Living Bible Timeline
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From Genesis to Revelation

The Living Bible Timeline

Journey through the complete history of the Bible — every person, every event, every place, and every miracle, connected in chronological order.

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The Journey

Genesis → Revelation

Twenty stops across the whole sweep of Scripture. Scroll the golden thread — every stop opens a door deeper into history.

  1. Primeval era

    Creation

    Six days of divine speech; mankind made in the image of God.

    Genesis 1–2

  2. Primeval era

    Garden of Eden

    Paradise, the serpent, the fall — and the first promise of redemption.

    Genesis 2–3

  3. Primeval era

    The Flood

    Judgment on a violent earth; salvation in the ark; the rainbow covenant.

    Genesis 6–9

  4. Primeval era

    Tower of Babel

    One language scattered into the nations of the world.

    Genesis 11

  5. c. 2100–1800 BC

    The Patriarchs

    Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph — covenant, promise, providence.

    Genesis 12–50

  6. c. 1800–1446 BC

    Egypt

    A family becomes a nation in the furnace of slavery.

    Exodus 1

  7. c. 1446 BC

    The Exodus

    Passover blood, a parted sea, the Law at Sinai.

    Exodus 12–14

  8. c. 1406–1050 BC

    The Judges

    Cycles of falling and deliverance: Deborah, Gideon, Samson, Ruth.

    Judges; Ruth

  9. c. 1050–930 BC

    United Kingdom

    Saul, David, Solomon — throne, covenant, and Temple.

    1 & 2 Samuel; 1 Kings 1–11

  10. c. 930–586 BC

    Divided Kingdom

    Two kingdoms, warning prophets, Assyria and Babylon rising.

    1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 25

  11. 586 BC

    The Exile

    Jerusalem burns; by the rivers of Babylon, faith is refined.

    2 Kings 25; Daniel

  12. 538–430 BC

    The Return

    Cyrus decrees; temple and walls rise from the rubble.

    Ezra; Nehemiah

  13. c. 430–5 BC

    400 Silent Years

    No prophet speaks — while God sets the stage for Messiah.

    Malachi → Matthew

  14. c. 6–4 BC

    Birth of Jesus

    The Word made flesh, born in Bethlehem's manger.

    Luke 2

  15. c. AD 27–30

    The Ministry

    The kingdom proclaimed: teaching, healing, miracles, the Twelve.

    Matthew–John

  16. c. AD 30

    The Cross

    It is finished — the Lamb of God bears the sin of the world.

    John 19

  17. c. AD 30

    The Resurrection

    The empty tomb — death defeated on the third day.

    John 20

  18. c. AD 30

    Pentecost

    Wind and fire: the Spirit falls and the church is born.

    Acts 2

  19. c. AD 47–62

    Missionary Journeys

    From Antioch to Rome: the gospel crosses the empire.

    Acts 13–28

  20. c. AD 95

    Revelation

    A new heaven and a new earth — 'Behold, I make all things new.'

    Revelation 21–22

Fourteen Eras

Every age of Biblical history

Primeval history — undated

Creation to the Great Flood

From the creation of the heavens and the earth to the judgment of the Flood: Adam and Eve in Eden, the first sin, the first murder, the godly line of Seth culminating in Enoch who walked with God, and Noah, who found grace in the eyes of the LORD while the earth was filled with violence.

c. 2100–1800 BC

The Patriarchs

God calls Abram out of Ur of the Chaldeans and cuts an everlasting covenant with him: land, seed, and blessing for all nations. Through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — renamed Israel — the covenant family grows into twelve tribes, and through Joseph it is carried down into Egypt.

c. 1800–1406 BC

Egypt & the Exodus

Israel multiplies in Egypt and is enslaved. God raises up Moses, breaks Pharaoh's grip with ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and constitutes Israel as His covenant nation at Sinai. A forty-year wilderness journey ends at the plains of Moab, with Joshua poised to enter Canaan.

c. 1406–1050 BC

Conquest & the Judges

Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan and Jericho falls. After his death the nation spirals through cycles of apostasy, oppression, crying out, and deliverance under judges — Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson — while 'everyone did what was right in his own eyes.' The era closes with Ruth's quiet faithfulness and Samuel, the last judge.

c. 1050–930 BC

The United Kingdom

Israel demands a king. Saul is anointed and fails; David, the shepherd of Bethlehem, is chosen after God's own heart — he takes Jerusalem, brings up the Ark, and receives the promise of an everlasting throne. Solomon inherits the kingdom at its zenith and builds the Temple, but his heart is turned away.

c. 930–586 BC

The Divided Kingdom

The kingdom splits: Israel in the north, Judah in the south. Prophets thunder against idolatry — Elijah on Carmel, Amos and Hosea in the north, Isaiah, Micah, and Jeremiah in the south. Assyria destroys Samaria in 722 BC; Babylon burns Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 BC.

c. 586–430 BC

Exile & Return

By the rivers of Babylon the exiles weep — yet God rules the empires: Daniel stands in lions' dens and royal courts, Esther saves her people in Persia. Cyrus decrees the return in 538 BC; Zerubbabel rebuilds the Temple, Ezra restores the Law, Nehemiah rebuilds the walls, and Malachi closes the Old Testament.

c. 430–5 BC

The 400 Silent Years

Between Malachi and Matthew no canonical prophet speaks, yet the stage is set for the Messiah: Alexander spreads Greek language and culture, the Maccabees win Jewish independence, Rome absorbs the East, and Herod rebuilds the Temple — 'when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son' (Galatians 4:4).

c. 6–4 BC

The Birth of Christ

In the days of Herod the king, the Word becomes flesh. Gabriel visits Zechariah and Mary; John the forerunner is born; Jesus the Messiah is born in Bethlehem, worshiped by shepherds and Magi, presented in the Temple before Simeon and Anna, and carried to Egypt to escape Herod's sword.

c. AD 27–30

The Ministry of Jesus

Baptized in the Jordan and tested in the wilderness, Jesus proclaims the kingdom of God through Galilee and Judea — teaching with authority, healing the sick, calming storms, feeding thousands, raising the dead, and calling twelve apostles to follow Him.

c. AD 30

The Passion, Cross & Resurrection

The hinge of history: Jesus enters Jerusalem to shouts of Hosanna, shares the Last Supper, agonizes in Gethsemane, is betrayed, tried before Caiaphas and Pilate, crucified at Golgotha, buried in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb — and on the third day rises from the dead.

c. AD 30–47

The Early Church

At Pentecost the Spirit falls and three thousand believe. The gospel spreads from Jerusalem through Judea and Samaria: Peter preaches, Stephen is martyred, Philip evangelizes, Saul the persecutor meets the risen Christ on the Damascus road, and in Antioch the disciples are first called Christians.

c. AD 47–62

The Missionary Journeys

Paul and his companions — Barnabas, Silas, Timothy, Luke — carry the gospel across Cyprus, Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Greece, planting churches in Philippi, Thessalonica, Corinth, and Ephesus, writing letters that become Scripture, and finally bringing the message to Rome itself.

c. AD 62–95

Persecution & Revelation

Nero's persecution claims Peter and Paul; Jerusalem falls in AD 70 as Jesus foretold. The aged apostle John, exiled on Patmos, receives the Revelation of Jesus Christ: the risen Lord walking among the churches, and the promise of a new heaven and a new earth where God wipes away every tear.

Lives that shaped history

Featured people

All People

Abraham

Patriarch · Father of the faithful · Prophet

c. 2166–1991 BC

Joseph

Dreamer · Vizier of Egypt

c. 1915–1805 BC

Moses

Prophet · Lawgiver · Deliverer

c. 1526–1406 BC

David

Shepherd · Psalmist · King of Israel

c. 1040–970 BC; reigned c. 1010–970 BC

Elijah

Prophet

fl. c. 870–850 BC

Isaiah

Prophet

fl. c. 740–681 BC

Daniel

Prophet · Statesman

c. 620–536 BC

Esther (Hadassah)

Queen of Persia

fl. c. 479–473 BC

Mary, mother of Jesus

Mother of the Messiah

c. 20 BC – AD 40s

John the Baptist

Prophet · Forerunner

c. 6 BC – AD 29

Jesus Christ

Messiah · Son of God · Savior

c. 6/4 BC – c. AD 30

Peter (Simon)

Apostle · Fisherman

d. c. AD 64–67

John the Apostle

Apostle · Evangelist · Seer of Revelation

d. c. AD 98

Paul (Saul of Tarsus)

Apostle to the Gentiles

c. AD 5–67

Signs & Wonders

The miracles

All Miracles

c. 1446 BC

Miracle

Crossing the Red Sea

Trapped between Pharaoh's chariots and the sea, Israel hears the impossible order: 'Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD.' The sea walls up, a nation crosses on dry ground, and the waters return on Egypt's army. On the far shore, Miriam leads the song.

Exodus 14–15

c. 866 BC

Miracle

Fire on Mount Carmel

'How long halt ye between two opinions?' One prophet, twelve stones, a trench of water against four hundred fifty prophets of Baal — and the fire of the LORD falls, consuming sacrifice, wood, stones, dust, and water. The people fall on their faces: 'The LORD, he is the God.'

1 Kings 18

c. AD 29

Miracle

Feeding the Five Thousand

Five barley loaves and two small fish from a boy's lunch, blessed and broken in the Messiah's hands, feed five thousand men besides women and children — with twelve baskets over. The only miracle recorded in all four Gospels; the next day He explains it: 'I am the bread of life.'

John 6:1–14; Mark 6:30–44

c. AD 30 (or 33)

Miracle

The Resurrection

Before dawn on the first day of the week, the stone is rolled away and the tomb is empty but for folded graveclothes. He appears to Mary Magdalene in the garden, to travelers at Emmaus, to the fearful eleven, to doubting Thomas, to five hundred at once: 'I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore.'

Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20–21; 1 Corinthians 15

“Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you.”

Deuteronomy 32:7

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