Appendix
F from The Upside-Down Kingdom:
Timeline of the Bible
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Timeline |
People/Kings/Events |
Associated
books/chapters of the Bible |
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~8000-4000
B.C. |
Adam |
Genesis
1-5 |
Jubilees |
I Chronicles 1-2; 4-8 |
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3013
B.C. |
Enoch |
Enoch |
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5/17/2344
B.C. |
The
Noahic Flood |
Genesis
7 |
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2242
B.C. |
The
Tower of Babel |
Genesis
10-11 |
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1991-1816
B.C. |
Abraham |
Genesis
11-25 |
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1991-1630
B.C. |
Patriarchs
& Joseph |
Genesis
11-50 |
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1526
B.C. |
Moses
born |
Exodus
1-2 |
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1486
B.C. |
Moses
flees to Midian |
Exodus
2 |
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4/10/1446
B.C. |
The
Exodus |
Exodus
3-13 |
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1446-1444
B.C |
The
initial journey till the spies sent out |
Exodus
13-19 |
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6/17/1446
B.C. |
The
Law is given and explained |
Exodus
20-40 |
Leviticus |
Numbers
1-12 |
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1444
B.C. |
Spies
sent out |
Numbers
13 |
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1444-1405
B.C. |
Wandering
in the wilderness |
Numbers
14-36 |
Deuteronomy |
Job |
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4/3/1405
B.C. |
Joshua
crosses the Jordan with Israel |
Joshua
1-5 |
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1405-1399
B.C. |
Reconquest of Israel |
Joshua
6-24 |
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1399-1050
B.C. |
The
age of the Judges |
Judges |
Ruth |
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1050
B.C. |
Samuel
crowns Saul king |
I
Samuel 1-10 |
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1030
B.C. |
David
kills Goliath |
I
Samuel 17 |
Psalms |
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1030-1010
B.C. |
Saul
fights David till his death |
I
Samuel 18-31 |
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1010
B.C. |
David
is crowned king amidst civil war |
II
Samuel 1-5 |
I Chronicles 10-29 |
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970
B.C. |
David
dies, Solomon is crowned king |
II
Samuel 6-24 |
I Chronicles 3 |
I Kings 1-2 |
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970-930
B.C. |
Solomon's
reign |
I Kings 3-11 |
II Chronicles 1-9 |
Proverbs |
Song
of Solomon |
Ecclesiastes |
Wisdom of Solomon |
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930
B.C. |
Solomon dies, Israel & Judah split |
I Kings 12 |
II Chronicles 10-12 |
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930-914
B.C. |
Rehoboam
(J) |
I Kings 13-14 |
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930-909
B.C. |
Jeroboam
(I) |
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911-874
B.C. |
Abijam (J) / Asa (J) / Nadab (I) / Baasha (I) / Elah
(I) / Zimri (I) / Tibni & Omri (I) |
I Kings 15-16 |
II Chronicles 13-15 |
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885-850
B.C. |
Ahab
(I) /Jehoshaphat (J) / Ahaziah (I) / Asa (J)--Elijah and Elisha were prophets |
I Kings 17-22 |
II Chronicles 16-18 |
II Kings 1-2 |
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850-800
B.C. |
Joram (I, J) / Jehoshaphat (J) / Jehoram (J) / Ahaziah (J) /
Jehu (I) / Athaliah (queen, J) / Joash (J) / Jehoahaz
(I)--Elisha was prophet |
II Kings 2-13 |
II Chronicles 19-24 |
Elisha |
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799-751
B.C. |
Jehoash (I) / Amaziah (J) / Jeroboam II (I) / Azariah
(Uzziah) (J) |
II Kings 14-15 |
II Chronicles 25-26 |
Jonah
(~775 B.C.) |
Amos
(~755 B.C.) |
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750-700
B.C. |
Zechariah (I) / Shallum (I) / Menahem (I) / Pekahiah
(I) / Pekah (I) / Jotham (J) / Ahaz (J) / Hoshea (I) /Hezekiah/Manasseh |
II Kings 15-17 |
II Chronicles 27-28 |
Hosea |
Micah |
Isaiah |
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701
B.C. |
Israel
captured by Assyria--virtually wiped out. Stragglers join with Judah or are
scattered among the nations… |
II Kings 17 |
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699-640
B.C. |
Hezekiah
(J) / Manasseh (J) |
II Kings 18-21 |
II Chronicles 29-33 |
Nahum |
Judith? |
Prayer of Manasseh |
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640-620
B.C. |
Amon
(J) / Josiah (J) |
II Kings 21-23 |
II Chronicles 33-35 |
Jeremiah |
Habakkuk |
Zephaniah |
Ezekiel |
Joel |
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619-586
B.C. |
Jehoahaz (J) / Eliakim
(Jehoiakim--subject to Egypt) (J) / Jehoiachin (subject to Nebuchadnezzar) |
II Kings 23-24 |
II Chronicles 36 |
Baruch |
Obadiah |
Lamentations |
Tobit |
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586
B.C. |
Mattaniah
(Zedekiah--subject to Nebuchadnezzar) Judah taken captive by
Babylon--Jerusalem destroyed |
II Kings 24-25 |
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600-525
B.C. |
Neubchadnezzar (Babylon) /
Evil-Mardoch (Babylon) / Nergal-sharezer
(Babylon) / Labashi-Marduk (Babylon) / Nabonidus (Babylon) / Belshazzar (Babylon) / Astyages (Darius?) (Mede) / Cyrus The Great (Persia) |
Daniel |
II Chronicles 36 |
Ezra
1-4 |
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521-486
B.C. |
Darius
The Great (Persia) |
Haggai |
Zechariah |
Ezra
5-6 |
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486-470
B.C. |
Xerxes
The Great (Persia) |
Esther |
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470-423
B.C. |
Artaxerxes
I (Persia) |
Nehemiah
(4/14/450 B.C.) |
I Chronicles 9 |
Ezra
7-10 |
Malachi |
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336-332
B.C. |
Alexander
the Great (Greece) defeats Persian Empire. |
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175-165
B.C. |
Antiochus
IV (Syriac-Greek); defeated by Maccabees |
I & II Maccabees |
Sirach |
III & IV Esdras written (Ethiopian canon numbering) |
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63
B.C. |
Pompey,
a Roman General, captured Israel. |
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3
B.C. - 30 A.D. |
Jesus |
Matthew |
Mark |
Luke |
John |
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~30
A.D. ~ 90 A.D. |
Apostles;
Temple destroyed in A.D. 70 |
Acts |
All
the rest of the New Testament books |
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KEY |
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Text
in black |
Protestant
canon |
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Text in red |
Roman
Catholic canon |
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Text in gold |
Eastern
Orthodox canon |
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Text in green |
Ethiopian
Orthodox canon |
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