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Periods of Biblical History
By Ronald W. Leigh, Ph.D.
June 25, 2009
Copyright © 2000 Ronald W. Leigh
| Dates | Main events | Key people | Biblical writings that provide historical sequence | Other biblical writings |
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Old Testament
1. Creation
| ? | Creation of universe Creation of man |
Adam & Eve | Genesis 1-2 |
2. Fall
| ? | Fall of man | (Satan), Adam & Eve | Genesis 3 |
3. Adam's descendants
| ? | Cain kills Abel Population increase |
Cain & Abel | Genesis 4-5 |
4. Flood
| ? | Flood | Noah Shem, Ham, Japheth |
Genesis 6 - 9 |
5. Spread of nations
| ? - 1951 (? - 2136)? |
Spread of nations Babel |
Shem, Ham, Japheth | Genesis 10 - 11:9 |
6. Patriarchs
| 1951 - 1661 (2136 - 1846)? |
Abrahamic covenant | Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (Israel), Joseph |
Genesis 11:10 - ch 50 | Job (?) |
7. Sojourn in Egypt
| 1661 - 1446 (1846 - 1446)? Gen 15:13 |
(Bible is silent) |
8. Exodus & 40 Year Wanderings
| 1446 - 1406 |
Exodus from Egypt Law given at Mt. Sinai Wandering in Wilderness |
Moses | Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy |
9. Conquest
| 1406 - 1375 |
Conquest and allotment of Canaan |
Joshua | Joshua |
10. Judges
| 1375 - 1050 |
Cycles of apostasy and chastisement |
Gideon Samson Ruth Samuel |
Judges 1 Samuel 1-7 |
Ruth |
11. United Kingdom
| 1050 - 930 |
First king Expansion of kingdom |
Saul David Solomon |
1 Samuel 8-31 2 Samuel 1 Kings 1-11 (1 Chronicles) (2 Chronicles 1-9) |
Psalms (of David) Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon |
12. Divided Kingdom
| 930 - 722 |
Kingdom split into Israel (N) and Judah (S) Assyria d. Israel (N) |
Jeroboam (N) Rehoboam (S) Elijah Elisha |
1 Kings 12-22 2 Kings 1-17 (2 Chronicles 10-28) |
Obadiah Joel Jonah Amos Hosea Isaiah |
13. Southern Kingdom
| 722 - 605 |
Babylon d. Judah (S) |
Josiah | 2 Kings 18-25 (2 Chronicles 29-36) |
Micah Nahum Zephaniah Habakkuk Jeremiah |
14. 70 Year Exile
| 605 - 538 |
Jerusalem razed, 586 | Daniel | Daniel | Lamentations Ezekiel |
15. Return
| 538 - 432 |
Three groups return to Judah |
Cyrus Zerubbabel, 538 Ezra, 458 Nehemiah, 445 |
Ezra Nehemiah |
Esther Haggai Zechariah Malachi |
16. Intertestamental Period
| 432 - 5 | per apocrypha: Maccabean wars |
(Bible is silent) |
New Testament
17. Christ
| 5BC - AD30 |
Birth of Christ Ministry of Christ Death of Christ Resurrection of Christ Ascension of Christ |
Jesus Christ Disciples |
Gospels Acts 1:1-11 |
18. Church in Judea
| 30 - 46 |
Pentecost Gospel to the gentiles |
Peter | Acts 1:11 - ch 12 |
19. Missions beyond Judea
| 46 - 68 |
Paul's 3 journeys Paul's epistles |
Paul | Acts 13 - 28 | Paul's epistles Hebrews General epistles |
20. Final Victory
| 68 - 95 |
John on Patmos Christ writes to churches The victory of the church |
John Jesus Christ |
Revelation |