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01Antediluvian
before 2166 BC
Creation of all thingsThe FallThe Great Flood beginsGod makes a covenant with Noah
02Patriarchs
2166 BC
The Call of AbramBirth of AbrahamAbraham enters CanaanSodom DestroyedBirth of IsaacBirth of Jacob and EsauBirth of JosephJoseph sold to Egypt
03Exodus
1446 BC
Wilderness WanderingsTabernacle BuiltExodus from EgyptDeath of Joshua
04Judges
1400 BC
Samson destroys Temple of Dagon
05Kings
1010 BC
Reign of SaulReign of DavidReign of SolomonReign of Jeroboam IReign of RehoboamProphecies of IsaiahProphecies of Jeremiah
06Exile
586 BC
Prophecies of DanielProphecies of EzekielProphecies of HaggaiProphecies of Malachi
07Intertestamental
538 BC
0 named characters between the testaments
08New Testament
AD 1
The AnnunciationBirth of JesusJohn Baptizes JesusSermon on the MountPeter preaches at PentecostResurrection and AscensionSaul is convertedCrucifixion and BurialJerusalem CouncilPaul's First Roman imprisonment
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Bible chronology — character list grouped by era

Pre-Abraham (relative ordering)

And 2,956 more people without firm dates — explore them in the family tree.

Patriarchs

Exodus

Kings

New Testament

Events

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Verse text drawn from public-domain translations: BSB (Berean Standard Bible), KJV (King James Version), WEB (World English Bible), and ASV (American Standard Version).

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