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Interactive Timeline HomeChinaIndiaPublished in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.Oceana-New WorldGreco-RomanEgyptMesopotamia-AssyriaPatriarchs PeriodInteractive Timeline of Events in the Biblein Perspective of World HistoryUsing Bible Chronologies Described in Halley’s Bible Handbook, The Ryrie Study Bibleand The Mystery of History with Comparative World Chronologies from WikipediaAbraham to JosephExodus PeriodJudges PeriodKings PeriodExile & RestorationJesus the MessiahThe Old TestamentOr click here to begin

Prehistory to 2100 bcChinaPeriod of Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors ca. 2850Start of Indus Valley civilization ca. 3000IndiaPublished in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.Caral civilization (Peru) ca. 2700Oceana-New WorldHelladic (Greece) & Minoan civilization (Crete) ca. 2800Greco-RomanAncient Egyptian civilization ca. 3100EgyptOld KingdomRise of Mesopotamian civilization ca. 3400Akkadian EmpireMesopotamia-AssyriaTower of Babel (uncertain)The Age of the Patriarchs – Click Here to View GenealogyAdam41764000 bcClick here to view how dates shown here were calculatedGenesis 1-11Noah’s Flood25202500 bcAbrahamborn in Ur21662100 bcThe Old Testament Dates on this page are approximate and difficult to verify

Xia Dynasty20702100 to 1700 bcChinaXia DynastyLate Harappan1700IndiaPublished in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.First Maya settlementsOceana-New WorldGreco-RomanJoseph sold into slavery1898 1878 Sesostris III (12th Dyn.) Hyksos invasion beginsEgyptMiddle Kingdom PeriodAbraham enters promised land2091Early Assyrian Period1876 Jacob enters EgyptHammurabi 80Isaac20662100Sodom & Gomorrah destroyed1991First Babylonian DynastyPeriod of story,Job not date of writingEsauJacob20062000Joseph becomes ruler in Egypt18861859Joseph1915Genesis 12-50Israelites in bondage in Egypt180518001700The Old Testament Dates on this page are approximate and difficult to verify

Shang Dynasty16001600 to 1400 bcChinaShang DynastyVedic Period1500HarappanVedicIndiaPublished in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.Oceana-New WorldMycenaean period (Greece)Greco-RomanHyksos driven out1570 (18th Dynasty)Thutmose I2nd Intermed. PeriodHyksos rule(15thAmenhotep IIEgyptdynasty)New KingdomJericho falls1406Middle Assyrian PeriodMesopotamia-AssyriaFirst BabylonianMiddle AssyrianWilderness wanderingExodus from Egypt1446Israelites in bondage in Egypt1600Moses born15261550Moses flees to Midian1486ExodusMoses diesJoshua entersPromised Land1406Click here to viewjourney betweenEgypt and MoabLev Num-Deut1400The Old Testament Dates on this page are approximate and difficult to verify

Zhou Dynasty11221400 to 1050 bcChinaZhou DynastyIndiaVedic“Epic India” period described in Sanskrit poemsPublished in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.Rise of Olmec culture in MexicoOceana-New WorldGreek Dark AgesGreco-RomanAmenhotep IV and Nefertiti13531333 Tutankhamen 1279 Ramses II (19th Dynasty)EgyptNew KingdomSyro-Hittite regional statesMesopotamia-AssyriaMiddle AssyrianOthnielEhudConquest &SettlementPeriodJudges period beginsJoshua1400ShamgarDeborah and BarakGideonJephthahSamsonLate Date for Exodusca. 12501300Judges1150Ruth1050The Old Testament Dates on this page are approximate and difficult to verify

First generally accepted date in Chinese history1050 to 700 bc 841“Epic India” period described in Sanskrit poemsChinaZhou DynastyIndiaVedicPublished in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.Oceana-New WorldAncient GreeceHomer 776753 Founding of RomeGreco-RomanShishak invades Jerusalem, Judah & Samaria9253rd Intermed. PeriodEgyptNeo-Assyrian David1010-970841 Jehu pays tribute (Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III)Shalmaneser V Hezekiah’s Tunnel850 Moabite StoneSolomon970-930Neo-AssyrianShalmaneser V conquers Northern Kingdom 722Northern Kingdom (Israel)United KingdomClick Here to View Table of the Kings of Israel and JudahSouthern Kingdom (Judah)PsalmsSSHoseaEcclElijahPrSamuel / 1 Chr950Writing dates of Poetrybooks difficult to ascertain ElishaJonah AmosJoelKings / 2 ChroniclesMicahIsaiah800700The Old TestamentDates on this page are better established

Laozi (Taoism)ConfuciusTao Te Ching551ca. 600-500 ? Qin Shi Huang and Qin Dynasty 221220 Great Wall begins700 to 4 bcLaozi ca. 400-200 ?206 Han DynastyChinaZhou DynastyHan DynastyInvention of paper (est.)Siddhartha Gautama (Founder of Buddhism)AshokatheGreat274230MiddleKingdoms Periodca. 500-400Vedas & Upanishadsca. 600-200Middle KingdomsIndiaPublished in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.Oceana-New WorldTemple of Artemis550AesopRoman Republic509 484 HerodotusGreco-Roman Punic Wars Gauls sack Rome 3903rd Intermed.NebuchadnezzarNineveh destroyed 605Persian / LateBattle of HalysMay 28, 585Neo-BabylonianEgyptCleopatra VII 37Division of Alexander’s bbakkukKings / 2 ChrZechariahEzekielDanielExilePompey conquers Jerusalem 63250 Greek translation of BiblePtolemaicDarius ICyrus the Great540 Persian Empire 522Sennacherib’s539 Belshazzarsiege of Jerusalem587 Judah taken into Babylonian Captivity701 Jeremiah/LamentationsEdict of CyrusZerubbabel returns to JerusalemJudah538NahumAlexander the Great begins conquest334 323 Death of Alexander the GreatSeleucids333 Maccabean Revolt 165Alexander the Great defeats PersiaHerod begins construction of the Temple20Herod the Great485-465 Xerxes I (Ahasuerus)rules Judea474-424 Artaxerxes I37MalachiEzraEstEzra/Neh400400 Years of Silence100The Old Testament Most dates on this page are historically verifiable

4 bc to 100 adHeight of Chinese territorial strength in AsiaChinaHan DynastyShalivahana regains control78Saka (Scythian) invaders take control of IndiaIndiaMiddle KingdomsPublished in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.Oceana-New WorldEmperor Tiberius1441 Claudius37 Caligula (Gaius)Nero54Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus70 Titus 79 81 DomitianGreco-RomanRoman EmpireJohn writes book of Revelationon Isle of Patmos (ca. 80)EgyptRoman EgyptHerod Antipas rules GalileePontius Pilate 264 bcRoman Syria66 First Jewish revoltHerod Agrippa I 52 Antonius Felix4148 Agrippa II 59 Porcius FestusMesopotamia-AssyriaThe Resurrection of Jesus is the Best Attested Event in HistoryJesus the Messiahborn in Bethlehem4 bcJesus rises to life again on the third day following his deathJamesJesus executed by crucifixionJesusascendsinto heaven 40 days later30PentecostPublic ministry of JesusStephen martyred Paul’s Letters 1 2 Ti TitJohn the Baptist executed by HerodJesus appears to Paul Paul’s missionary journeys26James Z martyred 1st 2nd 3rd to RomeMatthew Mark Luke JohnActs1 2 PeThe New Testament Dates on this page are historically verifiableHebrews55 ad Gal56 ad1 Cor57 ad 2 Cor58 ad Rom51 ad 1 2 Thess61 ad Col Eph61 ad Phil Philem1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelationDating of letters is approximateReturn to Genesis

How Biblical Dates Were CalculatedThe Lifespan of the PatriarchsThe lineage between Adam and Noah is given in Genesis 5; the entire lifespan and age at the time of the birth of eachPatriarch’s son is recorded. The lineage between Shem (Noah’s son) and Abram is given in Genesis 11:10-32. In thissection, the age at the time of the next son’s birth is given and the remaining years until death, allowing for thecalculation of the entire lifespan of each patriarch. View a graphic representation of the life spans of the Patriarchs here:Life spans and dates of Abraham, Isaac, and JacobAccording to Genesis 21:5, Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. Abraham’s age at death is not recordedin Genesis, but tradition states an age of 175, which is used here. Genesis 25:26 records that Isaac was 60 when Esauand Jacob (twins) were born. Genesis 35:28 records that Isaac lived to the age of 180. According to Genesis 47:9,Jacob was 130 years old upon entering Egypt. Genesis does not record the age of Jacob at death, but tradition states147. Genesis 50:22 states that the lifespan of Joseph was 110 years, but the age of Jacob at the time of Joseph’s birthis not recorded and traditional estimates are used here to assign birth and death dates for Joseph.Dating the Patriarch PeriodAll dates are back-calculated from later dates. The key passage that connects the later dates (see below) with thePatriarch period is Exodus 12:40, which states that the sons of Israel lived in Egypt for 430 years prior to the Exodus(that is, when Jacob entered Egypt at the age of 130). From here, proposed dates can be assigned to all the Patriarchs.Date of Exodus from Egypt1 Kings 6:1 states that the Exodus occurred 480 years before the fourth year of King Solomon’s reign. King Solomonwas thought to begin his reign in 970 bc, making 966 bc the fourth year. 966 – 480 years 1446 bc, which is the dateused here (the so-called “Early date”). Other scholars say that the 480 years was symbolic of 12 x 40 years; 12 beingthe number of tribes and 40 the number of years in one generation. Since the actual time for each generation variesand would have been shorter than 40 years, the argument is that the Exodus date occurred later than 1446 bc, and a“Late date” of ca. 1250 bc is proposed by scholars that hold this view (the Late date is also shown here for reference).Dates of Moses, Wilderness Wandering and the Beginning of Joshua’s LeadershipDeuteronomy 34:7 states that Moses was 120 at the time of his death. Taking a literal period of 40 years wandering inthe wilderness (Numbers 14:33) would make him 80 at the time of the Exodus from Egypt, thus the dates given hereare back-calculated based on the Early date for the Exodus. Joshua’s leadership began immediately after Moses’ death(Joshua 1:1).In SummaryStarting with the extra-biblical date of 966 bc as the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, the Exodus is backdated to 1446 bcaccording to 1 Kings 6:1, Jacob’s entry into Egypt at the age of 130 was 1876 bc according to Genesis 47:9 and theremaining patriarch dates are calculated according to the descriptions in Genesis 5, 11, 21:5, 25:26 and 47:9.Published in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported License.

Genealogy of the Patriarchs in Genesis15001000Published in 2007 by Shawn Handran. Released in 2012 under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Uported hJaredMahalalelKenanEnoshSethAdam0500Years, After Creation of Adam20002500Lifespan of the Patriarchs according to Genesis 5, 11:10-32, 21:5, 25:26, 35:28, and 50:22. The vertical line representsbirth (bottom of line) and death (top of line), with the cross-bar indicating the age when that Patriarch’s son was born (allcross-bar values comes from ages recorded in Genesis, except Joseph, which isn’t recorded so a traditional value isused instead).