Tanakh (Old Testament) Timeline

This timeline is based upon scriptural passages in the Bible.

EventYear from CreationYear of EventVerses
Creation03950 BCGenesis 5:3
Birth of Seth1303820 BCGenesis 5:6
Birth of Enos2353715 BCGenesis 5:9
Birth of Cainan3253625 BCGenesis 5:12
Birth of Mahalaleel3953555 BCGenesis 5:15
Birth of Jared4603490 BCGenesis 5:18
Birth of Enoch6223328 BCGenesis 5:21
Birth of Mathuselah6873263 BCGenesis 5:25
Birth of Lamech8743076 BCGenesis 5:28
Birth of Noah10562894 BCGenesis 7:6
Beginning of the flood16562294 BCGenesis 7:11, 8:13-14
Noah leaves the ark16572293 BCGenesis 11:10
Birth of Arphaxed16592291 BCGenesis 11:12
Birth of Salah16942256 BCGenesis 11:14
Birth of Eber17242226 BCGenesis 11:16
Birth of Peleg17582192 BCGenesis 11:18
Birth of Reu17882162 BCGenesis 11:20
Birth of Serug18202130 BCGenesis 11:22
Birth of Nahor18502100 BCGenesis 11:24
Birth of Terah18792071 BCGenesis 11:26
Birth of Abraham19492001 BCGenesis 12:4
Abraham leaves Haran20241926 BCGenesis 16:16
Birth of Ishmael20351915 BCGenesis 21:5
Birth of Isaac20491901 BCGenesis 25:26
Birth of Jacob21091841 BCGenesis 47:9
Birth of Joseph22001750 BCGenesis 41:46, 53, 45:6
Jacob enters Egypt22391711 BCGenesis 47:28
Death of Jacob22561694 BCGenesis 49:33
Death of Joseph23101640 BCGenesis 50:22, 26
Birth of Moses23741576 BCExodus 7:7
Exodus from Egypt24541496 BCExodus 16:35
Crossing of Jordan24941456 BCJoshua 14:7, 24:29
Dividing of the Land24991451 BCJoshua 14:7-10
Judges begin leading Israel25241426 BCJoshua 24:29
Saul (first king) begins reign28501100 BCActs 13:21
David begins reign28901060 BC2 Samuel 5:4
Solomon begins reign29301020 BC1 Kings 6:1
Solomon begins to build temple29341016 BC1 Kings 11:42
Rehoboam begins reign2970980 BC1 Kings 14:21
Abijah begins reign2987963 BC1 Kings 15:2
Asa begins reign2990960 BC1 Kings 15:9-10
Jehoshaphat begins reign3031919 BC1 Kings 22:42
Jehoram begins reign3056894 BC2 Kings 8:17
Ahaziah begins reign3064886 BC2 Kings 8:26
Athaliah begins her reign3065885 BC2 Kings 11:3
Joash begins reign3071879 BC2 Kings 12:1
Amaziah begins reign3111839 BC2 Kings 14:2
Azariah begins reign3140810 BC2 Kings 15:2
Jotham begins reign3192758 BC2 Kings 15:33
Ahaz begins reign3208742 BC2 Kings 16:2
Hezekiah begins reign3224726 BC2 Kings 18:2
Manasseh begins reign3253697 BC2 Kings 21:1
Amon begins reign3308642 BC2 Kings 21:19
Josiah begins reign3310640 BC2 Kings 22:1
Jehoahaz begins reign (3 months)3341609 BC2 Kings 23:31
Jehoakim begins reign3341609 BC2 Kings 23:36
Babylon besieges Israel3344606 BCDaniel 1:1
Destruction of the first temple3362588 BCJeremiah 52:12-13, 25:1, Daniel 2:1
Cyrus decrees rebuilding temple3414536 BC2 Chronicles 36:21, 23
Artaxerxes decrees rebuilding Jerusalem3505445 BCNehemiah 2:1
Birth of Yeshua (Jesus)39446 BCMatthew 2:1, 15
Christ's ministry begins397829 ADLuke 3:1
Christ's crucifixion398132 ADLuke 23:32-49
Call of the Apostle Paul398637 ADActs 9:1-16
Destruction of the 2nd temple & the city of Jerusalem401970 ADLuke 21:5-6