Time Line

BIBLE TIME-LINE

This time line is a work in progress, and is a result of my own findings as I study thoroughly through the Bible. The time line currently contains dates for events found in Genesis through to the end of Exodus (Exodus does not give a lot of dates). The timeline does draw on texts from other parts of Scripture every now and then.

Any time Biblical time line is only as accurate as the assumptions it makes. Any assumptions are provided in the explanation, however the assumptions that affect the whole time line are as follows:

That creation was year 0. Some time lines start it from the year 1, which means the whole time line may be a year out if the other interpretation is correct.
That the texts the time line is built on are there for the purpose of building and accurate time line of earths history. For example the Bible tells us that Adam was 130 years old when he had Seth, however it does not give the exact day of Seth’s birth, and therefore we have to assume that Seth had Enos in the year 235 even though it is possible for example, that Adam was 130 years and 11 months old when he had Seth, and Seth was 105 years and 7 months old when he had Enos, which means that the birth of Enos was actually in the year 236. This assumption happens all the way through Scripture, and any time line based on the Bible has to assume the same thing.

The explanation for most dates are given with the event. For events that require detail, we will provide a hyperlink to the explanation instead.

Note that this is mostly based on the KJV version of the Bible, with a little influence from other versions where necessary, but any comments that may be version specific are based on the KJV unless stated otherwise.

AM (Years After Creation)	Event	Explanation
0 (days 1 through 7)	Creation	Genesis Chapters 1 & 2
	The Fall	Assumes Genesis 3:1 through to Genesis 5:3 happen chronologically, and Cain definately killed Abel after the fall.
	Cain was Born	Genesis 4:1,2 - Cain was born before Abel
	Abel was Born	Genesis 4:1,2 - Abel was born after Cain
	Cain kills Abel	Well Cain and Abel had to be born before this was even possible and in Genesis 4:25 Eve states that "God had appointed her another son in place of Abel", which suggests Abel was killed before Seth was born.
130	Seth was born	Genesis 5:3 - Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born.
235	Enos was born	Genesis 5:6 - Seth was 105 when Enos was born.
325	Cainan was born	Genesis 5:9 - Enos was 90 when Cainan was born.
395	Mahalaleel was born	Genesis 5:12 - Cainan was 70 when Mahalaleel was born.
460	Jared was born	Genesis 5:15 - Mahalaleel was 65 when Jared was born.
622	Enoch was born	Genesis 5:18 - Jared was 162 when Enoch was born.
687	Methuselah was born	Genesis 5:21 - Enoch was 65 when Methuselah was born.
874	Lamech was born	Genesis 5:25 - Methuselah was 87 years when Lamech was born.
930	Adam died	Genesis 5:5 - Adam was 930 years old when he died.
987	Enoch went to heaven	Genesis 5:23 - Enoch went to heaven when he was 365
1042	Seth died	Genesis 5:8 - Seth was 912 when he died
1056	Noah was born	Genesis 5:28,29 - Lamech was 182 when Noah was born
1140	Enos died	Genesis 5:11 - Enos was 905 when he died.
1235	Cainan died	Genesis 5:14 - Cainan was 910 when he died
1290	Mahalaleel died	Genesis 5:17 - Mahalaleel was 895 when he died
1422	Jared Died	Genesis 5:20 - Jared was 962 when he died
1556	Japeth was born	Genesis 5:32 - See Notes on Shem, Ham, and Japeth
1558	Shem was born	Genesis 11:10 - See Notes on Shem, Ham, and Japeth
	Ham was born	Genesis 9:24 - See Notes on Shem, Ham, and Japeth
1651	Lamech died	Genesis 5:31 - Lamech was 777 when he died
1656	Methuselah died	Genesis 5:27 - Methuselah was 969 when he died - we assume he died before the flood rather than during the flood as the Geneology in Genesis 5 lists the line of people that followed God, and therefore he would likely have entered the ark as well if he were alive at the time. (Notice everyone else mentiioned in Genesis 5 (except Noah) died prior to the flood).
Months provided for the flood are based on twelve thirty day months a year which makes a Jewish year. This may be incorrect, but it does not affect the rest of the time line.
1656 - 10th day of 2nd month	Noah and family enter the ark	Genesis 7:10 - They entered the ark 7 days before the flood actually starts.
1656 - 17th day of 2nd month	The flood starts	Genesis 7:11
1656 - 27th day of 3rd month	The rain stops and God sends a wind to dry up the waters	Genesis 7:12,17 - It rained for forty days and nights
1656 - 17th day of 7th month	The ark rests in the Mountains of Ararat	Genesis 8:4
1656 - 27th day of 8th month	The amount of water on the earth is reduced	Gensis 7:24 & 8:3 - The word abated (KJV) in Gen 8:3 simply means reduced. The water was still covering the mountains until the 1st day of the 10th month, so the water was still cleary on the earth at this point.
1656 - 1st day of 10th month	The tops of the mountains were seen	Genesis 8:5
1656 - 11th day of 11th month	Noah opens the window of the ark and sends out a Raven	Genesis 8:6,7
1656 - 18th day of 11th month	Noah sends the dove out for the first time	Genesis 8:8,10 - Gen 8:10 states that he sent the dove out the second time after "ANOTHER" 7 days, which implies it was also 7 days between sending out the Raven and sending the dove out for the first time
1656 - 25th day of 11th month	Noah sends the dove out for the second time	Genesis 8:10 - Noah sends the dove out the second time 7 days after the first attempt.
1656 - 2nd day of 12th month	Noah sends the dove out for the third time. This time it does not return	Genesis 8:12 - Noah sends the dove out the third time 7 days after the second attempt
1657 - 1st day of 1st month	Noah removes the covering of the ark and sees that the ground was dry	Genesis 8:13 - dry here must mean that the water had disappeared, but the ground was still muddy, because Genesis 8:14 indicates that it took almost another 2 months for the ground to dry completely.
1657 - 27th day of 2nd month	The ground was dry and Noah and his family exit the ark	Genesis 8:14
1658	Arphaxad was born	Genesis 11:10 - Arphaxad was born 2 years after the flood when shem was 100 years old (See Notes on Shem, Ham, and Japeth as to why the 2 years commence from the start of the flood.
1693	Salah was born	Genesis 11:12 - Arphaxad was 35 when Salah was born
1723	Eber was born	Genesis 11:14 - Salah was 30 when Eber was born.
1757	Peleg was born	Genesis 11:16 - Eber was 34 when Peleg was born.
1787	Reu was born	Genesis 11 :18 - Peleg was 30 when Reu was born.
1819	Serug was born	Genesis 11:20 - Reu was 32 when Serug was born.
	Tower of Babel	Very much guess work - See Notes on Tower of Babel.
1849	Nahor (Abram's grandfather) was born	Genesis 11:22 - Serug was 30 when Nahor was born.
1878	Terah was born	Genesis 11:24 - Nahor was 29 when Terah was born.
1948	Nahor (Abram's brother), and Haran were born	Genesis 11:26 - See Notes on Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
1996	Peleg died	Genesis 11:19 - Peleg lived 209 years after Reu was born.
1997	Nahor (Abram's grandfather) died	Genesis 11:25 - Nahor lived 119 years after Terah was born.
2006	Noah died	Genesis 9:28,29 - Noah was 950 when he died.
2008	Abram was born	See Notes on Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
2018	Sarai (Abram's wife) was born	Genesis 17:17 - Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born - subtract 90 years from the date of Isaac's birth.
2026	Reu died	Genesis 11:21 - Reu lived 207 years after Serug was born.
2049	Serug died	Genesis 11:23 - Serug lived 200 years after Nahor (Abram's grandfather) was born.
2083	Terah died and Abram was called out of Haran/Charran	Genesis 11:23 - Terah was 205 when he died Genesis 12:4 - Abram was 75 when he was called from Haran. Acts 7:2-4 - Abram left Haran/Charran when his father died
2093	Abram takes Hagar to be his wife so that she can have children for Sarai	Genesis 16:3 - Sarah gave Hagar to Abram to be his wife after Abram had dwelt 10 years in the land of Canaan (after he left Haran).
2094	Ishmael was born	Genesis 16:16 - Abram was 86 when Ishamael was born.
2096	Arphaxad died	Genesis 11:13 - Arphaxad lived 403 years after Salah was born.
2107	God spoke to Abram the third time to promise that h is descendants would be given the land of Canaan. God changes Abram's name to Abraham, and all male children in the house of Abraham were circumcised	Genesis 17:1,24 - Abraham was 99 when God spoke to Abram the third time, and he was cicumcised.
2107	Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed	Genesis 21:5 - Abram was 100 years old when Isaac was born Genesis 18:10 (NIV gives the clearest interpretation) - the story of Sodom and Gomorrah and Abraham speaking to the Angels about Sodom and Gomorrah clearly happens the year before Isaac was born.
2108	Isaac was born	Genesis 21:5 - Abraham was 100 when Isaac was born.
2126	Salah died	Genesis 11:15 - Salah lived 403 years after Eber was born.
2145	Sarah (Sarai) died	Genesis 17:17 - Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born Genesis 23:1 - Sarah was 127 when she died.
2148	Isaac takes Rebekah as his wife	Genesis 25:20 - Isaac was 40 when he took Rebekah to be his wife.
2158	Shem died	Genesis 11:11 - Shem lived 500 years after Arphaxad was born.
2168	Jacob and Esau were born	Genesis 25:26 - Isaac was 60 years old when Jacob and Esau were born - Genesis 25:23 and other verses also make it clear they were twins.
2183	Abraham died	Genesis 25:7 - Abraham was 175 when he died
2187	Eber died	Genesis 11:17 - Eber lived 430 years after Peleg was born.
2208	Esau takes Judith and Bashemath as his wives	Genesis 26:34 - Esau was 40 years old when he took Judith and Bashemath to be his wives.
2231	Ishmael died	Genesis 25:17 - Ishmael was 137 when he died.
2245	The first seven years Jacob worked for Laban that resulted in obtaining Leah as a wife commenced	See Notes on Jacob's time with Laban
2252	Jacob marries Leah, and then Rachel a week later followed by another 7 years working for Laban because he had also received Rachel as a wife.	See Notes on Jacob's time with Laban
2259	Joseph is born & the 14 years of working for Rachel and Leah are now complete	See Notes on Joseph & Notes on Jacob's time with Laban
2265	Jacob flees from Laban	See Notes on Jacob's time with Laban
2276	Joseph is given coat of many colours, has his dreams and ends up in Egypt	See Notes on Joseph
2287	Baker and Butler have their dreams	See Notes on Joseph
2288	Isaac died	Genesis 35:28 - Isaac was 180 when he died
2289	Seven good years started and Joseph turns 30	See Notes on Joseph
2296	The seven of famine started	See Notes on Joseph
2298	Jacob arrives in Egypt	Genesis 47:9 - Jacob arrives in Egypt when he is 130 years old
2303	Seven years of famine end	See Notes on Joseph
2315	Jacob dies	Genesis 47:28 - Jacob was 147 when he died.
2369	Joseph dies	Genesis 50:26 - Josepeh was 110 when he died.
2430	Aaron was born	Exodus 7:7 - Aaron was 83 years old when the Exodus happened.
2433	Moses was born	Exodus 7:7 - Moses was 80 when the Exodus happened.
2513 - 14th day of First Month	The Exodus	See Notes on The Exodus
2513 - 15th day of Second Month	Israelites arrived in the Wilderness of Sin	Exodus 16:1 - I have interpreted this as saying they arrived on the 15th day of the second month, rather than 2 months and 15 days after the Israelites left Egypt. Either could be correct, but I believe the first alternative to be the most likely, particularly as Exodus 19:1 says the Israelites arrived in the Wilderness of Mount Sinai "in the Third Month", rather than "after 3 months". which means the first alternative is the only optione that keeps the sequence of events in tact, when considering both dates.
2513 - 14th day of Third Month	Israelites arrive in the Wilderness of Mount Sinai	Exodus 19:1 - Israelites arrived in the third month, and on the same day of the month that they left Egypt.
2514 - 1st day of First Month	Sanctuary was set up	Exodus 40:2 & 40:17 - Santuary was setup on the 1st day of First Month of the second year after leaving Egypt.

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