BIBLE EVENTS & TIMELINE

Events in the biblical story

24 matching structured events. Dates shown here are approximate study chronology and can be disputed; use the linked Scripture as the primary evidence.

Approximate chronology at a glance

Before 2000 BC

2000–1001 BC

1000–1 BC

101

AD 1–100

137

AD 101–500

Undated

This chart summarizes approximate reconstructed event dates. It is not a claim that Scripture itself supplies each date.

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 Lifetime of Josephc. 1744 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant · 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 Joseph Promoted in Egyptc. 1714 BC · 10 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place 7 years of plentyc. 1714 BC · 7 Scripture links · 2 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 Death of Josephc. 1634 BC · 5 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place

Timeline dates and durations are approximate study reconstructions. They are not treated by BAD as dates explicitly stated by Scripture.