Kings and events of the babylonian, persian and greek dynasties, p. The chronology of the kings of israel and judah gershon. Chronology of the old testament encyclopedia of the. Also, note that hezekiah was the king during the great assyriancushite collision 715687 bc, the events of which provide mush of the background for the oracle in zephaniah 2. Any ideas that you have for improving the site are welcome. It is during this time that most of the 69 weeks of years 483 total years prophesied in daniel 9. King solomon lived 500 years before aristotle, plato, and socrates. Old testament survey the chronology of the kings of israel and judah. Have them record the most important events and compile them into a timeline. Utleys bible study charts in a single pdf document. Gods people, in the old testament, were unified and ruled by one human for only 120 years of its history. The kingdom extended in the north as far as bethel, while in the south it ended in the dry area known as the negev. Mark throntveit, professor of hebrew and old testament.
Old testament timeline activities have students survey their old testament textbooks by checking the chapter titles, section headings, and pictures. The following chart illustrates several other similarities between noahs ark. The time of the divided kingdoms of israel and judah spanned 390 years combined. Old testament history resources covenant theological. This chart is based on the chronology of john bright a history of israel, 3rd edition, westminster, 1981. Lamech methuselah jared mahalaleel cainan enos adam 930. The old testament describes gods covenant of law with the people of israel. He was told to subdue the earth which meant man could merge elements to. Persian kings in the bible barnes bible charts cyrus 539530 koorush cyrus isaiah 45, daniel ezra cambysses 530521 cambujieh ahasruerus ezra 46 pseudo smerdis 521 berooyeh doroughi artaxerxes ezra 4. Read the old testament stories the 7 days of creation, the fall of man, cain and abel, noahs ark.
A widespread scholarly understanding is that this marks out a world cycle of 4,000 years, ending, presumably, around 164 bce the year of the rededication of the second temple. Israel was first a unified nation during the time of david but split up into two kingdoms after solomons death. How to study ot historical books joshua, judges, samuel, and kings, as well as a brief look at the pentateuch. The last old testament book to be written was malachi, around 430 bc. Most of them left chronological data by which the duration of their ministry can be determined, at least approximately. Old testament timeline 58kb pdf new testament timeline 62kb. A survey of old testament introduction, revised and expanded by archer, 508 pages, pub. We are persons when some day need references connected with old testament timeline printable. A brief historical survey of the powers of mesopotamia, p. The chart above shows that david was about fifty years of age when he. Jehoshaphat of judah and ahaziah of israel 1 kings 22. Thieles work in the mysterious numbers of the hebrew kings with some modifications. Timeline development of the bible 4000 bce adam, eve and garden of eden 3000 bce noah and the flood 2000 bce habiru tribes in mesopotamia 1900 bce patriarchs abraham, isaac, jacob 1600 bce joseph goes to egypt 1180 bce moses and exodus from egypt age of judges and semiindependent citystates. Old testament timeline from first king until jesus christ.
This pioneering study wrestles with the perpetual problem of chronology in the books of kings. View download pdf old testament timeline david thru zerubbabel. Lamech methuselah noah after the flood abraham isaac noah was contemporary with. Prophets and kings timeline pdf blogger grid member craig t. King david moves capital to jerusalem and expands empire. It should be noted that time lengths provided in the bible are usually in whole years. Have students choose one particular old testament figure to focus on in a timeline. See more ideas about bible, understanding the bible and bible knowledge. The first olympic games in greece were held around jonahs time. The following table provides a harmony of the chronologies of the kings of israel and judah following the kingdom dividing after solomons death.
The southern kingdom consisted of 2 tribes judah and benjamin. In this gallery we will present you cool pictures that maybe useful for you. The bible history old testament by alfred edersheim 1890 the bible history, old testament by alfred edersheim was originally published 18761887 in seven volumes. The following timeline of the old testament has been compiled with the assumption that the genealogies are literal and complete. Apr 04, 2016 the time of the divided kingdoms of israel and judah spanned 390 years combined. Key theophanies in genesis kings of israel and judah88 plagues, deities, and the egyptian economy 89 date of the exodus kings of assyria90 animals, insects, and the israelite diet assyria, israel, and judah91 biblical and ancient near eastern worldviews 92 old testament sacrifices kings of persia93 israelite march and camp old testament. This electronic version of his work is from an edition that appeared in 1890 which contains all seven volumes.
Ahaziahs evil reign is curiously split between 1 kings and the beginning of 2 kings. Lamech methuselah jared mahalaleel cainan enos adam was contemporary with. The chronology of the bible is an elaborate system of lifespans, generations, and other means by which the passage of events is measured, beginning with the genesis creation narrative. Kings, time of the amazing bible timeline with world history. New testament timeline chart pdf new testament times at a glance. Deuteronomykings as emerging authoritative books society of. Kings and prophets the church of christ in zion, illinois. In this chronological effort, the creation of adam is being considered as year 0. Bible chronology timeline chronology of the old testament. Instead, they called israel to repentance and holiness in the present. The total of years given for each king a depends on whether the bible counts his accession year or not, b includes coregency if any with the previous.
Old testament timeline from first king until jesus christ 1050 united kingdom, saul first king. Old testament overview the christian bible is divided into two parts. A widespread scholarly understanding is that this marks out a world cycle great year of 4,000 years, ending, presumably, around 164 bce the year of the re. Essential for anyone teaching on the old testament, kings and prophets provides a chronology of the reign of the kings at a glance. Palestine, joining the earlier minoan settlers a people originating in crete in the area. The period spanning the next 400 years until the birth of jesusis called the silent years or the intertestamen tal period. Thiele, or the newer chronology of gershon galil, all of which are shown below. The new testament describes gods covenant of grace through jesus. Old testament time line compares bible history and world history side by side. Timetable of the old testament old testament scripture mastery list moses 1.
Oct 28, 2010 old testament timeline activities have students survey their old testament textbooks by checking the chapter titles, section headings, and pictures. Bible charts are helpful in understanding the big picture of a book or concept. The english bible contains 39 old testament books samuel, kings, chronicles, and. Moses alone enters the mountain to receive ten commandments, exodus 24. Old testament graphical study aids walk with the word.
N 0 3 old testament chronology church of jesus christ. The creation stories are followed by accounts of the ancestors abraham, isaac, jacob, joseph and then by the exodus and the conquest of canaan under moses and joshua. The chronology of the old testament prophets the sixteen prophetsisaiah to malachiwhose writings have come down to us lived during four centuries, from about 800 to 400 b. Provides a very general reference to the sequence of events of the old testament and israel from the patriarchs 2000 b. Period of exile approx 70 years post exile years of prophets approx 70 years 587 bc nebuchadnezzar destroys jerusalem and the temple. Daniel lived at the same time as confucius and buddha. Outlasting the northern kingdom of israel by some 150 years.
Introduction the period of the kings and writing prophets spanned from. Underlined names are active links to old testament history articles. Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over. The old testament history timeline was created and is owned and maintained by clay mckinney. John whitcombs old testament chronology chart series we found helpful. Timeline of major old testaments periods bible timeline. Bob utleys bible study charts for old and new testament this is a collection of dr. The 10 northern tribes formed their own kingdom led by jeroboam, and the kingdom of. A 3d timeline by jeff cheadle highlighting key events and periods in the old testament section of the story.
Oded lipschits wrote in the jewish study bible that the premonarchic period long ago. The 10 northern tribes formed their own kingdom led by jeroboam. From 1050586 bc whereas the prophets continued to preach and. The word testament can also be translated as covenant or relationship. Chronology of the old testament encyclopedia of the bible. The following chronological old testament timeline is based upon scriptural passages in the bible. I have chosen to interpret the old testament through the influence of great. Appendix a old testament segment introductions and charts. Owens craigtowens has created the helpful chart above delineating the old testament kings and prophets of. Approx 200 years approx 5 years 722 bc northern kingdom falls to assyria 597 bc southern kingdom falls to babylon.
Rarely will any two scholars ever agree completely on old testament chronology. Dec 6, 2015 bible charts and timelines that help understand the bible. Joshua, judges, samuel, kings, isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel, hosea, joel. Starting from the conservative assumptions that the courts of israel and judah maintained regnal records, and that these for the most part accurately reflect regnal length, the author arrives at a new and persuasive dating for the reigns and their synchronisms. There are other chronologies of the israelite kings that differ in some details, for example, that of j. We are most grateful to our lord and savior, jesus christ, for his great gift of salvation and revealing the fathers plan for history in his inerrant word, the bible. Kings and prophets timeline palma ceia presbyterian church. Under israel note the beginning and end of omris dynasty, for which the kings names are bolded. Je book written to merge concepts in both j and e book.
The bible history, old testament by alfred edersheim volume i the world before the flood, and the history of the patriarchs preface dates of events introduction chapter 1 creation man in the garden of eden the fall chapter 2 cain and abel the two ways and the two races chapter 3 seth and his descendants the race of cain. The development of the old testament canon bible study. Cleopatra ruled egypt 30 years before jesus was born. The birth years of individuals are angled on the top with their death years being angled on the bottom when available. Kings and prophets time line, laminated wall chart bible facts. List of the kings of judah old testament charts bible.
850 877 1320 1058 925 1410 1280 585 1187 1281 685 570 1423 601 777 1132 1273 281 1078 168 447 315 1190 726 107 100 304 815 734 1359 378 342 895 1332 648 1446 1240 975 1152 1134 352 1122 479 941 371 128