From Creation to the early church
Timeline
Dates before the kings of Israel follow one traditional reckoning and are approximate; scholars date many of these events differently.
Beginnings
- 4003 BC
- 4003 BC
- 4003 BC
- 4003 BC
- 3874 BC
- 3874 BC
- 3873 BC
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- 3768 BC
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- 3678 BC
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- 3608 BC
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- 3543 BC
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- 3381 BC
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- 3316 BC
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- 3129 BC
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- 3073 BC
- 3016 BC
- 2961 BC
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- 2863 BC
- 2768 BC
- 2713 BC
- 2581 BC
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- 2347 BC
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- 2310 BC
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- 2280 BC
- 2280 BC
- 2246 BC
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2245 BC
Tower of Babel Genesis 11:1–9
- 2216 BC
- 2216 BC
- 2184 BC
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- 2154 BC
- 2154 BC
- 2125 BC
- 2125 BC
The patriarchs
- 2007 BC
- 2006 BC
- 1997 BC
- 1996 BC
- 1995 BC
- 1977 BC
- 1954 BC
- 1920 BC
- 1920 BC
- 1920 BC
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- 1919 BC
- 1909 BC
- 1909 BC
- 1907 BC
- 1896 BC
- 1895 BC
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- 1877 BC
- 1855 BC
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1706 BC
Joseph's brothers go to Egypt Genesis 42:1–38
- 1705 BC
- 1688 BC
- 1649 BC
- 1634 BC
- 1579 BC
- 1570 BC
- 1570 BC
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1530 BC
Moses Flees Pharaoh Exodus 2:11–15
- 1528 BC
- 1520 BC
Exodus, conquest and judges
- 1490 BC
- 1490 BC
- 1490 BC
- 1489 BC
- 1451 BC
- 1450 BC
- 1450 BC
- 1444 BC
- 1423 BC
- 1417 BC
- 1409 BC
- 1377 BC
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- 1297 BC
- 1277 BC
- 1257 BC
- 1250 BC
- 1217 BC
- 1214 BC
- 1191 BC
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1169 BC
Oppression by Ammon and Philistia Judges 10:6–18
- 1161 BC
- 1151 BC
- 1145 BC
- 1140 BC
- 1138 BC
- 1134 BC
- 1128 BC
- 1121 BC
- 1120 BC
- 1100 BC
- 1094 BC
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1094 BC
United Kingdom 1 Samuel 10:1
- 1066 BC
- 1055 BC
- 1054 BC
The united kingdom
- 1014 BC
- 1014 BC
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1011 BC
Construction of Solomon's Temple 1 Kings 5:1–18
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974 BC
Southern Kingdom (Judah) 1 Kings 11:43
- 974 BC
- 974 BC
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974 BC
Northern Kingdom (Israel) 1 Kings 12:20
- 974 BC
- 957 BC
- 955 BC
- 955 BC
- 953 BC
- 952 BC
The divided kingdom
- 929 BC
- 928 BC
- 928 BC
- 928 BC
- 924 BC
- 917 BC
- 917 BC
- 913 BC
- 913 BC
- 909 BC
- 896 BC
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896 BC
Elijah Translated 2 Kings 2:1–14
- 896 BC
- 896 BC
- 892 BC
- 888 BC
- 885 BC
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- 878 BC
- 856 BC
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- 609 BC
- 608 BC
- 608 BC
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- 606 BC
- 605 BC
- 597 BC
- 596 BC
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Exile and return
- 584 BC
- 519 BC
- 519 BC
- 441 BC
The life of Jesus
- 5 BC
- 5 BC
- 4 BC
- 4 BC
- 4 BC
- 4 BC
- 3 BC
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3 BC
Wise Men Visit Jesus Matthew 2:9–12
- 3 BC
- 3 BC
- 3 BC
- 3 BC
- 3 BC
- 3 BC
- 3 BC
- 3 BC
- AD 9
- AD 9
- AD 26
- AD 26
- AD 26
- AD 27
- AD 27
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AD 27
John's Witness John 1:15–34
- AD 27
- AD 27
- AD 27
- AD 27
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- AD 28
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Undated
The life of Jesus
- AD 29
- AD 29
- AD 29
- AD 29
Undated
The life of Jesus
- AD 30
- AD 30
Undated
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Holy Week Matthew 21:1–46
The life of Jesus
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
Undated
The life of Jesus
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AD 30
The church grows Acts 2:42–47
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 30
- AD 31
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- AD 31
- AD 32
- AD 32
The early church
- AD 38
- AD 38
- AD 38
- AD 38
- AD 38
- AD 40
- AD 40
- AD 40
- AD 40
- AD 45
Undated
The early church
- AD 45
Undated
The early church
- AD 46
- AD 46
- AD 47
Undated
The early church
- AD 47
- AD 47
- AD 47
- AD 47
- AD 47
Undated
The early church
- AD 50
Undated
The early church
- AD 54
- AD 54
- AD 54
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- AD 56
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Events: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).