Bible Events

World Events

Creation

Genesis 1:1—(Undated)

Noah builds the ark

Genesis 6:1—(Undated)

2500 b.c.

Egyptians discover papyrus & ink

for writing and build first libraries;

iron objects manufactured in

the ancient Near East—(2500 b.c.)

Egyptians import gold

2400 b.c.

from Africa—(2400)

Semitic chieftain, Sargon,

conquers Sumer to become

first "world conqueror"—(2331)

2300 b.c.

Horses domesticated in Egypt;

chickens domesticated in Babylon

bows & arrows used in wars—(2300)

2200 b.c.

Abraham born

Genesis 11:26—(2166)

Mesopotamians make glass, build

Abraham enters Canaan

2100 b.c.

ziggurats (like the tower of Babel);

Genesis 12:1—(2091)

earliest known drug, ethyl alcohol,

used to alleviate pain—(2100)

Isaac born

Genesis 21:1—(2066)

Native Americans immigrate from

north Asia; China develops stock

Jacob & Esau born

2000 b.c.

breeding & irrigation; English erect

Genesis 25:19—(2006)

Stonehenge, India’s bellows allow

higher furnace temps.—(2000)

Jacob flees to Haran

Genesis 27:41—(1929)

Egyptians use irrigation system to

Joseph born—Gen. 30:22

1900 b.c.

control Nile floods; spoked wheel

sold into slavery—Gen. 37:18

invented in ancient Near East;

set to rule Egypt—Gen. 41:33

horses used to pull vehicles—(1900)

(1915-1885)

Joseph dies

1800 b.c.

Genesis 50:22—(1805)

Babylonian mathematicians use

cube and square root; Hammurabi

provides first legal codes—(1750)

Egyptian papyrus document

1700 b.c.

describes medical and surgical

procedures—(1700)

1600 b.c.

Moses born

Exodus 2:1—(1526)

1500 b.c.

Sundials used in Egypt;

The Exodus from Egypt

Mexican Sun Pyramid built—(1500)

Exodus 12:31—(1446)

Ten Commandments given

Exodus 20:1—(1445)

First period of Chinese literature;

Hebrews enter Caanan

1400 b.c.

intricate clock used in Egypt—(1400)

Joshua 1:1—(1406)

Earthquake destroys Palace of

Judges begin to rule Israel

Knossos on island of Crete—(1380)

Judges 3:7—(1375)

Egyptian King Tutankhamen dies;

1300 b.c.

entombed with treasures—(1358)

Silk fabric manufactured in China

(1250)

Deborah becomes Israel’s

Labor strike in Thebes;

judge—Judges 4:1—(1209)

1200 b.c.

first Chinese dictionary—(1200)

Gideon becomes Israel’s

Destruction of Troy during

judge—Judges 6:1—(1162)

the Trojan War—(1183)

Samuel born

1 Samuel 1:19—(1105)

1100 b.c.

Greek mythology fully developed;

Samson becomes Israel’s

City of Peking built; Californian

judge—Judges 15:1—(1075)

Indians build wood-reed houses;

Saul becomes Israel’s first

Chinese math utilizes geometry,

king—1 Samuel 10:1—(1050)

root multiplication, proportions,

David becomes Israel’s king

theory of motion; glazing of bricks

2 Samuel 2:1—(1010)

1000 b.c.

and tiles begins in Near East—(1000)

Solomon becomes Israel’s

king—1 Kings 1:28—(970)

Temple erected in Jerusalem

1 Kings 6:1—(959)

950 b.c.

Gold vessels and jewelry

popular in Northern Europe—(950)

Kingdom of Israel divides

1 Kings 12:1—(930)

Celts invade Britain; Assyrians

Elijah prophesies in Israel

900 b.c.

invent inflatable skins for soldiers

1 Kings 17:1—(875)

to cross rivers—(900)

Ahab becomes Israel’s king

1 Kings 16:29—(874)

Evidence of highly developed metal

Elisha prophesies in Israel

850 b.c.

and stone sculptures in Africa—(850)

2 Kings 2:1—(848)

Joash becomes Judah’s king

Carthage trading post set up—(814)

2 Kings 11:4—(835)

Babylonian & Chinese astronomers

800 b.c.

understand planetary movements;

India develops caste system; spoked

Jonah becomes a prophet

790 b.c.

wheels, ice skates used in Europe;

Jonah 1:1—(793)

Homer writes Iliad & Odyssey—(800)

780 b.c.

770 b.c.

First known Olympic games—(776)

760 b.c.

Hosea becomes a prophet

City of Rome founded—(753)

Hosea 1:1—(753)

750 b.c.

Music notation written in Greece;

Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria

Celts introduce plow to Britain (750)

invades Israel—2 Kings 15:19

740 b.c.

Isaiah becomes a prophet)

Isaiah 1:1—(740)

730 b.c.

Israel (north kingdom) falls

2 Kings 17:1—(722)

720 b.c.

Hezekiah is Judah’s king

2 Kings 18:1—(715)

710 b.c.

Jerusalem besieged by

700 b.c.

False teeth invented in Italy—(700)

Sennacherib of Assyria

2 Kings 18:13—(701)

690 b.c.

680 b.c.

670 b.c.

660 b.c.

650 b.c.

Soldering of iron invented—(650)

Josiah is Judah’s king

Horse racing first held

2 Kings 22:1—(640)

640 b.c.

at 33rd Olympic Games—(648)

Jeremiah becomes prophet

630 b.c.

Jeremiah 1:1—(627)

620 b.c.

Assyrian capital of Ninevah

destroyed—(612)

610 b.c.

Daniel taken captive to

Temple of Artemis , one of the

Babylon—Daniel 1:1—(605)

600 b.c.

seven wonders of the world,

built in Ephesus—(600)

590 b.c.

Judah (southern kingdom)

falls to Babylon

580 b.c.

2 Kings 25:1—(586)

570 b.c.

Gautama Buddha, the founder of

Buddhism, born in India—(563)

King Nebuchadnezzar of

560 b.c.

Aesop writes his fables—(560)

Babylon dies—(562)

Cyrus defeats Medes, starts Persian

550 b.c.

empire; lock & key, water level, and

Cyrus of Persia overthrows

carpenter’s square invented—(550)

Babylon—Daniel 5:30—(539)

540 b.c.

Horseback postal service

First Jewish exiles return to

used in Persian empire—(540)

Jerusalem—Ezra 1:1—(538)

530 b.c.

Tragedy emerges as a

form of Greek drama—(534)

520 b.c.

Persians add polo as sport—(525)

New temple completed in

Athens opens public libraries—(520)

Jerusalem—Ezra 6:13—(516)

510 b.c.

Rome become a Republic—(509)

China imports glass from Near East;

500 b.c.

Cataract surgery by Susrata of India;

Celts start Halloween festival—(500)

490 b.c.

First time Greek men

choose short haircuts—(490)

Esther becomes queen of

480 b.c.

Persia—Esther 2:15—(479)

470 b.c.

Philosopher Socrates born—(469)

Birth of Democritus, who introduced

Ezra returns to Jerusalem

460 b.c.

an atomic theory—(460)

Ezra 7:1—(458)

Golden Age of Athens begins—(457)

450 b.c.

The Parthenon built on top of

Nehemiah builds Jerusalem

Athens’ Acropolis—(448)

wall—Nehemiah 2:11—(445)

440 b.c.

Pheidias sculpts 60-foot statue of

Zeus, one of seven wonders—(438)

Malachi becomes a prophet

430 b.c.

Romans agree to concept of dictator

Malachi 1:1—(430)

in military emergency—(430)

420 b.c.

410 b.c.

400 b.c.

Socrates condemned to death

Aramaic begins to replace

by Athenian jury—(399)

Hebrew as Jewish language

390 b.c.

(390)

Aristotle born—(384)

380 b.c.

370 b.c.

Plato writes his most famous book:

The Republic—(370)

360 b.c.

350 b.c.

340 b.c.

330 b.c.

Alexander the Great defeats the

Persian Empire—(331)

320 b.c.

Romans build first paved road,

310 b.c.

the "Appian Way,"

from Rome to Capua—(312)

300 b.c.

290 b.c.

280 b.c.

270 b.c.

260 b.c.

Hebrew Old Testament translated

into Greek and called the

250 b.c.

"Septuagint"—(255)

240 b.c.

Romans conquer Sicily and add first

non-Italian territory to Empire—(241)

230 b.c.

220 b.c.

Great Wall of China built—(215)

210 b.c.

200 b.c.

190 b.c.

180 b.c.

Antiochus IV plunders

Temple of Jerusalem—(169)

170 b.c.

Judas Maccabeus revolts

against Antiochus IV—(165)

160 b.c.

150 b.c.

140 b.c.

Jews and astrologers banished

from Rome—(139)

130 b.c.

120 b.c.

110 b.c.

Chinese ships reach east coast of

100 b.c.

India; Danes use ball bearings (102)

Birth of Julius Caesar,

90 b.c.

first Roman emperor—(100)

80 b.c.

70 b.c.

60 b.c.

Romans conquer England, part of

Roman empire until a.d. 442—(55)

50 b.c.

Cleopatra last independent

Egyptian ruler of ancient world—(51)

Herod the Great made king

40 b.c.

Julius Caesar became dictator for

of Judea by Romans—(37)

life; assassinated 2 years later—(46)

30 b.c.

Cleopatra and lover Marc Antony

Jesus’ mother born—(25?)

die by suicide—(30)

Herod the Great remodels

20 b.c.

Sumo wrestling in Japan—(23)

temple in Jerusalem—(20)

10 b.c.

Jesus Christ born—Luke 2:1

Herod dies—Matt 2:19—(4)

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Europeans first use saddles—(1 a.d.)

Paul born—(5? a.d.)

Judea becomes a Roman

province; Jesus visits temple

Judean zealots oppose Rome—(7)

as boy—Luke 2:41—(6)

10 a.d.

Tiberius succeeds Caesar Augustus

as Roman emperor—(14)

John the Baptist begins

20 a.d.

his ministry—Luke 3:1—(26)

Jesus begins his ministry

Luke 4:14—(26/27)

Pilate appointed governor—(26)

Jesus crucified—Luke 23:26

30 a.d.

Jesus ascends—Luke 24:50

Pentecost—Acts 2:1—(30)

Paul’s conversion on road to

Damascus—Acts 9:1—(35)

Herod Agrippa appointed

40 a.d.

king of Judea—(40)

London founded; first definite

reference to diamonds—(43)

Paul begins first missionary

journey—Acts 13:1—(46)

50 a.d.

Romans begin using soap—(50)

Paul writes Romans, Paul

imprisoned in Caesarea

Emperor Claudius poisoned,

Acts 23:23—(57)

Nero becomes emperor—(54)

Paul’s trip to Rome Acts 27:1

Paul writes "prison letters"

60 a.d.

Acts 28:30—(60)

Paul freed from prison—(62)

Fire burns much of Rome; Nero

blames Christians for setting it—(64)

Paul martyred—(67)

Romans destroy Jews’ commune at

Romans ruin Jerusalem (70)

70 a.d.

Qumran, but Jews hide Bible scrolls,

(Dead Sea scrolls, found 1948)—(68)

960 Jews commit suicide at

Masada while under Roman

Rome constructs Colosseum—(75)

attack—(73)

80 a.d.

Italy’s Mt. Vesuvius erupts, killing

30,000 people and burying cities

of Pompeii and Herculaneum—(79)

90 a.d.

Apostle John writes

Revelation—Rev. 1:1—(95)

100 a.d.