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Hi there. Many others, like you, have asked us to give you a basic timeline of the

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Bible. Let's take a look. You can discover this answer and more on GotQuestions .org. In the most basic sense, the

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Bible timeline is endless and eternal, as it chronicles creation through the end of ages.

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From a more practical viewpoint, the Bible timeline on which most scholars agree begins with the calling of Abram, renamed

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Abraham by God in approximately 2166 B .C.,

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and ends with the writing of the Book of Revelation in approximately A .D. 95.

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Prior to Abraham's birth, the Bible timeline contains a rich history of creation, Adam and Eve, the fall of man, extensive genealogies, stories of human travails leading up to Noah and the

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Great Flood, and much, much more. Note these dates reflect a

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Young Earth creationism timeline. History helps to place many of the events of the

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Old and New Testaments on the Bible timeline. For example, Moses is estimated to have been born in 1526

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B .C., and Joshua to have entered the Promised Land at approximately 1406

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B .C. The period of Israel's ten judges ended about 1052

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B .C., at the onset of King Saul's reign. From here forward, concrete, historically verifiable dating is possible.

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King Saul, the famous King David, and King Solomon all presided over a united kingdom of Israel.

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In 931 B .C., after Solomon's reign, Israel was divided. Various kings ruled the north,

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Israel, and the south, Judah, until the fall of the northern kingdom in 722

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B .C., and the fall of Jerusalem, the southern capital, in 586

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B .C. The exile of Judah lasted until about 538 B .C.,

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when Persian King Cyrus directed the Jews to return to Israel and build a temple for God at Jerusalem.

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The Jews restored Jerusalem between this time and approximately 432

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B .C., when the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi, was written. What follows on the

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Bible timeline is the intertestamental period, lasting approximately 430 years.

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The Bible timeline continues in the New Testament. In approximately 5 B .C., Jesus Christ, the

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Messiah of Israel and descendant of King David, was born in Bethlehem.

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Jesus began his public ministry in circa A .D. 26, beginning with his baptism.

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Jesus' ministry lasted about three and a half years. In the period A .D.

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29 -30, Jesus spent most of his time in Judea, preaching, teaching, performing miracles, and further equipping the disciples to continue on after his death.

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Then come the most significant events in the Bible timeline. Early in the year 30, Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem.

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During the last week of his life, Jesus celebrated the Passover. He instituted the Lord's Supper and gave his farewell discourse.

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Finally, he was betrayed, arrested, tried, crucified, and comes back to life.

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The risen Christ completed a 40 -day ministry, which ended with his ascension to heaven. The Bible timeline continues through the first century

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A .D. as the apostles and Jesus' followers begin to fulfill the Great Commission.

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The first book of the New Testament, either Galatians or James, could have been written as early as A .D.

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49. This means that the original texts were written eyewitness accounts of Jesus' death and resurrection.

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The final book of the New Testament, Revelation, was written by John in approximately A .D.

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95. Alright, that answers your question. Can you give me a basic timeline of the