The Biblical Timeline of History

CREATION (about 13,000 years ago) ............................................…..................................11013 BC CREATION OF ADAM ..........................................................................................................11013 BC BIRTH OF SETH. Adam was 130 when Seth was born (Gen. 5:3) ................………...............10883 BC BIRTH OF ENOS. Seth was 105 when Enos was born (Gen. 5:6) ...................……….............10778 BC END OF ENOS'S PERIOD 905 years after his birth (Gen. 5:11), which is the year Kenan was born and which began his period .....................……….............9873 BC END OF KENAN'S PERIOD 910 years after his birth (Gen. 5:14). This is the year Mahalaleel was born and the beginning of his period ............………............8963 BC END OF MAHALALEEL' S PERIOD 895 years after his birth (Gen. 5:17). This is the year Jared was born and the beginning of his period .......………….............8068 BC END OF JARED'S PERIOD 962 years after his birth (Gen. 5:20). This is the year Enoch was born and the beginning of his period ..................…………...........7106 BC END OF ENOCH'S PERIOD 365 years after his birth (Gen. 5:23). This is the year Methuselah was born and the beginning of his period ...............………….....6741 BC END OF METHUSELAH'S PERIOD 969 years after his birth (Gen. 5:27). This is the year Lamech was born and the beginning of his period ...................………….......5772 BC BIRTH OF NOAH. Lamech was 182 when Noah was born (Gen. 5:28-29) .........…….…….......5590 BC THE FLOOD (about 7,000 years ago). Noah was 600 when the flood came (Gen. 7:6) ....................................................................................................................4990 BC DEATH OF SHEM 502 years after the flood (Gen. 11:10-11). This is the year Arpachshad was born and the beginning of his period ...........................…………....4488 BC END OF ARPACHSHAD'S PERIOD 438 years after his birth (Gen. 11:12-13). This is the year Shelah was born and the beginning of his period .......................…….….…....4050 BC END OF SHELAH'S PERIOD 433 years after his birth (Gen.11:14-15). This is the year Eber was born and the beginning of his period .......................…....………......3617 BC END OF EBER'S PERIOD 464 years after his birth (Gen.11:16-17). This is the year Peleg was born and the beginning of his period ..........................……….….....3153 BC TOWER OF BABEL. During Peleg's patriarchal period, the division of the continents occurred. The Tower of Babel must have been between these dates (Gen. 10:25). …..3153-2914 BC END OF PELEG'S PERIOD 239 years after his birth (Gen.11:18-19). This is the year Reu was born and the beginning of his period ..........................……..............……....2914 BC END OF REU'S PERIOD 239 years after his birth (Gen.11:20-21). This is the year Serug was born and the beginning of his period ..............................………......……...2675 BC END OF SERUG'S PERIOD 230 years after his birth (Gen. 11:22-23). This is the year Nahor was born and the beginning of his period .............................………….....2445 BC END OF NAHOR'S PERIOD 148 years after his birth (Gen.11:24-25). This is the year Terah was born and the beginning of his period .........................………..……......2297 BC BIRTH OF ABRAM TO TERAH. Terah was 130 years old at the birth of Abram .......………………….2167 BC ABRAM ENTERED CANAAN ....................................................................................……………........2092 BC CIRCUMCISION OF ABRAM when he was 99 years of age .........................................………….…...2068 BC BIRTH OF ISAAC. Abraham was 100 years of age at the birth of Isaac (Gen. 21:5) ……………….….2067 BC BIRTH OF JACOB. Isaac was 60 years old at birth of Jacob (Gen. 25:26) ..........……………..…........ 2007 BC - Jacob arrives in Haran at the age of .....................….....60 - Jacob works for seven years for Rachel and is then married to Leah ................................................…..67 - Reuben is born to Leah the following year, when Jacob is ..........................................................…....68 - Simeon is born to Leah when Jacob is ..............……......69 - Levi is born to Leah when Jacob is ....................…........70 - Jacob finishes his second seven-year contract for Rachel when he is .....................................................74 - Jacob works for wages for 20 yrs. In the 17th year of this period, Joseph is born. Jacob is .................….......91 -At the end of the 20-yr. period, Joseph is weaned and Jacob wishes to leaven Haran. He is ..................…...94 - Jacob works for six years longer for his flocks and leaves Haran at age ...............................................100 JACOB'S NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL when Jacob was 100 ...............………......………………..........1907 BC JACOB'S FAMILY ARRIVES IN EGYPT when Jacob is 130 (Gen. 47:9) ..........………………….…..........1877 BC Remember that the death year of one patriarch coincides with the birth year of the next, so the result must look like this: Levi's time in Egypt (137 minus 60) .......................77 years Kohath's period of patriarchal leadership ............133 years Amram's period of patriarchal leadership ........... 137 years Aaron's age at the time of the Exodus (Ex. 7:7) .....83 years Total 430 years EXODUS FROM EGYPT 430 years later (Exo. 12:40) ...............................……….........…………........ 1447 BC ENTRANCE INTO CAANAN 40 years later ......................................................…………….................1407 BC Chronology of the Judges: Israel Heathen Time Notice Chronology Oppression Judges 3:8 Israel served Cushanrishathaim 8 Judges 3:11 Land had rest 40 Judges 3:14 Israel served Eglon, King of Moab 18 Judges 3:30 Land had rest 80 Judges 4:3 Israel oppressed by Jabin, King of Canaan 20 Judges 5:31 Land had rest 40 Judges 6:1 Israel in hand of Midian 7 Judges 8:28 Land had rest 40 Judges 9:22 Abimelech ruled Israel 3 Judges 10:2 Tola judged Israel 23 Judges 10:3 Jair judged Israel 22 Judges 10:8 Philistines oppressed Israel 18 Judges 12:7 Jephthah judged Israel 6 Judges 12:9 Ibzan judged israel 7 Judges 12:11 Elon judged Isreal 10 Judges 12:14 Abdon judged Israel 8 Judges 13:1 Israel in hand of Philistines 40 Judges 15:20 Samson judged Israel 20 1 Sam 4:18 Eli judged Israel 40 1 Sam 6:1 Ark in Philistines' hands (7 mo = ~1 yr) 1 1 Sam 7:2 From return of Ark to beginning of King Saul's reign 20 ----------------------------------- Total Years 360 111 Note: The 111 years of oppression occurred during the total 360 years of the Judges. SAUL BECOMES KING OF ISRAEL 360 years later (See Chronology of the Judges above) ..................................................…………........................1047 BC DAVID BECOMES KING OF ISRAEL 40 years later ............................................…………......……...1007 BC SOLOMON BECOMES KING OF ISRAEL 4 years before David's death ................…………….…….....971 BC FOUNDATION OF TEMPLE LAID in fourth year of Solomon's reign, which is 480 years from the exodus from Egypt (1Kings 6:1) ............................................……………........ 967 BC DIVISION OF KINGDOM OF ISRAEL upon Solomon's death .........................…………….....……...... 931 BC Chronology of the Kings of a Divided Kingdom: Judah (2 tribes) Israel (10 tribes) King Reign BC I(# of years) character King Reign BC I(# of years) character 1. Rehoboam 931-914 (16) Bad 1. Jeroboam I 931-910 (22) Bad 2. Abijah 914-911 (3) Bad 3. Asa 911-870 (41) Good 2. Nadab 910-909 (2) Bad 3. Baasha 909-886 (24) Bad 4. Elah 886-885 (2) Bad 5. Zimri 885 (7 days) Bad 6. Tibni 885-880* (5) Bad 7. Omri 885-874* (12) Bad 4. Jehoshaphat 871-846* (25) Good 8. Ahab 874-853* (22) Bad 5. Jehoram 854-842* (8) Bad 9. Ahaziah 854-853* (2) Bad 6. Ahaziah 842-841 (1) Bad 10. Joram 853-841 (12) Bad 7. Athaliah 841-835 (6) Bad 11. Jehu 841-813 (28) Bad 8. Joash 835-795 (40) Good 12. Jehoahaz 813-796* (17) Bad 9. Amaziah 796-767* (29) Good 13. Jehoash 798-782* (16) Bad 10. Azariah (Uzziah) 789-737* (52) Good 14. Jeroboam II 792-751* (41) Bad 15. Zechariah 751-750 (6 mo) Bad 16. Shallum 750 (1 mo) Bad 17. Menahem 750-740 (10) Bad 18. Pekahiah 740-738 (2) Bad 11. Jotham 738-718* (20) Good 19. Pekah 738-718 (20) Bad 12. Ahaz 730-714* (16) Bad 20. Hoshea 718-709 (9) Bad 13. Hezekiah 715-686 (29) Good (Israel conquered by Assyria in 709 BC) 14. Manasseh 697-642 Bad 15. Amon 642-640 (2) Bad 16. Josiah*** 640-609 (31) Good 17. Jehoahaz 609 (3 mo.) Bad (Remnants of these 10 tribes joined with the nation of Judah, which is then called Israel) 18. Jehoiakim 609-598* (11) Bad 19. Jehoiachin 608-597* Bad (also named: Coniah or Jeconiah) 20. Zedekiah 597-587 Bad (Judah conquered by Babylonians in 587 BC) (also named Mattaniah) Israel (10 tribes) destroyed .......................................................................................………........ 709 BC Israel (Judah augmented by remnants from 10 tribes) subdued by Egypt ...………....…………......609 BC Israel taken into Babylonian captivity and temple destroyed .........................…………...............587 BC Babylon conquered by Cyrus, king of Medes and Persians (under Cyrus first contingent of Jews returned to Jerusalem) .................................................………….......….. 539 BC Temple partially rebuilt and rededicated .................................................…….....................….....515 BC Ezra returned to Jerusalem to reestablish the law ...............................................……………........ 458 BC Wall rebuilt by Nehemiah ..........................................................................................………......... 445 BC PERIOD OF SILENCE Christ was born .......................................................................................................………................7 BC Christ was baptized ....................................................................................….......………...…............29 AD Christ died on the cross ..........................................………...............................................….............33 AD Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans ....................................………..........................……..........70 AD Israel becomes a nation once again ....................................................…………............. May 14, 1948 THE END OF THE CHURCH AGE ..................................……................................…........ May 21, 1988 Latter Rain Begins ............................................................................……............. September 7, 1994 (a great multitude outside of the churches begin to be saved out of Great Tribulation [Revelation 7:14]) Latter Rain Ends & Judgment Day Begins Worldwide consists of many days ( Isaiah 24:22 ) .........………………………………………………….……...... May 21, 2011 * Salvation/Eternal Life is no longer possible! Last Day of this World and Judgment Day that we are now in ........................…………….............. ???