Historical Periods in the Bible

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Ante-Diluvian Period

  • From Adam to the Flood
  • B.C. 4004-2348
  • 1,656 years

Post-Diluvian Period

  • From the Flood to the call of Abraham
  • B.C. 2348-1921
  • 427 years

Abrahamic Period

  • From the call of Abraham to the Egyptian bondage
  • B.C. 1921-1706
  • 215 years

Bondage in Egypt

  • From the enslaving of Israel to the exodus
  • B.C. 1706-1491
  • 215 years

Wilderness Wanderings

  • From the exodus out of Egypt to entry into Canaan
  • B.C. 1491-1451
  • 40 years

Conquest of Canaan

  • B.C. 1451-1400
  • 51 years

The Judges

  • From entry into Canaan to the period of the Judges
  • B.C. 1400-1095
  • 305 years

The United Kingdom

  • From the reign of Saul through the reign of Solomon
  • B.C. 1095-971
  • 120 years

The Divided Kingdom

  • From the division of the kingdom to the fall of Israel
  • B.C. 971-722
  • 253 years

The Kingdom of Judah

  • From the fall of Israel to the fall of Judah
  • B.C. 722-587
  • 135 years

Babylonian Captivity

  • From the fall of Judah to the return to Jerusalem
  • B.C. 587-537
  • 50 years

Restoration of the Jews

  • B.C. 537-400
  • 92 years

Intertestamental Period

  • B.C. 400-4
  • 400 years

The Life of Christ

  • B.C. 4-A.D. 30
  • 34 years

The Christian Age

  • A.D. 30-Present
  • Still existing

The United Kingdom

  • Saul (1053-1013 B.C.)
  • Samuel
  • Nathan
  • Gad
  • Ahijah
  • David (1013-973 B.C.)
  • Nathan
  • Gad
  • Ahijah
  • Solomon (973-933 B.C.)
  • Nathan
  • Ahijah

The Divided Kingdom (933-721 B.C.)

Israel

  • Jeroboam (933-911 B.C.)
  • Ahijah
  • Nadab (911-910 B.C.)
  • Baasha (910-887 B.C.)
  • Elah (887-886 B.C.)
  • Jehu
  • Zimri (886 B.C.)
  • Omri (886-875 B.C.)
  • Elijah
  • Micaiah
  • Ahab (875-854 B.C.)
  • Elijah
  • Micaiah
  • Ahaziah (855-854 B.C.)
  • Elijah
  • Joram (854-843 B.C.)
  • Elisha
  • Jehu (843-816 B.C.)
  • Elisha
  • Jehoahaz (820-804 B.C.)
  • Elisha
  • Joash (806-790 B.C.)
  • Elisha
  • Jonah
  • Jeroboam II (790-749 B.C.)
  • Jonah
  • Amos
  • Hosea

Judah

  • Rehoboam (933-916 B.C.)
  • Shemaiah
  • Abijah (915-913 B.C.)
  • Asa (912-872 B.C.)
  • Azariah
  • Jehoshaphat (874-850 B.C.)
  • Jehu
  • Jahaziel
  • Jehoram (850-843 B.C.)
  • Elijah
  • Ahaziah (843 B.C.)
  • Elijah
  • Athaliah (843-837 B.C.)
  • Joash (843-803 B.C.)
  • Joel
  • Amaziah (803-775 B.C.)
  • Jonah
  • Uzziah (787-735 B.C.)
  • Isaiah
  • Amos
  • Hosea
  • Jotham (750-731 B.C.)
  • Micah
  • Ahaz (741-726 B.C.)
  • Isaiah
  • Micah

Israel – Captivity of Northern Israel (734 B.C.)

  • Hoshea (730-721 B.C.)

End of the Northern Kingdom (721 B.C.)

Judah

  • Manasseh (697-642 B.C.)
  • Amnon (642-640 B.C.)
  • Josiah (639-608 B.C.)
  • Zephaniah (639-608 B.C.)
  • Jehoahaz (608 B.C.)
  • Nahum (630-610 B.C.)
  • Jehoiachim (608-597 B.C.)
  • Jeremiah (626-586 B.C.)

Fall of Assyria (607 B.C.) – Rise of Babylon as a World Power

  • Jehoichin (597 B.C.)
  • Habakkuk (605-586 Β.C.)
  • Zedekiah (597-586 B.C.)
  • Obadiah (586 B.C.)

Jerusalem Conquered & Burned by the Babylonians (606-536 B.C.)

The Period of Babylonian Captivity of Judah (606-536 В.С.)

  • Daniel (606-534 B.C.)

Fall of Babylon (536 B.C.) – Rise of Persia

  • Ezekiel (592-570 B.C.)
  • Daniel (606-534 B.C.)

Return of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity (526 B.C.)

Governing Authority

  • Joshua (536-516 B.C.)

Prophets

  • Haggai (520-516 B.C.)
  • Zechariah (520-516 B.C.)

The Temple Rebuilt (520-516 B.C.)

  • Ezra (457-430 B.C.)
  • Malachi (450-400 B.C.)
  • Nehemiah (444-432 B.C.)


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