TIME LINE OF ISRAEL’S HISTORY FROM ABRAHAM TO NEHEMIAH
DATES BOOKS OF BIBLE HISTORY
BC THE BIBLE
2200 God tells Abram to go to
2100 Canaan. Abram left Ur in
Mesopotamia to Canaan,
2000
the Promised Land. God
promises to give the land to
Abram’s descendants.
Abraham goes to Egypt
because of famine. Ishmael
is born. Sodom and
Gomorrah. Job. Abram
name is changed to
Abraham. Isaac is born.
2000- Isaac and Rebekah have
1900 twins: Jacob and Esau.
Jacob goes to Haran,
1800
marries Leah and Rachel,
has 12 sons. The Lord
names Jacob “Israel”. His
son Joseph was sold into
slavery and taken to Egypt.
1800- Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s
1700 dream, becomes a ruler in
Egypt. Jacob (Israel) and
family go to Egypt. Jacob
descendant live in Egypt
about 400 years. They are
slaves for part of that time,
WORLD HISTORY KINGS & PROPHETS
Middle kingdom period
(Egypt): 2100-1780;
12th and 13th Dynasty of
Egypt. Earliest
cuneiform writing (3000
B.C.). Middle Bronze
Age. Pyramids built in
Egypt and Ziggurats
built in Mesopotamia.
Old Babylonian Period
(2000-1750)
Old Babylonian Period
Minoan Crete, palace at
Knossos, legend of the
Minotaur. Indoor
bathroom plumbing
developed.
Hammurabi of Babylon
is in power. He writes
“code of law”.
Babylonians develop
the 60-minute hour.
16th and 17th Dynasty in
Egypt.
 building Pithom and
Ramses, which are stores
cities
1700 Hittite empire (1750-
1600 1200), Hitttites plunder
Babylon. Assyria rises
in strength. Hyksos in
Egypt (1700-1550)
1600 Exodus, Baby Moses born (1526) Stonehenge erected in
1500 Leviticus, and saved by Pharaoh’s Britain (2800-1500).
Numbers, daughter. God speaks to Late Bronze Age.
1400
Deuteronomy Moses in burning bush. Mycenaean civilization
Moses (age 80) gives God’s in Greece. Minoan
message to Pharaoh. Crete destroyed by
Miracles. Plagues. First volcano and
Passover. earthquakes. Period of
The Exodus: Moses leads the Egyptian Empire.
the Israelites out to Egypt. The Philistines who
Crosses the Read S. came from the area of
Wandering 40 years. the Agaean Sea and the
Greek islands, were part
of a group of Sea People
that left that area and
sought new lands in the
eastern Mediterranean.
The particular group we
call philistines took over
the southern area of the
coast of Canaan at
around this time and
created a state based on
towns like Ashdod,
Ashkelon and Gaza, that

1400 Joshua, Judges During the wandering in
1300 the desert: Ten
Commandments. Law.
1200
Golden calf. The
Tabernacle completed. Ark
of the Covenant. Spies sent
to Canaan. Rahab hides
spies. Joshua and Caleb.
Moses dies. After the 40
years of wandering, Joshua
conquers Canaan. Period of
the Judges and cycles of
disobedience.
1200- Ruth Period of the Judges. This
1100 refers to a new group of
charismatic leaders. Judges
include Deborah and
Gideon. People of Israel
attacked by Philistines,
Canaanites, Midianites,
Ammonites and others.
Ruth, a widow from Moab,
chooses to follow God. Eli
is high priest for 40 years.
1100- 1 & 2 Samuel, Samson pulls down
1 Chronicles Philistine temple in Gaza.
1000
Samuel, the first prophet
and last judge of Israel. The
system of government
would be in the future
prove to be a major
threat to the Israelite
tribes.
Egyptian pharaoh
Iknaton develops a
monotheistic religion.
Tutanhkamen become
pharaoh of Egypt and
reinstates earlier gods.
Legend: Greeks use the
Trojan horse to defeat
Troy.
Iron Age. People begin
to use iron tools
Phoenicians have main
centers in Tyre and
Sidon. Mycenaean
civilization collapses.
Greeks decline. Sea
Peoples invade Egypt
and Syro-Palestine
Phoenician develop United
supremacy in the Kingdom
1050
Mediterranean;
1010 SAUL
seafaring trade in wood
and cloth. Phoenicians
 changed into monarchy. develop an alphabet that 1010
Saul becomes the first king is the basis of the 970 DAVID
of Israel. David slays modern English
Goliath. Saul disobeys the alphabet.
Lord and the Lord rejects
him as king. David selected
as next king. Saul tries to
kill David
1000- Psalms, David is the second king of Etruscans arrive in Italy.
Proverbs, Israel. When David become Queen of Sheba (Yemen 970
900 930 SOLOMON
Ecclesiastes, old his son Absalom and today) visits king
Song of later Adonijah conspire for Solomon. Divided
Solomon, 1 the throne. David and Kingdom
Kings Bathsheba’s son, Solomon PROPHETS JUDAH DATES ISRAEL
becomes third king. First Rehoboam 931 Jeroboam
temple built. After Salomon Abijam 913
death the kingdom divides: Asa 911
910 Nadab
Israel (north) and Judah
909 Basha
(south).
900 2 kings, Joel Elijah and the prophets of Period of the Assyrian 886 Elah
Baal. Jezebel the wicked Empire 885 Zimri
800 885 Omri
queen of Israel. Elijah and Assyrian known as cruel
874 Ahab
Elisha see a chariot of fire. warriors who torture Jehosaphat 873
Elijah goes to heaven in prisoners and deport Jehoram 853
whirlwind. Elisha ns the people from conquered 852 Jehoram
miracle of the widow’s oil nations. Ahaziah 841
and raising the Athaliah 841
Shunammite’s son. 841 Jehu
Joash 835
Naaman healed of leprosy.
814 Jehoahaz
The Lord blinds the
attackinf Aramean army.
Joel.
800 Jonah, Micah, Jonah is sent to Nineveh. Greeks colonize Italy 798 Jehoash
700 Isaiah, Hosea, Amos and Hosea prophesy and Sicily. First Amaziah 796
Amos to Israel. Isaiah and Micah Olympic games. 793 Jeroboam II
prophesy to Judah. Fall of Nineveh is capital of Uzziah 790
753 753 Sezhariah
Samaria (Israel) to Assyrian Empire. 752 Shallum
Assyrians. (722 B.C). Founding of Rome (753 752 Menahem
People deported to other B.C) by Romulus who Jotham 750
lands became its first king. 742 Pekaliah
Ahaz 735
732 Hoshea
722 Northern kingdom
destroyed. Israel
falls to Assyria
Hezekiah 714
700 Nahum, Isaiah, Jeremiah, other Nineveh destroyed by Manasseh 695
Jeremiah, prophets warn Judah and Babylonians, Medes. Amon 642
600 Josiah 640
Lamentations, other nations. Babylonians Assyria conquered.
Jehoahaz 609
Zephaniah, seize Judah (606 B.C.) and Period of the New Jehoiakim 609
Habakkuk start carrying off Babylonian Empire
inhabitants. Daniel and (Chaldean period)
friends taken to Babylon.
Ark of the Covenant lost.
600 2 Chronicles, Jerusalem falls and Judah Babylon’s hanging Jehoiakin 597
Daniel, Ezekiel, destroyed (586 B.C). gardens is one of Zedekiah 597
500 Southern 586
Obadiah Captives taken by king wonders of the world.
kingdom
Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon conquered by and
Babylon. Daniel in lion’s Medes, Persians. Edict Temple
den. Jeremiah taken to of Cyrus, Persian king. destroyed.
Egypt. First Jews return to Period of Persian Babylonian
home in 536 B.C. under Empire. Confucius in exile.
Zerubbabel. Second China. Buddha in India
Temple built.
500 Haggai, King Xerxes chooses Persians kings: DariusI, Leaders
Zechariah, Esther to be queen. Esther Xerxes (Ahasuerus), Zerubbabel 537
400
Esther, Ezra, saves the Jews from a plot Artaxerxes I, Darius II.
Nehemiah, by Haman. Parthenon built. Ezra 458
Malachi More Jews lead by Ezra, Socrates, Runner carries Nehemiah 445
and another group lead by news of Greek victory
Nehemiah, return to their at battle of Marathon 26
homeland. Wells of miles to Athens. Origin
Jerusalem rebuilt. Haggai, of athletic “marathon”.
Zechariah. Jews under
Persian rule.