The Creation
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
135 entries in this era. See the same material on the moving timeline.
4000 BC
The Fall of Man
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
The Garden of Eden
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
3000 BC
Cain kills Abel
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
From Adam to Noah
This [is] the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
2500 BC
Covenant of the Rainbow
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Shem, Ham and Japheth
Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
The Flood Subsides
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that [was] with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
The Great Flood
And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Wickedness Provokes God's wrath
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2200 BC
Jaredites ask God not to confound their language at the Tower of Babel
Jaredites ask God not to confound their language at the Tower of Babel; Brother of Jared sees God; Jaredites build barges and travel to the Americas
2199 BC
Daughter of Jared and Akish introduce secret combinations
Daughter of Jared and Akish introduce secret combinations; Prophet Ether warns Jaredites of destruction; Jaredites continue warring with each other
2100 BC
Job's Suffering and Faith
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
The Tower of Babel
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2091 BC
God Sends Abram to Egypt
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2090 BC
The Famine in Canaan
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.
2085 BC
Abram and Lot Part Ways
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
Abram Promised Many Descendants
And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
2084 BC
Abram Rescues Lot
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
2081 BC
God's Covenant with Abram
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
Sarai and Hagar
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.
2080 BC
Ishmael Born
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
2067 BC
Abraham, Sarah and Abimelech
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
God Promises the Birth of Isaac
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
The Covenant of Circumcision
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
The Destruction of Sodom
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
2066 BC
Isaac Born
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
2064 BC
Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the [same] day that Isaac was weaned.
2057 BC
The Treaty at Beersheba
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:
2054 BC
The Offering of Isaac
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].
2030 BC
Death and Burial of Sarah
And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: [these were] the years of the life of Sarah.
2026 BC
Isaac Marries Rebekah
And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
2006 BC
Birth of Jacob and Esau
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name [was] Keturah.
1991 BC
Death of Abraham
And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
1978 BC
Esau sells his birthright
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he [was] faint:
1977 BC
Isaac and Abimelech
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
1929 BC
Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, [here am] I.
1928 BC
Jacob Flees to Laban
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
Jacob Serves Laban
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
Jacob's vision of a ladder
And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
1921 BC
Jacob and His Sons
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Jacob Marries Rachel
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
1916 BC
Rachel Bears Joseph
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
1908 BC
Jacob Leaves for Canaan
And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that [was] our father's; and of [that] which [was] our father's hath he gotten all this glory.
1906 BC
Descendants of Esau
Now these [are] the generations of Esau, who [is] Edom.
Jacob Meets Esau
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
Jacob Named Israel
And God said unto him, Thy name [is] Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
Jacob Returns to Bethel
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Jacob Settles in Shechem
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which [is] in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
Jacob Wrestles with God
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Shechem Defiles Dinah
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
1903 BC
Rachel Dies
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
1898 BC
Joseph Prospers Under Potiphar
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
Joseph Sold into Slavery
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry [it] down to Egypt.
Joseph's Dreams and Betrayal
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
Tamar deceives Judah
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name [was] Hirah.
1889 BC
Joseph Imprisoned
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners [were] bound: and he was there in the prison.
Potiphar's Wife Accuses Joseph
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
1887 BC
The Cupbearer and the Baker's Dreams
And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
1886 BC
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
Joseph Put in Charge
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Seven Years of Plenty Begin
And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
1875 BC
Benjamin and the Silver Cup
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks [with] food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
Famine Begins
And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
Jacob and Family to Egypt
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
Jacob to Goshen
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they [are] in the land of Goshen.
Joseph Reveals His Identity
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
Joseph Sends for Jacob
Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
Simeon Detained by Joseph
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
The Return with Benjamin
And the famine [was] sore in the land.
1859 BC
Jacob's Blessing and Death
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you [that] which shall befall you in the last days.
Jacob's Illness
And it came to pass after these things, that [one] told Joseph, Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
The Burial of Jacob
And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
1806 BC
The Death of Joseph
So Joseph died, [being] an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
1800 BC
Jacob's Family Stays in Egypt
Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
1700 BC
Israelites Multiply in Egypt
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
1600 BC
Israelites Oppressed by New King
Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
1539 BC
Pharaoh's Order to Kill Firstborn
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
1525 BC
The Birth and Adoption of Moses
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi.
1486 BC
Moses Flees into Midian
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
1446 BC
Israelites Groan in Slavery
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
Moses Receives the Commandments
And God spake all these words, saying,
Moses Receives the Law
Now these [are] the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Moses Sent to Deliver Israel
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.
Preparations for the Tabernacle
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
The Exodus Begins
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
The Golden Calf and Moses' Anger
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
The Isreaelites At Mount Sinai
In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they [into] the wilderness of Sinai.
The Journey Resumes
And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, [and] go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
The Ten Plagues on Egypt
And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
1445 BC
Aaron and His Sons Consecrated
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Census, Tribes, Duties
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first [day] of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Feasts and Jubilee
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Laws for Sacrifices and Offerings
And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
Laws of Purity
And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
People Murmur at the Spies' Report
And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
Punishments and Regulations
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Tabernacle Dedication
And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
The People Complain
And [when] the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.
The Sin of Nadab and Abihu
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
The Tabernacle is Erected and Filled
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
The Twelve Spies
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
1426 BC
Aaron's Staff Buds
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Korah's Rebellion
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:
Priests, Red Heifer, Cleansing
And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
1407 BC
Aaron's Death
And the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
Apportionment of Canaan
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Balaam and the Angel
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho.
Borders and Cities of Refuge
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,
Conquest of Midian
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Division of Transjordan
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place [was] a place for cattle;
Joshua Chosen to Succeed Moses
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
Moses' Summary of Israel's History
These [be] the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
Psalm of Moses
<<A Prayer of Moses the man of God.>> Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Special sacrifices and holy days
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Summary of Israel's Journey
These [are] the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
The Bronze Snake
And [when] king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took [some] of them prisoners.
The Daughters of Zelophehad
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these [are] the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
The Second Census
And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
Vows of women
And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
Water from the Rock at Meribah
Then came the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
Zelophehad's Daughters Marry
And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
1406 BC
Blessings of Moses
And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Conquer of Jericho and Ai
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
God Commissions Joshua
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes
And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,
Rahab Welcomes the Spies
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Recapitulation of the Law
And this [is] the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
The Death of Moses
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that [is] over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
The Israelites Cross the Jordan
And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
The Song of Moses
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
1405 BC
Kings Join against Israel
And it came to pass, when all the kings which [were] on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard [thereof];
Northern Palestine Defeated
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
The Sun Stands Still
Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;