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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 stories are told in 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 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 (+)
some were fair (o)
most were bad (-)


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
+/o
 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
o
 29 yrs
     Jeroboam II 41 yrs
Jonah
  
Azariah [Uzziah]
o
 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
  Hoshea   9 yrs    
Hezekiah
+/o
 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
       
 (Obediah?)
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
     Nebuchandezzar
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
    

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Old Testament Timeline

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

time line

Date references:
Concordia Self-Study Bible
Samuel J. Schultz, The Old Testament Speaks
Paul L. Meier, In the Fullness of Time

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