The following is a brief summary of our calculated date of creation, beginning with the chronology found in Genesis chapter five: Name As with anyone’s family tree, the farther back you go the fuzzier things can become. While we believe the Bible Prophecy Timeline provides the most accurate dating available, many dates are still subject to interpretation and some educated guesswork due to a few vague areas in Bible history. For this chronology, we relied on the Masoretic text, on which English Bibles are based. We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, thus our primary source for dating events and people in the Bible Prophecy Timeline are the Bible’s genealogies and event-to-event comparisons found in other traditionally accepted non-biblical sources, such as ancient historical records by Josephus and modern-day scholarship by professional theologians and educators. The timeline begins with Adam in Eden, then on to Noah and the Flood and the birth of Israel through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Ĭovers the history of the Jewish nation, from Moses and the Exodus to King David and the prophets Daniel and Isaiah.Ĭovers the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the apostles the Reformation and the final events of earth’s history.Įach of these sections are further divided into more specific time periods for ease of study.

The Timeline is divided into three major sections:

Where possible, entries also include links to related characters and events and a video presentation to help deepen your understanding of their place in Bible history. Each entry in the Timeline contains a brief but insightful article with interesting facts about the person or event, plus artwork and full Scripture references and passages to help you find it in the Bible. With more than 850 interconnected entries, the Bible Prophecy Timeline is a comprehensive study tool that allows you to explore every character and major event of the Bible, from the creation of the world to last-day prophecies.

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