BIBLE EVENTS & TIMELINE

Events in the biblical story

450 matching structured events. Filter by era, biblical book, person or place. Dates are approximate study chronology; linked Scripture remains the primary evidence.

Approximate chronology at a glance

Before 2000 BC

63

2000–1001 BC

99

1000–1 BC

101

AD 1–100

187

AD 101–500

0

Undated

0

This chart summarizes reconstructed event dates across the full event collection, not just the current filter results.

All eras Before 2000 BC 2000–1001 BC 1000–1 BC AD 1–100

Creation of all thingsc. 4003 BC · 34 Scripture links · 3 participants Creation of Adam and Evec. 4003 BC · 22 Scripture links · 3 participants · 1 place The Fallc. 4003 BC · 24 Scripture links · 3 participants · 1 place Lifetime of Adamc. 4003 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Cain kills Abelc. 3874 BC · 10 Scripture links · 2 participants · 1 place God curses Cainc. 3874 BC · 6 Scripture links · 2 participants · 2 places Birth of Sethc. 3873 BC · 4 Scripture links · 3 participants · 1 place Lifetime of Sethc. 3873 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Enosc. 3768 BC · 3 Scripture links · 2 participants Lifetime of Enosc. 3768 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Cainanc. 3678 BC · 3 Scripture links · 2 participants Lifetime of Cainanc. 3678 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Mahlaleelc. 3608 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Mahlaleelc. 3608 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Jaredc. 3543 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Jaredc. 3543 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Enochc. 3381 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Enochc. 3381 BC · 4 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Methuselahc. 3316 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Methuselahc. 3316 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Lamechc. 3129 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Lamechc. 3129 BC · 4 Scripture links · 1 participant Death of Adamc. 3074 BC · 1 Scripture link · 1 participant · 1 place Enoch taken upc. 3016 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant Death of Sethc. 2961 BC · 1 Scripture link · 1 participant Birth of Noahc. 2947 BC · 2 Scripture links · 2 participants Lifetime of Noahc. 2947 BC · 4 Scripture links · 1 participant Death of Enosc. 2863 BC · 1 Scripture link · 1 participant Death of Cainanc. 2768 BC · 1 Scripture link · 1 participant Death of Mahlaleelc. 2713 BC · 1 Scripture link · 1 participant Death of Jaredc. 2582 BC · 1 Scripture link · 1 participant God decides to destroy every living thingc. 2467 BC · 7 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Shemc. 2445 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Shemc. 2445 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant God instructs Noah to build the arkc. 2399 BC · 20 Scripture links · 2 participants Death of Lamechc. 2352 BC · 1 Scripture link · 1 participant Death of Methuselahc. 2347 BC · 1 Scripture link · 1 participant The Great Floodc. 2347 BC · 38 Scripture links · 4 participants · 1 place The Great Flood beginsc. 2347 BC · 12 Scripture links · 4 participants Water covers the earthc. 2347 BC · 7 Scripture links · 4 participants The flood subsidesc. 2346 BC · 14 Scripture links · 4 participants · 1 place Leaving the Arkc. 2346 BC · 5 Scripture links · 4 participants · 1 place God makes a covenant with Noahc. 2346 BC · 20 Scripture links · 2 participants Noah gets drunk and Canaan is cursedc. 2345 BC · 8 Scripture links · 5 participants Birth of Arphaxadc. 2345 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Arphaxadc. 2345 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Salahc. 2310 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Salahc. 2310 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Eberc. 2280 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Eberc. 2280 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Pelegc. 2246 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Pelegc. 2246 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant Tower of Babelc. 2245 BC · 9 Scripture links · 0 participants · 1 place Birth of Reuc. 2216 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Reuc. 2216 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Serugc. 2184 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Serugc. 2184 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Nahorc. 2154 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants Lifetime of Nahorc. 2154 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Terahc. 2125 BC · 1 Scripture link · 2 participants

Timeline dates, durations, event boundaries and some location identifications are study reconstructions. Filters organize the metadata; they do not turn a reconstruction into an inspired date or uncontested historical claim.