Chronology of Key Biblical & World Events
Chronology of Key Biblical & World Events
Chronology of Key Biblical & World Events
5554 BC “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness
was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God
moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let
there be …”
1. First Day – light
2. Second Day – firmament of heaven /atmosphere /sky
3. Third Day – dry land, seas, grass, plants, trees
4. Fourth Day – sun, moon, stars
5. Fifth Day – sea creatures, fowls with wings
6. Sixth Day – land beasts, cattle, creepy things, man
(Note: Adam & Eve were created last)
7. Seventh Day – God ended His work and rested, made
it a special rest day (a “Sabbath of the LORD thy God”)
Adam to Methuselah
5554 Adam made by God, 1st generation. Died in 4624 BC at Genesis 1:26-27
930 y/o.
5324 Seth son of Adam born, 2nd generation, Adam was 230 Genesis 4:25, 5:3, 8
y/o. Died in 4624 BC at 912 y/o.
5119 Enosh son of Seth born, 3rd generation, Seth was 205 Genesis 5:6, 11
y/o. Contemporary of his grandfather Adam of ^1st
generation. Died in 4214 BC at 905 y/o.
4924 Cainan son of Enosh born, 4th generation, Enosh was Genesis 5:9, 14
195 y/o. Contemporary of his great grandfather Adam of
^1st generation. Died in 4014 BC at 910 y/o.
4759 Mahalalel son of Cainan born, 5th generation, Cainan Genesis 5:12, 17
was 166 y/o. Contemporary of his great2 grandfather
Adam of ^1st generation. Died in 3864 BC at 895 y/o.
4624 Adam died at 930 y/o Genesis 5:5
4594 Jared son of Mahalalel born, 6th generation, Mahalalel Genesis 5:15, 20
was 165 y/o. Contemporary of his great2 grandfather
Seth of ^2nd generation. Died in 4132 BC at 962 y/o.
4432 Enoch son of Jared born, 7th generation, Jared was 162 Genesis 5:18, 24
y/o. Contemporary of his great3 grandfather Seth of ^2nd
generation. Walked with God, first man to be taken up to
heaven by God in 4067 BC at 365 y/o.
4267 Methuselah son of Enoch born, 8th generation, Enoch Genesis 5:21, 27
was 65 y/o. Contemporary of his great3 grandfather
Enosh of ^3rd generation. Died in 3298 BC at 969 y/o.
4080 BC Lamech son of Methuselah born, 9th generation, Genesis 5:25, 31
Methuselah was 167 y/o. Contemporary of his great3
grandfather Cainan of ^4th generation. Died in 3303 BC
at 777 y/o.
4067 BC Enoch taken up to heaven at 365 y/o. Walked with God, Genesis 5:24
first man to be taken up to heaven.
Noah to the Flood
3898 Noah son of Lamech born, 10th generation, Lamech was Genesis 5:28-29, 9:29
182 y/o. Contemporary of his great3 grandfather
Mahalalel of ^5th generation. Died in 2948 BC at 950 y/o
(During the period of 2,256 years from Creation until the
Flood in 3298 BC, it came to pass, man began to
multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were
born unto them, And the sons of God saw the daughters
of man that they were fair; and they took them as wives.
There were also giants on earth in those days; and also
after that, when the sons of God came in unto the
daughters of man, and they bare children to them, the
same became mighty men which were of old, men of Genesis 6:1-18
renown. And God saw that the wickedness of man was
great on earth, and that every imagination of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And it repented God that he had made man on the earth,
and it grieved him. And God said, I will destroy man
whom I have created from the face of the earth; both
man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of
the air. But Noah found grace in the eyes of God.)
c.3500-550 (Mesopotamian civilization) http://www.essential-
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3396 Shem 1st son of Noah born, 11th generation, Noah was Genesis 5:36
502 y/o. Contemporary of his great grandfather
Methuselah of ^8th gen. Died in 2796 BC at 600 y/o.
3394 Ham 2nd son of Noah born, 11th generation, Noah was Genesis 5:36
504 y/o. Contemporary of his great grandfather
Methuselah of ^8th gen. Unknown when died. (Japheth
3rd son of Noah w/ 2nd wife Naamah bint Lamech.
Unknown when born.)
3298 Methuselah died at 969 y/o. Longest-lived man. High- Genesis 5:27
Priest of God. God ‘waited’ until he died before He
brought on the Flood.
3298 THE GREAT FLOOD. Noah was 600 y/o. (Built ark at Genesis 7:15-23
500 y/o and completed it in less than 75 yrs. Duration of
Flood was 300 days. Stayed in ark for 377 days. https://www.bible.ca/
Remains of Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat in Turkey
discovered by Ron Wyatt in 1986 AD.)
Note: Noah was a contemporary up to the ^5th gen. of
patriarchs, Mahalalel. None of them including Noah’s
father Lamech died in the flood. They were dead before
the incident.
After the Flood to Abraham
3225 BC Nimrod son of Cush born, 13th generation, Cush was 73 Genesis 10:8-12
y/o, “A mighty warrior on the earth … A mighty
hunter before the Lord.”
Contemporary of his granduncle Shem of ^11th gen., his
uncle Arpachshad ^12th gen., cousin Kainan ^13th gen.,
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nephew Shelah ^14th gen. and grandnephew Eber ^15th
gen. Great grandson of Noah of ^10th gen., grandson of
Ham of ^11th gen. Died in 2725 BC at 500 y/o.
(Nimrod had many descendants. He founded many cities
– Babel, Erech, Accad, Calneh in land of Shinar;
Nineveh, Rehoboth, Calah, Resen. He was one of the
most notorious rebel figures in ancient history. (Details
below after the destruction of the Tower of Babel.)
3200 BC Nimrod founded Babel/Eridu, built Eridu temples https://www.bible.ca/
2080 Ishmael born to Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maid, Abraham Genesis 16:15-16
was 86 y/o. Unknown when died.
2066 Isaac son of Abraham born, 22nd generation, Abraham Genesis 21:2-5
100 y/o, Sarah 90 y/o, NOT contemporary of his
grandfather Terah ^20th gen. Died in 1186 BC at 180 y/o
2067 Sodom & Gomorrah destroyed. (Ruins ‘drowned’ in Genesis 19:28
sulphur discovered in modern-day Jordan by Ron Wyatt Deuteronomy 29:23
in 1989.) https://www.ronwyatt.com/
2006 BC Jacob son of Isaac born, 23rd generation, Isaac was 60 Genesis 32:28, 35:10
y/o, g’son & contemporary of Abraham ^21st gen. God
changed his name to Israel. Died in 1859 BC at 147 y/o.
c.2000-1200 (Aegean civilization) http://www.essential-
BC humanities.net/history-overview/world-
(c.2000-1000 BC - early Nubian civilization) history-timeline/
1916 Joseph son of Jacob born, 24th generation, Jacob was Genesis 30:24
90 y/o. Contemporary of his grandfather Isaac of ^22nd
gen, great grandson of Abraham ^21st gen. Died in 1806 https://www.bible.ca/
BC at 110 y/o.
1899 Joseph at 17 y/o sold as slave by jealous brothers to Genesis 37:28
Ismaelites who in turn sold him in Egypt to Pharaoh’s https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Twelfth_
Dynasty_of_Egypt
guard Potiphar, during reign of Pharaoh Sesostris l of
Dynasty 12
1886 Joseph made ruler of Egypt at 30 y/o by Pharaoh Genesis 41:40-43
Amenemhat ll of Dynasty 12
1876 Joseph's father Jacob at 130 y/o with all his family Genesis 46:5-7
moved to Egypt to escape famine during reign of
Pharaoh Amenemhat ll of Dynasty 12
1876-1446 Israelites (Jews) were slaves in Egypt for 430 years Exodus 12:40
1859 Jacob died at 147 y/o during reign of Pharaoh Genesis 49:33
Amenemhat ll of Dynasty 12
1806 Joseph died at 110 y/o during reign of Pharaoh Genesis 50:26
Amenemhat lll of Dynasty 12
Moses, Exodus from Egypt
1526 Moses son of Amram (set afloat by his parents at 3 mth Exodus 2:5-10
old in a reed basket on the Nile river) was found and
adopted by Hatshepsut, daughter of 3rd Pharaoh of https://www.bible.ca/
Dynasty 18 Thutmoses I and principal wife of Pharaoh
Thutmoses ll of Dynasty 18. Died in 1406 BC at 120 y/o.
Pharaohs of Dynasty 18 – 1st was Ahmoses l (1557- https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Eighteen
1532 BC) after the death of his brother, and he was only th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
10 y/o. 2nd was Amunhotep I (1532 -1511 BC) who
killed Hebrew children. 3rd was Thutmoses l (1511-
1493 BC). 4th was Thutmoses ll (1498-1485 BC). 5th
was Thutmoses III (1485-1431 BC), etc. up to 15 kings
c.1500-1200 Vedas inspired by Brahma compiled by Srila Vyasadeva, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smriti
written in Sanskrit
(c.1500-500 BC - Vedic age, cont’ fr Indus civilization of http://www.essential-
c.2500 BC) humanities.net/history-overview/world-
history-timeline/
(c.1500 BC -100 AD - formative age of Mesoamerica,
cont’ fr c.100 AD - 900 AD was Classic age)
1486 Moses at 40 y/o fled to Midian during reign of his Exodus 2:15
adopted mother Hatshepsut, after killing an Egyptian
who beat Hebrew slaves https://www.bible.ca/
1466 Joshua son of Nun born. Died in 1356 BC at 110 y/o. Numbers 11:28
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1446 BC Moses at 80 y/o led exodus of Israelites slaves out of Exodus 12:40-41
Egypt and crossed the Red Sea during reign of 5th
Pharaoh of Dynasty 18 Thutmoses III 1485-1431 BC.
Hatshepsut, adopted mother of Moses, continued as 5th
Pharaoh of Egypt, second female pharaoh (first was https://www.bible.ca/
Sobekneferu). Ruled as co-regent 1485-1464 BC.
God gave 10 Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai
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(modern-day Saudi Arabia, discovered by Ron Wyatt in
1984 AD). Ark of the Covenant made. (Ark containing
10 Commandments discovered by Ron Wyatt in 1982
AD at 20 feet below Golgotha escarpment where Jesus
was crucified in 33 AD. Ron also discovered location of
Red Sea crossing in 1978 AD.)
1446-1406 BC Jews refused to enter Promised Land (Canaan), Deuteronomy 1:19-45
wandered in wilderness for 40 yrs till first gen. died off Numbers
1406 Moses delivered words of Deuteronomy, died at 120 y/o Deuteronomy 34:7
on Mount Nebo in modern day Jordan.
Joshua led next generation of Israelites in wilderness
into Canaan crossing the Jordan river on dry land, for the Joshua 3:7-17
Ark of the Covenant was in the midst of the water
1402 Joshua defeated 5 Amorite kings at Gibeon and Ajalon. Joshua 10:12-14
God "stood still" the sun & moon at his request so he had
about 24-hr daylight to complete his mission.
1399 Jewish conquest of Canaan (7 years) completed Joshua 11:23
Judges to Solomon
1302-1283 Events in Book of Ruth took place in time of Judges Ruth 1:1
1052 Saul son of Kish at 30 y/o became 1st king of Israel 1 Samuel 10:18-24
1040 David son of Jesse born, 34th generation, (from Ruth 4:17, 22
Abraham to David was 14 generations), at 15 y/o 1 Samuel 16:11-13
anointed king in 1025 BC, killed Goliath 1 Samuel 17:49
1010 Saul's 42-yr rule ended, fell on his own sword to avoid 1 Samuel 31:1-6
capture by the Philistines, died at 62 y/o
1010 David became 2nd king of Israel at 37 y/o, ruled for 40 2 Samuel 2:4
yrs, died in 970 BC at 70 y/o. God did not allow David to
build Him a temple.
1004 David defeated Jebusites to win Jerusalem 2 Samuel 5:7
960 1st Temple built by Solomon completed, 6 yrs to build 1 Kings 6:1-14
Division of Kingdoms
Esther
483-473 God used Esther to preserve Jews living in exile in Esther 9:20-28
Persian Empire
458 Ezra led 2nd group of Jews back to Israel, called on Ezra 7:1-10
Jews in Israel to abandon sins
444 Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem and guided Jews to Nehemiah
rebuild the city walls destroyed by Babylonians
c.450-430 Book of Malachi written, Old Testament closed
c.400/300 Taoism emerged, founded by Lao Tzu who wrote the https://www.nationalgeographic.org/en
main book of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching cyclopedia/taoism/
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Author : i am a malaysian ; First Published: Aug 15, 2021