The purpose of this page is a reference page to help learn/recall the flow of the Old Testament and provide timelines of the Bible. (For more on Paul and the NT, see Chronology of Paul.)
A few Old Testament Dates:
- 1050-930 BC – United Kingdom: Saul, David, Solomon are the kings (40 yrs each)
- 722 BC Israel (No. Kingdom) falls to the Assyrians (Israel hauled off)
- 605/597/586 BC – (a) Judah (So. Kingdom) attacked, 1st small group taken to Babylon, including Danial; (b) Jerusalem attacked (again), 2nd group (this one large) taken , including Ezekiel; (c) Judah falls to the (Neo-)Babylonian Empire (Judah hauled off), Jerusalem/Temple destroyed; Israelites become ‘Jews’
- 539 BC King Cyrus (of Persia) defeats Babylonians and allows Jews to return to their land (in 538 BC).
- 445-443 BC Nehemiah lead the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem
Timelines
The Bible Timeline – slideable and clickable. Detailed and dense.
Traveling through the Old Testament – I really like this one. Does not have years, but conceptually lays out the key time periods and the respective books of the OT. (PDF version)
Bible Hub Timeline – dry & by year, but comprehensive.
Timeline Cards – One of the best conceptual sequencing of the key points of the Bible from Creation to New Creation. (PDF version)
Old Testament Timeline Printable – Visual, for kids (does have dates).
Old Testament Theology and Key Dates – from Blue Letter Bible (scroll to the bottom for the timeline)
Bible Timeline Pamphlet or Poster – this costs, but it’s good.
See also my Chronology of Paul page (which includes his travels and letters).
Timeline of the New Testament Books is a good chronology.
