Old Testament Historical Timeline

(all dates approximate)

 

 

EGYPT

PALESTINE

OTHER KINGDOMS

 

 

2500

 

 

2000

 

 

1950

 

 

1900

 

 

1850

 

 

1800

 

 

1750

 

 

1700

 

 

1650

 

 

III-IV Dynasties 26-25 cen.

(The Pyramid Age)

 

The Middle Kingdom 21-18 cen.

 

XII Dynasty 1991-1786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XV Dynasty 1650-1542

 

 

 

 

 

Middle Bronze Age begins

 

 

Age of the Patriarchs

Abraham

 

Isaac

 

Jacob

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hebrews in Egypt 1700-1300

Sumerian City States

 

 

Empire of Akkad 2360-2180

 

Ur III 2060-1950

 

 

Assyria rises

 

 

Hittite city states

 

 

 

I Babylon 1830-1530

 

 

 

 

The "Mari Age" 1750-1697

 

Hammurabi

 

Old Testament Historical Timeline (2)

(all dates approximate)

 

 

EGYPT

PALESTINE

OTHER KINGDOMS

 

1600

 

 

1550

 

 

1500

 

 

1450

 

 

1400

 

 

1350

 

 

1300

 

 

1250

 

 

1200

 

 

 

 

 

XVIII Dynasty 1552-1306

 

Thutmosis 1 1507-1494

 

Thutmosis II 1494-1490

Thutmosis III 1490-1436

 

Amenophis II 1438-1412

Thutmosis IV 1412-1403

Amenophis III 1403-1364

 

Amenophis IV (1364-1347)

 

Haremhab 1333-1306

 

XIX Dynasty 1306-1200

Ramesses II 12901224

 

 

 

(weakness and anarchy)

 

 

 

Hebrews in Egypt 1700-1300

 

 

Late Bronze Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exodus (1280?)

 

Conquest of Palestine 1250-1200

Joshua

 

Period of the Judges

Beginning of the Iron Age 1200-1000

 

Hittite & Assyrian Empires

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hittite

Shuppiluliuma 1375-1335

 

 

 

 

Assyrian

Shalmaneser I

 

Old Testament Historical Timeline (3)

(all dates approximate)

 

 

EGYPT

PALESTINE

OTHER KINGDOMS

1200

 

 

1150

 

 

1100

 

 

1050

 

 

1000

 

 

950

 

 

900

 

 

850

 

 

800

 

 

750

XX Dynasty 1185-1069

Ramesses III 1183-1152

 

Ramesses IV-XI 1152-1069

 

End of the Egyptian Empire

 

 

XXI Tanite Dynasty 1069-935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXII Dynasty 935-725

 

Period of the Judges

 

Deborah

Gideon

 

 

 

Fall of Shiloh

Period of the Great Kings (Samuel)

Saul 1020-1000

David 1000-961

 

Solomon 961-922

Temple Dedicated 952

 

Civil War and Schism 922

Judah (south)            Israel (north)

Age of the Prophets

 

                               Ahab 869-850

                              Elijah

                              Elisha

 

 

                              Amos

                              Hosea

 

Assyrian weakness

Tiglath-Pileser I 1116-1078

 

 

(brief Assyrian revival)

 

 

 

Assyrian weakness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shalmaneser III 859-825

 

 

 

 

Assyrian weakness

 

 

Old Testament Historical Timeline (4)

(all dates approximate)

 

 

EGYPT

PALESTINE

OTHER KINGDOMS

750

 

 

700

 

 

650

 

 

600

 

 

550

 

 

500

 

 

450

 

 

400

 

 

350

 

 

300

 

XXIV Dynasty 725-709

 

 

Assyria invades Egypt

Sack of Thebes 663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt under Persian rule

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt regains freedom 401

 

 

Egypt reconquered by Persia 343

occuppied by Alexander 332

 

The Ptolemies 323-146

Judah (south)            Israel (north)

 1 Isaiah & Micah          Fall of Samaria

                                            722

                             

 

 

 

Jeremiah 

Nahum

Habakkuk

Ezekiel      

Fall of Jerusalem & Exile 587

 2 Isaiah

Edict of Cyrus 538

Temple rebuilt 520-515

Haggai, Zechariah

Obadiah

Malachi

 

Ezra & Nehemiah

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Jews under the Ptolemies

Shalmaneser V 726-722

Sargon II 721-705

Assyria attacks Israel

Sennacherib 704-681

(attacks Judah 701)

Esarhaddon 680-669

Asshurbanapal 668-627

 

Neo Babylonian Empire

Fall of Nineveh 612

Nebuchadnezzar 605-562

(attacks Judah)

 

Persian Empire

Cyrus 550-530

Darius 1 522-486

 

Xerxes 486-465

Battle of Thermopylae 480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander the Great 336-323