BIBLE EVENTS & TIMELINE
Events in the biblical story
24 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
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Search: Jacob
Birth of Jacob and Esauc. 1835 BC · 3 Scripture links · 4 participantsLifetime of Jacobc. 1835 BC · 4 Scripture links · 1 participantBirth of Reubenc. 1757 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participantsBirth of Simeonc. 1756 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participantsBirth of Levic. 1755 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participantsBirth of Judahc. 1754 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participantsBirth of Danc. 1754 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participantsBirth of Naphtalic. 1753 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participantsBirth of Gadc. 1752 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participantsBirth of Asherc. 1751 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participantsBirth of Issacharc. 1751 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participantsBirth of Zebulonc. 1750 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participantsBirth of Dinahc. 1749 BC · 1 Scripture link · 3 participantsBirth of Josephc. 1744 BC · 2 Scripture links · 3 participants · 1 placeLifetime of Josephc. 1744 BC · 3 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 placeRachel dies giving birth to Benjaminc. 1738 BC · 12 Scripture links · 3 participants · 1 placeJoseph sold to Egyptc. 1727 BC · 34 Scripture links · 12 participants · 1 placeJoseph imprisonedc. 1717 BC · 41 Scripture links · 4 participants · 1 placeJoseph Promoted in Egyptc. 1714 BC · 10 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place7 years of plentyc. 1714 BC · 7 Scripture links · 2 participants · 1 place7 years of faminec. 1707 BC · 76 Scripture links · 12 participantsJoseph's brothers return to Egyptc. 1705 BC · 96 Scripture links · 12 participants · 1 placeDeath of Jacobc. 1688 BC · 5 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 placeDeath of Josephc. 1634 BC · 5 Scripture links · 1 participant · 1 place
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