Below is a list of major events in the Bible timeline, with the date for each.
Note: All dates are approximate. Also, the dates for early human history (prior to Abraham) reflect the viewpoint of young earth creationism.
4000 BC (?)— Creation of the world
2344 BC (?)— Noah and the ark
2166 BC — The call of Abram
2141 BC — The birth of Isaac
1526 BC — The birth of Moses
1446 BC — Israel’s exodus from Egypt
1406 BC — Israel’s entrance to the Promised Land
1383 BC — The death of Joshua
1052 BC — The coronation of King Saul
1011–971 BC — The reign of King David
959 BC — Solomon’s temple completed
931 BC — The dividing of the kingdom
875–797 BC — The ministries of Elijah and Elisha in Israel
739–686 BC — The ministry of Isaiah in Judah
722 BC — The fall of the northern kingdom to Assyria
586 BC — The fall of the southern kingdom to Babylon
538–445 BC — The Jews’ return to Jerusalem after exile
515 BC — The second temple finished
5 BC — The birth of Jesus Christ
AD 26–30 — Christ’s ministry, ending in His death and resurrection
AD 34 — The conversion of Saul of Tarsus
AD 44–47 — Paul’s first missionary journey
AD 49 — The Jerusalem Council
AD 60 — The imprisonment of Paul in Rome
AD 95 — John’s vision on Patmos and the writing of Revelation
