BIBLE EVENTS & TIMELINE

Events in the biblical story

44 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

Search: Israel

Judgeship of Jairc. 1991 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Birth of Jacob and Esauc. 1835 BC · 3 Scripture links · 4 participants Lifetime of Jacobc. 1835 BC · 4 Scripture links · 1 participant Birth of Reubenc. 1757 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participants Birth of Simeonc. 1756 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participants Birth of Levic. 1755 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participants Birth of Judahc. 1754 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participants Birth of Danc. 1754 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participants Birth of Naphtalic. 1753 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participants Birth of Gadc. 1752 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participants Birth of Asherc. 1751 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participants Birth of Issacharc. 1751 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participants Birth of Zebulonc. 1750 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participants Birth of Dinahc. 1749 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participants Birth of Josephc. 1744 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participants · 1 place Rachel dies giving birth to Benjaminc. 1738 BC · 12 Scripture links · 3 participants · 1 place Joseph sold to Egyptc. 1727 BC · 34 Scripture links · 12 participants · 1 place Joseph imprisonedc. 1717 BC · 41 Scripture links · 4 participants · 1 place 7 years of faminec. 1707 BC · 76 Scripture links · 12 participants Joseph's brothers return to Egyptc. 1705 BC · 96 Scripture links · 12 participants · 1 place Death of Jacobc. 1688 BC · 5 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Exodus from Egyptc. 1490 BC · 223 Scripture links · 2 participants · 1 place Wilderness Wanderingsc. 1490 BC · 142 Scripture links · 2 participants · 16 places Tabernacle Builtc. 1489 BC · 301 Scripture links · 1 participant Crossing the Jordan into Canaanc. 1450 BC · 59 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Subjugation by Cushan-rishathaimc. 1417 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant · 2 places Deliverance by Othnielc. 1409 BC · 11 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Subjugation by Eglonc. 1377 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant · 2 places Deliverance by Ehudc. 1360 BC · 16 Scripture links · 2 participants · 1 place Subjugation by Jabinc. 1297 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant · 2 places Deliverance by Barak And Deborahc. 1277 BC · 52 Scripture links · 2 participants · 1 place Subjugation by Midianc. 1257 BC · 10 Scripture links · 1 participant · 2 places Deliverance by Gideonc. 1250 BC · 83 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Usurpation by Abimelechc. 1217 BC · 64 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Judgeship of Tolac. 1214 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Oppression by Ammon and Philistiac. 1169 BC · 13 Scripture links · 0 participants · 1 place Judgeship of Elic. 1161 BC · 4 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Deliverance by Jephthahc. 1151 BC · 47 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Judgeship of Ibzanc. 1145 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Philistine Dominionc. 1140 BC · 4 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Judgeship of Elonc. 1138 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Judgeship of Abdonc. 1128 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Judgeship of Samsonc. 1120 BC · 2 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place Northern Kingdom (Israel)c. 974 BC · 1 Scripture link · 0 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.