Bible History Timeline – Part 1. The Early World

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Here is Part 1 of our timeline of the history of the Bible. It covers The Early World, going from the Creation to 2000 BC. There are 20 sections.

 

 

BIBLE HISTORY TIMELINE

Part 1. The Early World – from the Creation to 2000 BC (20 sections)

Part 2. The Patriarchs – from 2000 BC to 1700 BC (98 sections)

Part 3. Egypt and the Exodus – from 1700 BC to 1280 BC (73 sections)

Part 4. Desert Wanderings – from 1280 BC to 1240 BC (68 sections)

Part 5. Conquest & Judges – from 1240 BC to 1050 BC (50 sections)

Part 6. The Royal Kingdom – from 1050 BC to 930 BC (300 sections)

Part 7. The Divided Kingdom – from 930 BC to 722 BC (307 sections)

Part 8. The Exile – from 722 BC to 538 BC (168 sections)

Part 9. Return from Exile, from 538 BC to 167 BC (82 sections)

Part 10. The Intertestamental Era, from 400 BC to 6 BC (102 sections)

Part 11. The Messiah, from circa 4 BC to 30 or 33 AD (561 bytes)

Part 12. The Christian Movement, from 30 or 33 AD to circa 95 AD (174 sections)

Ignoring the four Gospels, there are 1,447 sections.

 

 

PART 1. THE EARLY WORLD

From the Creation to 2000 BC

The Creation

Before 4000 BC

Genesis 1

Genesis 2

The Fall – Curse and a Promise

Before 4000 BC

Genesis 3

Genesis 4

The Great Pyramids built circa 2685 BC

The Great Flood

Before 2500 BC

Genesis 5 and 1 Chronicles 1:1-4

Genesis 6

Genesis 7

Genesis 8

Genesis 9

Genesis 10:1-5 and 1 Chronicles 1:5-7

Genesis 10:6-20 and 1 Chronicles 1:8-16

Genesis 10:21-30 and 1 Chronicles 1:17-23 and Genesis 10:31-32

The Tower of Babel

Before 2100 BC

Genesis 11:1-26 and 1 Chronicles 1:24-27 and Genesis 11:27-31

Stonehenge built circa 2000 BC

 

Resources

Bible Reading Project

  • Schedule. Our schedule for the coming weeks and months
  • Introduction. Join us in reading from Genesis to Revelation, about a chapter a day, chronologically.

 

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BIBLE HISTORY TIMELINE

PARTS:

  1. The Early World – from the Creation to 2000 BC
  2. The Patriarchs – from 2000 BC to 1700 BC
  3. Egypt and the Exodus – from 1700 BC to 1280 BC
  4. Desert Wanderings – from 1280 BC to 1240 BC
  5. Conquest & Judges – from 1240 BC to 1050 BC
  6. The Royal Kingdom – from 1050 BC to 930 BC
  7. The Divided Kingdom – from 930 BC to 722 BC
  8. The Exile – from 722 BC to 538 BC
  9. Return from Exile, from 538 BC to 167 BC
  10. The Intertestamental Era, from 400 BC to 6 BC
  11. The Messiah, from circa 4 BC to 30 or 33 AD
  12. The Christian Movement, from 30 or 33 AD to circa 95 AD

RESOURCES: Bible order vs. Chronological order, Deciding the sequence of passages

EXTERNAL REFERENCES: BibleHub, Biblical literalist chronology at Wikipedia, One Year Bible Online

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