Bible's timeline

Creation
“In the beginning . . .”
4026 BCE	Adam’s creation
The Antediluvians
3096 BCE	Death of Adam
2370 BCE	Floodwaters fall
Abrahamic covenant
2018 BCE	Abraham born
1943 BCE	Abrahamic covenant established
1918 BCE	Birth of Isaac
1750 BCE	Joseph sold as a slave
b. 1613 BCE	Job’s trial
1513 BCE	Exodus from Egypt
1473 BCE	Israel enters Canaan under Joshua
1467 BCE	Major conquest of Canaan completed
c.1467 BCE	The Period of Judges begins
1117 BCE	Saul anointed as king
1070 BCE	God makes Kingdom promise to David
1037 BCE	Solomon becomes king
1027 BCE	First temple in Jerusalem completed
c. 1020 BCE	Song of Solomon completed
997 BCE	Israel is divided into two kingdoms
c. 717 BCE	Compiling of Proverbs completed
607 BCE	Jerusalem destroyed; exile in Babylon begins
539 BCE	Babylon falls to the conqueror Cyrus
537 BCE	Jewish exiles return to Jerusalem
455 BCE	Jerusalem’s walls rebuilt; 69 weeks of years begin
a. 443 BCE	Malachi completes his prophetic book
The Gospels
c. 2 BCE	Birth of Jesus
29 CE	Jesus is baptized and begins to preach about God’s Kingdom
31 CE	Jesus chooses his 12 apostles; delivers Sermon on the Mount
32 CE	Jesus resurrects Lazarus
33 CE	Nisan 14. Jesus is impaled
33 CE	Nisan 16. Jesus is resurrected
Christian preaching work
33 CE	Sivan 6. Pentecost; outpouring of holy spirit
36 CE	Cornelius becomes a Christian
c. 47-48 CE	Paul’s first preaching tour
c. 49-52 CE	Paul’s second preaching tour
c. 52-56 CE	Paul’s third preaching tour
c. 60-61 CE	Paul writes letters while imprisoned in Rome
b. 62 CE	Jesus’ half brother James writes his letter
Last days begin
66 CE	Jews revolt against Rome
70 CE	Jerusalem and its temple destroyed by the Romans
c. 96 CE	John writes Revelation
c. 100 CE	Death of John, the last of the apostles
Kingdom of God
1914 CE	Christ comes to power, being anointed as King by his Heavenly Father

Adam’s creation to the Flood

Pivotal points
4026 BCE	Creation of Adam
1,656 years
2370 BCE	Start of the flood waters
427 years
1943 BCE	Abrahamic covenant
430 years
1513 BCE	Exodus from Egypt
479 years
1034 BCE	Jerusalem's first temple construction
37 years
997 BCE	Israel divided
390 years
607 BCE	Fall of Jerusalem
70 years
537 BCE	Return of the Jews
82 years
455 BCE	Rebuilding Jerusalem
483 years
29 CE	Baptism of Jesus
1,986 years
2015 CE	Present day
From Adam’s creation to 2015 CE
6,012 years

From Adam’s creation to the birth of Seth, 130 years

Then to the birth of Enosh, 105 years

To the birth of Kenan, 90 years

To the birth of Mahalalel, 70 years

To the birth of Jared, 65 years

To the birth of Enoch, 162 years

To the birth of Methuselah, 65 years

To the birth of Lamech 187, years

To the birth of Noah 182, years

To the Flood, 600 years

Total 1,656 years

The Flood to the Abrahamic covenant

From the beginning of the flood to Arpachshad’s birth, 2 years

Then to the birth of Shelah, 35 years

To the birth of Eber, 30 years

To the birth of Peleg, 34 years

To the birth of Reu, 30 years

To the birth of Serug, 32 years

To the birth of Nahor, 30 years

To the birth of Terah, 29 years

To the death of Terah when Abraham was 75 years old, 205 years

Total 427 years

Abrahamic covenant to the Exodus

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “and to your descendants,” in the sense of many. Rather, it says, “and to your offspring,” in the sense of one, who is Christ. Further, I say this: The Law, which came into being 430 years later, does not invalidate the covenant previously made by God, so as to abolish the promise. — Galatians 3:16, 17

Total 430 years

The Exodus to Israel divided

From the Exodus to the entry of Israel into Canaan, 40 years

To the close of the period of the Judges and the beginning of Saul’s reign, 356 years

To the beginning of David’s reign, 40 years

To the beginning of Solomon’s reign, 40 years

To the division of the kingdom, 40 years

Total 516 years