BIBLE EVENTS & TIMELINE

Events in the biblical story

63 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

Era: pre2000bc

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.