Top Ten Dates of Events in the Old Testament

This will help you keep you chronological bearings:

1. 2166 B.C.: The Birth of Abraham
2. 1876 B.C.: The Migration to Egypt
3. 1446 B.C.: The Exodus from Egypt
4. 1406 B.C.: The Entrance into Canaan
5. 1010 B.C.: The Accession of David
6. 931 B.C.: The Division of the Kingdom
7. 722 B.C.: The Destruction of Samaria
8. 586 B.C.: The Destruction of Jerusalem
9. 538 B.C.: The Edict of Return
10. c. 420 B.C.: The Completion of the Old Testament

Thanks to Dr Douglas Judisch who published this list in just about all of his isagogical books.

Here’s a Bible Bookmark with this list and some other nice summary facts to keep handy: BibleBookmark.

-PrBW