Old Testament Overview
A Very Brief Overview
Creation
4,000
Creation
About 4,000 BC
4,000 2.500 Creation Flood
Flood
About 2,500 BC
2,350
4,000 2.500 Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
Tower of Babel & Nimrod About 2,350 BC
2,350 2,166
4,000 2.500 Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
Abraham 2,166 BC
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Isaac
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
Isaac 2,066 BC
2,006
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
Jacob 2,006 BC
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Joseph
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
Joseph 1,915 BC
1,876
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
Israel in Egypt 1,876 BC
1,876 1,446
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Exodus
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
Moses & the Exodus 1,446 BC
Israel never forgot this.
Conquest of Canaan
Exodus
1,876 1,446 1,406
Joseph Israel in Egypt
2,006 1,915
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Creation Flood
Conquest of Canaan 1,406 BC
God had mercy on Canaan. This was 470 years after they went to Egypt. He waited over 400 years. Plenty of time for Canaan to repent.
1,050
1,876 1,446 1,406
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Judges
Conquest of Canaan
Exodus
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
Judges about 1,406 - 1,050 BC 356 years of wasted time
1,050
1,876 1,446 1,406
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Saul
Conquest of Canaan Judges
Exodus
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
King Saul & Samuel 1,050 BC
Saul David
Conquest of Canaan Judges
Exodus
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
1,010 BC
1,050 1,010
1,876 1,446 1,406
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
King David
Solomon
Saul David
Conquest of Canaan Judges
Exodus
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
970 BC
1,050 1,010 970
1,876 1,446 1,406
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
King Solomon
Solomon
Saul David
Conquest of Canaan Judges
Exodus
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
970 BC
1,050 1,010 970
1,876 1,446 1,406
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
King Solomon
Solomon
Saul David
Conquest of Canaan Judges
Exodus
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
970 BC
1,050 1,010 970
1,876 1,446 1,406
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
King Solomon 1 Kings 11:1-13
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C H
Solomon
Saul David
Conquest of Canaan Judges
Exodus
Joseph Israel in Egypt
Isaac Jacob
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Creation Flood
930 BC
1,050 1,010 970
1,876 1,446 1,406
2,006 1,915
2,350 2,166 2,066
4,000 2.500
Split Israel
930
Judah
Jereboam
Divided Kingdom ← Not David's son
930
Northern Kingdom: Israel (10 Tribes)
Reheboam
Southern Kingdom: Judah (2 Tribes – Benjamin and Judah) ← David's son
Jereboam
Divided Kingdom 930
Northern Kingdom: Israel (10 Tribes)
Reheboam
Southern Kingdom: Judah (2 Tribes – Benjamin and Judah)
Reheboam Jereboam Ahab, Jezebel & Elijah
930 874
Divided Kingdom
Reheboam Jereboam Ahab, Jezebel & Elijah
End of N. Kingdom
930 874
722
Divided Kingdom
Nebuchadnezzar
Reheboam
End of N. Kingdom
722
605
Ahab, Jezebel & Elijah
Jereboam
874
930
Babylonian Captivity #1 Daniel is with this group
586
Jerusalem Destroyed
End of N. Kingdom
722
605
Ahab, Jezebel & Elijah
Jereboam
874
930
Nebuchadnezzar
Reheboam
Babylonian Captivity #2 Jeremiah 29:11
Back in Jerusalem
536
586
End of N. Kingdom
722
Jerusalem Destroyed
Ahab, Jezebel & Elijah
874
605
Jereboam
930
Nebuchadnezzar
Reheboam
Home
536 519
Back in Jerusalem Temple Rebuilt
586
End of N. Kingdom
722
Jerusalem Destroyed
Ahab, Jezebel & Elijah
874
605
Jereboam
930
Nebuchadnezzar
Reheboam
Temple is Rebuilt
486
519
Temple Rebuilt Esther
536
Back in Jerusalem
586
End of N. Kingdom
722
Jerusalem Destroyed
Ahab, Jezebel & Elijah
874
605
Jereboam
930
Nebuchadnezzar
Reheboam
Esther
Nehemiah
445
486
519
Temple Rebuilt Esther
536
Back in Jerusalem
586
End of N. Kingdom
722
Jerusalem Destroyed
Ahab, Jezebel & Elijah
874
605
Jereboam
930
Nebuchadnezzar
Reheboam
Nehemiah Covenant is restored Never went back