   Zechariah   6 mo
Amos
   
 
  Shallum   1 mo  
Isaiah
 
 
  Menahem 10 yrs      
 
     Pekahiah   2 yrs      
 
  Pekah 20 yrs  
Micah
Jotham +
16 yrs
        Obed Ahaz -
16 yrs
  Hoshea   9 yrs    
Hezekiah
+
29 yrs
722
Fall of Samaria
Assyrian exile
       
 
 
     
Manasseh
- > +
55 yrs
         
Amon
-
  2 yrs
640
     
Jeremiah
Josiah
+
31 yrs 
       
Huldah
 
 
       
Zephaniah
 
 
       
Nahum
Jehoahaz
-
  3 mo
       
Habakkuk
Jehoiakim
-
11 yrs
       
 (Obadiah?)
Jehoiakin
-
  3 mo
         
Zedekiah
-
11 yrs
586
     
 
Fall of
Jerusalem

 
         
Babylonian
Captivity

70 yrs


Israel's Final Old Testament History

and the time between the OT and NT

YEARS
BC
EVENT
Prophets &
Jewish Leaders
EMPERORS
Foreign Rulers
 
Exile
  Babylonians
605
1st deportation
from Judah to Babylon
Jeremiah
    Nebuchadnezzar
597
2nd deportation
Ezekiel
 
586
3rd deportation
Fall of Jerusalem
Daniel
 
          Belshazzar
      Medo-Persians
538
 1st return  from
Babylon to Israel
Zerubbabel
    Cyrus
   
Sheshbazzar
 
   
Haggai
    Darius I
   
Zechariah
 
515
Temple Rebuilt
   
485
 
 Esther
    Xerxes
          Artaxerxes I
458
 2nd group return 
Ezra
 
432
 3rd group return 
Nehemiah
 
   
Malachi
    Darius II 
 
END OF O.T.
 
 



    Artaxerxes II
      Greeks
334
 Greek Conquest
      Alexander the Great
320
        Ptolomy I [Egypt]
311
        Seleucid Dynasty [Syria]
       
198
        Antiochus I,II,III [Syria]
175
Intense persecution
      Antiochus IV "Epiphanes"
167 
Jewish Revolt
Judas Maccabeus
Jewish independence
142
 
Hasmonean
Dynasty
 
 
 
 
Romans
63
Roman Conquest
 
    Pompey
37
        Herod the Great
 
BEGINNING  OF N.T.


6
Birth of John the Baptizer
   
5
Birth of Jesus
   

Easy Summary
 Approx. Year BC 2000 1500  1000   500   5 
Person Abraham Moses David
Daniel
Jesus
Event Covenants Exodus Kingdom Exile Christmas
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