Biblical Timeline

Major events from Creation to Revelation — 572 events

All 572 Battle 9 Beginning 140 Birth 86 Construction 4 Covenant 9 Death 57 Destruction 3 End 131 Jubilee 70 Marriage 7 Meeting 3 Message 6 Prophecy 9 Travel 18 Unique 17 Vision 3
2.305 BCE
Beginning

The Flood began

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.…

1.877 BCE
Beginning

Beginning of the 430 years between the promise and the covenant

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, {that} the covenant, that was confirmed bef…

1.847 BCE
Beginning

Beginning of the 400 years of oppression

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land {that is} not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; (Genesis 15:13)

1.671 BCE
Beginning

The seven years of plenty in Egypt began

And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. (Genesis 41:47)

1.671 BCE
Beginning

Joseph made viceroy

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, {there is} none so discreet and wise as thou {art}: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my peop…

1.664 BCE
Beginning

The seven years of famine in Egypt began

And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all …

1.447 BCE
Beginning

Israel began wandering in the wilderness

And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. (Exodus 16:35) And your children …

1.447 BCE
Beginning

480-year Exodus-to-the-Temple period began

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which {…

1.446 BCE
Beginning

Tabernacle construction began

And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, {even} every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: (Exodus 36:2)

Mount Sinai Exodus 36:2
1.407 BCE
Beginning

Jephthah's period of 300 years began

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that {be} along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover {them} with…

1.407 BCE
Beginning

Israel's conquest of the Land of Canaan began

So the people shouted when {the priests} blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down…

1.407 BCE
Beginning

Joshua's rule began

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses. (Deuteronomy 34:9…

1.400 BCE
Beginning

Israel's division and apportioning of the Land of Canaan began

And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while {the children of} Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now…

1.393 BCE
Beginning

Start of Jubilees and Land-Sabbaths*

The year to begin counting Land Sabbaths and Jubilees starts after Israel conquers the Land (7 years) and apportions it (7 years).

1.379 BCE
Beginning

Beginning of the period from the death of Joshua to the first judge*

So they forsook the LORD and served Baal and the Ashtaroth. The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them; and He sold them into the ha…

1.369 BCE
Beginning

_oppression_begin*

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves. Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them …

1.361 BCE
Beginning

Beginning of the era of the Judges of Israel

The beginning of the period of time Israel was governed by the judges.

1.361 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, {even} Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. {deliverer:…

1.321 BCE
Beginning

_oppression_begin*

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. And he gathere…

1.313 BCE
Beginning

_oppression_begin*

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host {…

1.303 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Egl…

1.213 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel. (Judges 3:31)

1.203 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. (Judges 4:4)

1.163 BCE
Beginning

_oppression_begin*

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. (Judges 6:1)

1.161 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. (Judges 8:28)

1.121 BCE
Beginning

Beginning of Abimelech's rule over Israel*

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, (Judges 9:22)

1.118 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. {defend: or, deliver: Heb. save} And he judged Israe…

1.110 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. {defend: or, deliver: Heb. save} And he judged Israe…

1.107 BCE
Beginning

Beginning of Jephthah's judging Israel

Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh. (Judges 11:11)

1.102 BCE
Beginning

_oppression_begin*

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children o…

1.101 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, {whom} he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven y…

1.094 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. (Judges 12:11)

1.084 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. {nephews: He…

1.076 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. (Judges 15:20)

1.066 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he …

1.066 BCE
Beginning

_oppression_begin*

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. {did evil...: Heb. added to commit, etc} (Judges 13:1)

1.045 BCE
Beginning

_judge_begin*

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured {it} out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Is…

1.026 BCE
Beginning

Beginning of the period the Philistines held the ark

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. And the ark of God wa…

1.024 BCE
Beginning

The ark is moved to Kiriath-jearim from Beth-shemesh

And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. (1 Samuel 7:1)

1.023 BCE
Beginning

Saul's reign as king began*

Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, {reigned one...: Heb. the son of one year in his reigning} (1 Samuel 13:1)

1.011 BCE
Beginning

David's reign as king began

David {was} thirty years old when he began to reign, {and} he reigned forty years. (2 Samuel 5:4)

1.011 BCE
Beginning

David's reign over Judah in Hebron began*

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. (2 Samuel 5:5)

1.006 BCE
Beginning

Ish-bosheth's reign over Israel began

Ishbosheth Saul's son {was} forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. (2 Samuel 2:10)

1.004 BCE
Beginning

David's reign over all Israel in Jerusalem began

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. (2 Samuel 5:5)

989 BCE
Beginning

Absalom denied King David's countenance began*

So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face. (2 Samuel 14:28)

971 BCE
Beginning

Solomon's reign as king began

And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. (1 Kings 1:39)

967 BCE
Beginning

480-year Exodus-to-the-Temple period ended

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which {…

967 BCE
Beginning

First Temple construction began

Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the sec…

936 BCE
Beginning

Ahijah the Shilonite's first prophecy to Jereboam*

And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two {were} alone …

Jerusalem 1 Kings 11:29
931 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house …

931 BCE
Beginning

Judah began to walk in the way of David and Solomon

And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam, (2 Chronicles 11:7)

931 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. {Rehoboam: Gr. Roboam} (1 Kings 11:43)

913 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son became king in his place. Now in the EIGH…

Jerusalem 1 Kings 14:31
910 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. (1 Kings 15:9)

Jerusalem 1 Kings 15:9
910 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

And the days which Jeroboam reigned {were} two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. {slept: Heb. lay down} (1 Kings 14:20)

909 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. (1 Kings 15:33)

887 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the wa…

Israel (Northern Kingdom) 1 Kings 16:1
887 BCE
Beginning

Jehu prophesies against Baasha*

Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the wa…

Israel (Northern Kingdom) 1 Kings 16:1
886 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. (1 Kings 16:8)

884 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people {were} encamped against Gibbethon, which {belonged} to the Philistines. (1 Kings 16:15)

884 BCE
Beginning

_reign

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. (1 Kings 16:21)

884 BCE
Beginning

Omri's disputed reign began

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. (1 Kings 16:21)

880 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. (1 Kings 16:23)

874 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. (1 Kings 16:29)

873 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

And Elijah the Tishbite, {who was} of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, {As} the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to …

872 BCE
Beginning

Jehoshaphat's regency under Asa begins

And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat {being} then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. {began...: Heb. reigned} (2 Kings 8:…

Jerusalem 2 Kings 8:16
871 BCE
Beginning

Asa's feet become diseased

And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease {was} exceeding {great}: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians. (2 Chronicle…

869 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. (1 Kings 22:41)

Jerusalem 1 Kings 22:41
854 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, {There is} yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evi…

853 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. (1 Kings 22:51)

853 BCE
Beginning

Jehoram's regency under Jehoshaphat begins

Jehoram was a regent of Judah under his father, Jehoshaphat. This reconciles 2KI 1:17 and 2KI 3:1. (see notes)

852 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. (2 Kings 3:1)

852 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin

The LORD said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you have arrived, you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram; and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Is…

848 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat {being} then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. {began...: Heb. reigned} (2 Kings 8:…

Jerusalem 2 Kings 8:16
841 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And they said, {It is} false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then they hasted, and took every man his garme…

841 BCE
Beginning

Athaliah's reign over Judah begins

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. {seed...: Heb. seed of the kingdom} (2 Kings 11:1)

841 BCE
Beginning

_reign

In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. (2 Kings 8:25)

835 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name {was} Zibiah of Beersheba. (2 Kings 12:1)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 12:1
814 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, {and reigned} seventeen years. {three...: Heb. twentieth year …

798 BCE
Beginning

Joash's (Jehoash's) reign as king over Israel begins

In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, {and reigned} sixteen years. (2 Kings 13:10)

796 BCE
Beginning

_reign

In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. (2 Kings 14:1)

793 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amit…

793 BCE
Beginning

Jeroboam's co-reign with Jehoash began*

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. {Azariah: also called, Uzziah} (2 Kings 15:1)

792 BCE
Beginning

Azariah's co-reign with Amaziah began*

And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which {was} sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. {Azariah: also called, Uzziah} (2 Kings 14:21)

782 BCE
Beginning

_reign

In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, {and reigned} forty and one years. (2 Kings 14:23)

782 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, {and} Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. (Hosea 1…

767 BCE
Beginning

Azariah's (Uzziah's) reign as king over Judah begins*

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. {Azariah: also called, Uzziah} (2 Kings 15:1)

765 BCE
Beginning

Amos' time as prophet begins*

The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before…

753 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. (2 Kings 15:8)

752 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. {Uzziah: Gr. Ozias} {a full...: Heb. a month of days} (2 Kings …

752 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, {and reigned} ten years in Samaria. (2 Kings 15:17)

752 BCE
Beginning

Pekah's rival reign with Menachem as king over Israel begins*

Pekah's rival reign with Menachem began in the THIRTY-NINTH YEAR of Azariah.

750 BCE
Beginning

_coregency

In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. (2 Kings 15:32)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 15:32
741 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, {and reigned} two years. (2 Kings 15:23)

741 BCE
Beginning

Pekah's rival reign with Pekahiah as king over Israel begins*

In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, {and reigned} twenty years. (2 Kings 15:27)

739 BCE
Beginning

Pekah's sole reign as king over Israel begins*

In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, {and reigned} twenty years. (2 Kings 15:27)

739 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. {his...: or, the skirts thereof} (Isaiah 6:1)

739 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: (JOE 1:1)

739 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, {and} Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. (Micah 1:1)

739 BCE
Beginning

Jotham's sole reign over Judah begins

Jotham's sole reign over Judah began with Azariah's death and the end of his reign

Jerusalem
735 BCE
Beginning

_coregency

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. (2 Kings 16:1)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 16:1
735 BCE
Beginning

_coregency

And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. (2 Kings 15:30…

Jerusalem 2 Kings 15:30
731 BCE
Beginning

_reign*

And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. (2 Kings 15:30…

731 BCE
Beginning

Ahaz's reign over Judah begins

Ahaz's sole reign began when his co-regency ended

Jerusalem
729 BCE
Beginning

_coregency*

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, {that} Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. {Hezekiah: he is called Ezekias} (2 Kings 18:1)

725 BCE
Beginning

Assyria beseiges Israel

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which {was} the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, {that} Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.…

716 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 16:20)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 16:20
697 BCE
Beginning

_coregency*

Manasseh co-reigns with his father, Hezekiah.

687 BCE
Beginning

Manasseh's sole reign as king over Judah begins

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 20:21)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 20:21
664 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, {that had} the waters round about it, whose rampart {was} the sea, {and} her wall {was} from the sea? {populous...: or, nourishing,…

642 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 21:18)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 21:18
Year 3321
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. (Zephaniah 1:1)

641 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. (2 Kings 21:24)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 21:24
627 BCE
Beginning

Jeremiah's time as prophet began during the reign of Josiah

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that {were} in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the …

609 BCE
Beginning

_prophet_begin*

For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, {that} bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces {that are} not theirs. {breadth: Heb. breadths} (Hab…

609 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed…

Jerusalem 2 Kings 23:30
609 BCE
Beginning

Eliakim's (Jehoiakim's) reign as king over Judah begins

And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. (2 Kings 23:34)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 23:34
605 BCE
Beginning

_reign

And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his re…

605 BCE
Beginning

Daniel's captivity in Babylon began*

In the THIRD YEAR of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring in so…

601 BCE
Beginning

Eliakim (Jehoiakim) a vassal of Nebuchadnezzar

In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. (2 Kings 24:1)

598 BCE
Beginning

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So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 24:6)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 24:6
597 BCE
Beginning

Jehoiachin's exile and imprisonment in Babylon began

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, {those} carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. {offi…

597 BCE
Beginning

Mattaniah's (Zedekiah's) reign as king over Judah begins

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. (2 Kings 24:17)

Jerusalem 2 Kings 24:17
592 BCE
Beginning

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(On the fifth of the month in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile, the word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and t…

588 BCE
Beginning

Nebuchadnezzar began his seige of Jerusalem

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth {day} of the month, {that} Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitche…

Jerusalem 2 Kings 25:1
586 BCE
Beginning

Judah's seventy-year exile in Babylon began

For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. (Jeremiah 29:10)

585 BCE
Beginning

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In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou {wast} as…

560 BCE
Beginning

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And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth {day} of the month, {that} Evilmerodach king of Babylo…

559 BCE
Beginning

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The start of Cyrus the Great’s reign is primarily associated with two distinct contexts: his rule over Persia (as king of Anshan or Persia) and his conquest of Babylon, which marked his dominance over…

556 BCE
Beginning

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Belshazzar' co-regency with his father, Nabonidus, began about five years after the end of Evil-merodach's reign.

539 BCE
Beginning

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The start of Cyrus the Great’s reign is primarily associated with two distinct contexts: his rule over Persia (as king of Anshan or Persia) and his conquest of Babylon, which marked his dominance over…

537 BCE
Beginning

Second Temple foundation laid

Now in the SECOND YEAR of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers the priests an…

Jerusalem
522 BCE
Beginning

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Darius' reign as king began eight years after Cyrus' reign ended. Cambyses reigned for the eight-year period between Cyrus and Darius "the Great".

520 BCE
Beginning

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In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and t…

520 BCE
Beginning

Second Temple construction resumes

In the seventh {month}, in the one and twentieth {day} of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying, {by: Heb. by the hand of} Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, go…

520 BCE
Beginning

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In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fat…

490 BCE
Beginning

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The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. {by...: Heb. by the hand of} (Malachi 1:1)

486 BCE
Beginning

Ahasuerus's (Xerxes') reign as king over Persia begins

The son of Darius, Xerxes I, succeeded him.

479 BCE
Beginning

Esther chosen as queen

So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which {is} the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she o…

465 BCE
Beginning

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The son of Xerxes I, Artaxerxes, succeeded him.

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