Events
450 narrative events in order, 4002 BC to AD 57. Dates are the source's own, and traditional rather than settled, especially the early ones. Where several events share a year, they are placed by the sequence the source records between them.
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Primeval history
4002 BC – 1996 BC64
- 4002 BCCreation of all things
- Creation of Adam and Eve
- The Fall
- Lifetime of Adam
- 3873 BCCain kills Abel
- God curses Cain
- 3872 BCBirth of Seth
- Lifetime of Seth
- 3767 BCBirth of Enos
- Lifetime of Enos
- 3677 BCBirth of Cainan
- Lifetime of Cainan
- 3607 BCBirth of Mahlaleel
- Lifetime of Mahlaleel
- 3542 BCBirth of Jared
- Lifetime of Jared
- 3380 BCBirth of Enoch
- Lifetime of Enoch
- 3315 BCBirth of Methuselah
- Lifetime of Methuselah
- 3128 BCBirth of Lamech
- Lifetime of Lamech
- 3073 BCDeath of Adam
- 3015 BCEnoch taken up
- 2960 BCDeath of Seth
- 2946 BCBirth of Noah
- Lifetime of Noah
- 2862 BCDeath of Enos
- 2767 BCDeath of Cainan
- 2712 BCDeath of Mahlaleel
- 2581 BCDeath of Jared
- 2466 BCGod decides to destroy every living thing
- 2444 BCBirth of Shem
- Lifetime of Shem
- 2398 BCGod instructs Noah to build the ark
- 2351 BCDeath of Lamech
- 2346 BCDeath of Methuselah
- The Great Flood begins
- The Great Flood
- Water covers the earth
- 2345 BCThe flood subsides
- Leaving the Ark
- God makes a covenant with Noah
- 2344 BCNoah gets drunk and Canaan is cursed
- Birth of Arphaxad
- Lifetime of Arphaxad
- 2309 BCBirth of Salah
- Lifetime of Salah
- 2279 BCBirth of Eber
- Lifetime of Eber
- 2245 BCBirth of Peleg
- Lifetime of Peleg
- 2244 BCTower of Babel
- 2215 BCBirth of Reu
- Lifetime of Reu
- 2183 BCBirth of Serug
- Lifetime of Serug
- 2153 BCBirth of Nahor
- Lifetime of Nahor
- 2124 BCBirth of Terah
- Lifetime of Terah
- 2006 BCDeath of Peleg
- 2005 BCDeath of Nahor
- 1996 BCDeath of Noah
The patriarchs
1995 BC – 1519 BC60
- 1995 BCBirth of Abraham
- Lifetime of Abraham
- 1990 BCJudgeship of Jair
- 1976 BCDeath of Reu
- 1953 BCDeath of Serug
- 1919 BCDeath of Terah
- Abraham enters Canaan
- Abrahamic Covenant
- Abraham goes to Egypt
- Sojourn in Canaan and Egypt
- 1918 BCAbraham and Lot Separate
- 1908 BCBirth of Ishmael
- Lifetime of Ishmael
- 1906 BCDeath of Arphaxad
- 1895 BCSodom Destroyed
- 1894 BCBirth of Isaac
- Lifetime of Isaac
- 1876 BCDeath of Salah
- 1854 BCIsaac Marries Rebekah
- 1844 BCDeath of Shem
- 1834 BCBirth of Jacob and Esau
- Lifetime of Jacob
- 1820 BCNimrod's kingdom begins
- 1819 BCDeath of Abraham
- 1815 BCDeath of Eber
- 1771 BCDeath of Ishmael
- 1756 BCBirth of Reuben
- 1755 BCBirth of Simeon
- 1754 BCBirth of Levi
- 1753 BCBirth of Judah
- Birth of Dan
- 1752 BCBirth of Naphtali
- 1751 BCBirth of Gad
- 1750 BCBirth of Asher
- Birth of Issachar
- 1749 BCBirth of Zebulon
- 1748 BCBirth of Dinah
- 1743 BCBirth of Joseph
- Lifetime of Joseph
- 1737 BCRachel dies giving birth to Benjamin
- 1726 BCJoseph sold to Egypt
- 1719 BCBirth of Perez
- 1718 BCBirth of Job
- Lifetime of Job
- 1716 BCJoseph imprisoned
- 1714 BCDeath of Isaac
- 1713 BCJoseph Promoted in Egypt
- 7 years of plenty
- 1706 BC7 years of famine
- 1705 BCJoseph's brothers go to Egypt
- 1704 BCJoseph's brothers return to Egypt
- 1687 BCDeath of Jacob
- 1648 BCJob's Trial
- 1633 BCDeath of Joseph
- 1578 BCDeath of Job
- 1569 BCBirth of Moses
- Lifetime of Moses
- 1529 BCMoses Flees Pharaoh
- 1527 BCBirth of Caleb
- 1519 BCLifetime of Joshua
Exodus and wilderness
1489 BC – 1450 BC5
Conquest and judges
1449 BC – 1100 BC25
- 1449 BCCrossing the Jordan into Canaan
- War with Canaanites
- 1443 BCDividing the land
- 1422 BCDeath of Joshua
- 1416 BCSubjugation by Cushan-rishathaim
- 1408 BCDeliverance by Othniel
- 1376 BCSubjugation by Eglon
- 1359 BCDeliverance by Ehud
- 1296 BCSubjugation by Jabin
- 1276 BCDeliverance by Barak And Deborah
- 1256 BCSubjugation by Midian
- 1249 BCDeliverance by Gideon
- 1216 BCUsurpation by Abimelech
- 1213 BCJudgeship of Tola
- 1168 BCOppression by Ammon and Philistia
- 1160 BCJudgeship of Eli
- 1150 BCDeliverance by Jephthah
- 1144 BCJudgeship of Ibzan
- 1139 BCPhilistine Dominion
- 1137 BCJudgeship of Elon
- 1133 BCBirth of Saul
- 1127 BCJudgeship of Abdon
- 1120 BCDeath of Eli, Ark Captured
- 1119 BCJudgeship of Samson
- 1100 BCSampson destroys Temple of Dagon
The united kingdom
1093 BC – 1010 BC8
The divided kingdom
973 BC – 596 BC79
- 973 BCDeath of Solomon
- Southern Kingdom (Judah)
- Reign of Rehoboam
- Northern Kingdom (Israel)
- Reign of Jeroboam I
- 956 BCReign of Abijam
- 953 BCDeath of Abijam
- Reign of Asa
- 952 BCReign of Nadab
- 951 BCReign of Baasha
- 928 BCReign of Elah
- 927 BCReign of Zimri
- Reign of Tibni
- Reign of Omri
- 923 BCDeath of Tibni
- 916 BCReign of Ahab
- 915 BCDeath of Omri
- 912 BCDeath of Asa
- Reign of Jehoshaphat
- 908 BCProphecies of Elijah
- Death of Jehoshaphat
- 896 BCReign of Ahaziah
- 895 BCElijah Translated
- Prophecies of Elisha
- Reign of Joram
- 891 BCReign of Jehoram
- 884 BCReign of Ahaziah (Jehoahaz)
- Reign of Jehu
- Reign of Athaliah
- 883 BCDeath of Jehoram
- 877 BCReign of Joash
- 856 BCDeath of Jehu
- 855 BCReign of Jehoahaz
- 838 BCDeath of Jehoahaz
- Reign of Jehoash
- 837 BCReign of Amaziah
- 823 BCReign of Jeroboam II
- Prophecies of Jonah
- 822 BCDeath of Jehoahash
- 818 BCProphecies of Joel
- 808 BCDeath of Amaziah
- Reign of Uzziah
- 786 BCProphecies of Amos
- 783 BCProphecies of Hosea
- 782 BCDeath of Jeroboam II
- Reign of Zachariah
- 770 BCDeath of Zachariah
- Reign of Shallum
- Death of Shallum
- 769 BCReign of Menahem
- 759 BCDeath of Menahem
- Reign of Pekahiah
- 757 BCDeath of Pekahiah
- Reign of Pekah
- Prophecies of Isaiah
- 756 BCDeath of Uzziah
- Reign of Jotham
- 752 BCProphecies of Micah
- 741 BCReign of Ahaz
- 740 BCDeath of Jotham
- 728 BCDeath of Pekah
- Reign of Hoshea
- 724 BCDeath of Ahaz
- Reign of Hezekiah
- 695 BCDeath of Hezekiah
- Reign of Manasseh
- 661 BCProphecies of Nahum
- 640 BCDeath of Manasseh
- Reign of Amon
- 639 BCDeath of Amon
- Reign of Josiah
- 626 BCProphecies of Jeremiah
- 608 BCProphecies of Zephaniah
- 607 BCDeath of Josiah
- Reign of Johoahaz (Shallum)
- Reign of Jehoiakim
- 605 BCProphecies of Habakkuk
- 604 BCProphecies of Daniel
- 596 BCReign of Jeconiah
Exile and return
595 BC – 4 BC7
The life of Jesus
4 BC – AD 30123
- 4 BCEspousal of Mary
- 3 BCThe Annuciation
- Mary Visits Elizabeth
- Birth of John the Baptist
- An Angel Speaks to Joseph in a Dream
- 2 BCBirth of Jesus
- Wise Men Visit Herod
- Wise Men Visit Jesus
- Joseph and Mary Flee to Egypt
- Herod slays male children
- Jesus Circumsized
- Joseph and Mary return from Egypt
- Temple Presentation of Jesus
- Joseph and Mary return to Nazareth
- Childhood of Jesus
- AD 9Jesus as a child in the Temple
- Jesus Growing Up
- AD 26John the Baptist Begins Ministry
- John Baptizes Jesus
- Temptations of Jesus
- AD 27John's Witness
- First Disciples Gathered
- Water to Wine
- Visiting Capernaum
- First Passover and Temple Cleansing
- Jesus and Nicodemus
- John the Baptist Witnesses
- John the Baptist Imprisoned
- Jesus Leaves Judea toward Galilee
- The Samaritan Woman
- Jesus visits Galilee
- Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
- Jesus in Capernaum
- Fishers of Men
- The Demoniac
- Peter's Mother-in-law and Others Healed
- AD 28Jesus' 1st Tour of Galilee
- Healing the Leper
- Healing the Man with Palsy
- Jesus Calls Matthew
- Fasting Question
- Parable of the Winseskins
- Bethesda pool healing
- Corn on the Sabbath
- Healing a Withered Hand
- Healing Multitudes
- Apostles Chosen
- Sermon on the Mount
- Healing Centurion's Servant
- Widow's Son Resurrected
- Jesus' Message on John the Baptist
- Woe to Chorazin and Bethsaida
- Anointed by a Sinner Woman
- Jesus' 2nd Tour of Galilee
- Blind and Dumb Demoniac and Following Discourse
- Seaside Parables and Miracle
- Gadarene Demoniacs
- Capernaum Miracles
- AD 292nd Rejection at Nazareth
- 3rd Tour of Galilee
- John Beheaded
- Feeding of Five Thousand
- Jesus Walks on Water
- Healing in Gennesaret
- Bread of Life Sermon
- Commandments and Tradition Discourse
- Healing Canaanite Daughter
- Healing a Crowd near Sea of Galilee
- Feeding of Four Thousand
- Discourse with Pharisees and Saducees
- Healing a Blind Man at Bethsaida
- Peter's Confession "Upon this Rock"
- Foretelling the Death and Resurrection
- The Transfiguation
- Healing a Boy with a Demon
- Second Foretelling of Death and Resurrection
- Tax Coin in a Fish's Mouth
- Teachings on Humility/Temptation/Reconciliation
- Feast of Tabernacles
- Woman Caught in Adultery
- Light of the World/I am discourse
- Samaritans Reject Jesus
- 70 Sent Out
- Good Samaritan Parable Taught
- Jesus meets Martha and Mary
- Lord's Prayer Taught
- Blind Man Healed
- The Good Shepherd Teaching
- Woes and Parables with Pharisees
- Healing Woman With 18-year Infirmity
- Mustard Seed and Leaven Teaching
- Feast of Dedication
- AD 30Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem
- Lazarus Raised form the Dead
- Chief Priests Conspire Against Jesus
- Jesus Withdraws to Ephraim
- Lepers Healed
- Discourse on the Kingdom and Other Parables
- Jesus Teaches in Perea
- Healing Blind Bartimaeus
- Zaccheus Converted and Parable of the Pounds
- Mary Anoints Jesus
- Holy Week
- Triumphal Entry
- Fig Tree Cursed
- Temple Cleansed
- Teaching by the Fig Tree
- Debates in the Temple
- Olivet Discourse
- Sanhedrin Conspiracy
- Judas Plans Betrayal
- The Last Supper
- Upper Room Discourse
- Prayer and Betrayal in Gethsemane
- Jewish Trials
- Judas' Suicide
- Roman Trials
- Bearing Cross to Golgotha
- Crucifixion and Burial
- Resurrection and Ascension
- The Holy Spirit is promised
- Jesus ascends to Heaven
- Matthias replaces Judas
The early church
AD 30 – AD 5779
- AD 30The Holy Spirit comes
- Peter preaches at Pentecost
- The church grows
- Lame man healed
- Peter preaches in Solomon's Portico
- Peter and John's Trial
- Believers pray for boldness
- Believers share all things
- Ananias and Sapphira lie to God
- Apostles work signs and wonders in Solomon's Portico
- Apostles arrested, put on trial
- Gamaliel advises the counsel and Apostles freed
- Seven chosen to serve
- Stephen is seized
- Stephen addresses the council
- AD 31Stephen is stoned
- Saul persecutes the church
- Philip preaches in Samaria
- AD 32Conversion of Ethiopian Eunuch
- Saul is converted
- AD 38Saul proclaims Jesus
- Peter heals Aeneas and Dorcas
- Peter meets Cornelius
- Peter preaches to gentiles in Caesarea
- Peter defends Gentile salvation
- AD 40Disciples first called Christians
- Herod kills James
- Herod imprisons Peter
- An angel rescues Peter from prison
- AD 45Herod dies
- First missionary journey begins
- First Missionary Journey
- Barnabas and Saul go to Cyprus
- Mission to Antioch in Pisidia
- AD 46Mission to Iconium
- Mission to Lystra and Derbe
- Return to Antioch in Syria
- Jerusalem Council
- Second Missionary Journey
- AD 47Paul and Barnabas part ways
- Second Missionary Journey begins
- Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
- Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and Asia
- Call to Macedonia
- Lydia's Conversion
- Paul casts demon out of soothsayer
- Paul and Silas imprisoned
- Philippian jailer converted
- Paul and Silas released
- AD 48Uproar in Thessalonica
- Mission to Berea
- Paul preaches in Athens
- AD 49Mission to Corinth, 1&2 Thess Written
- Paul Writes Galatians
- AD 50Return from Second Missionary Journey
- Third Missionary Journey Begins
- Third Missionary Journey
- AD 53Mission to Ephesus/1 Cor Written
- Riot in Ephesus
- AD 54Mission to Macedonia and Greece
- Eutychus revived
- Voyage to Miletus
- Paul speaks to Ephesian Elders
- Voyage from Miletus to Jerusalem
- Paul visits elders in Jerusalem
- Paul arrested in the Temple
- Paul gives his testimony
- Paul goes before the Council
- The conspiracy to kill Paul
- AD 56Paul sent to Felix
- Paul appeals to Caesar
- Agrippa and Bernice meet Festus
- Paul goes before Agrippa
- Journey to Rome begins
- Paul's Journey to Rome
- AD 57Paul is shipwrecked by a storm
- Paul stays at Malta
- Paul arrives at Rome
- Paul's First Roman imprisonment