ADAM2.ORG - Old Testament Timeline

8000 B.C.	»	Earliest villages. (Prehistoric period)

3000	»	Earliest decipherable inscriptions.

2000	»	Abraham. (Approx. date believed)

1491	»	Exodus. (Earlier approx. date believed)

1451	»	Moses' death. (Promised land entered)

1348	»	(Exodus. Later approx. date believed)

1053	»	Reign of Saul. (First king of United Israel)

1013	»	Reign of David. (Second king of United Israel)

973	»	Reign of Solomon. (Third king of United Israel)

933	»	Kingdom divided:

		» Northern 10 Tribes = Israel (Capital = Samaria)

		» Southern 2 Tribes = Judah (Capital = Jerusalem)

721	»	Northern kingdom ends. (Assyrian captivity)

606	»	Southern kingdom defeated by Babylon. (1st captivity)

587/6	»	Jerusalem destroyed. (Last captive group to Babylon)

539	»	Persian rule begins under Cyrus.

536	»	Return from Babylon captivity. (First group)

515	»	Temple rebuilt.

444	»	Nehemiah rebuilds Jerusalem's walls.

430	»	Old Testament period ends.

Although some of the above Timeline Historical Record Dates can be pinpointed with a certain degree of accuracy, others are still debatable until further evidence can be found. These are simply offered to provide the reader a grasp of the context of the events themselves through the Old Testament Times.