- Creation of Adam and Eve
(c. 4004 B.C. Ussher's chronology or
Monday, October 7, 3761 B.C. Hebrew calendar)
- Location where Noah's Ark Landed
(2348 B.C.)
- Tower of Babel (Babylon)
- Call of Abram (Abraham)
(Abram born c. 1996 B.C.)
- God's Covenant with Abram (Abraham)
(1921 B.C.)
- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob live in land of Israel. (1921 B.C. to 1690 B.C.)
- Joseph taken as slave to Egypt, which eventually leads to children of Israel migrating to Egypt.
- Slavery in Egypt by children of Israel
- God through Moses leads children of Israel out of Egypt to Mount Sinai, where Moses receives the law of God.
(1491 B.C.)
- Children of Israel wander in desert 40 years as punishment for disobeying God.
(1491 to 1451 B.C.)
- Children of Israel enter and conquer promised land. Judges, then kings (Saul, David, Solomon) rule nation of Israel. Israel's kingdom divides into two pieces: Israel (northern ten tribes of Israel) and Judah (tribes of Judah, Benjamin and priestly tribe of Levi).
(1451 B.C. to 928 B.C.)
- Israel (ten tribes of Israel) conquered by Assyrian Empire and taken out of the land. (721 B.C.)
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- Judah conquered by Neo-Babylonian Empire and taken as captives to Babylon. Judah's captivity lasts 70 years.
(Solomon's temple in Jerusalem destroyed Wednesday, August 6th 585 B.C. Captivity lasts from 585 B.C. to 515 B.C.)
- Babylonian empire is conquered by the Persians. Persian King Cyrus allows Jewish captives to go back to land of Israel and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
(515 B.C.)
- Jerusalem rebuilt. (starts 515 B.C.)
- Birth, ministry and death of Jesus followed by ministry of the Apostles.
(Jesus born c. 5 B.C. and lived until 30 A.D. Ministry of apostles runs from 30 A.D. to death of apostle John c. 98 to 100 A.D.)
- Center of Apostle Paul's missionary journeys.
- Apostle Paul's first missionary journey. (48 to 49 A.D.)
- Apostle Paul's second missionary journey. (50 to 54 A.D.)
- Apostle Paul's third missionary journey. (54 to 58 A.D.)
- Apostle Paul's fourth missionary journey where he is taken to Rome as a prisoner and imprisoned. Paul would eventually die a martyr's death in Rome.
(Paul's fourth missionary journey lasts from 58 to 68 A.D. The apostle Paul dies c. 68 A.D.)
- The apostle John writes the book of Revelation.
(c. 95 to 96 A.D.)
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