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The events are listed in the order in which they occurred, as best as I can determine them. The dates used in the headings are rounded off and used mainly to break up the list and give a general sense of the dating – not to assign exact years. If you are searching for a particular story and know the person’s name but don’t know the general dating, just use the Control/Command F function on your keyboard to search the name (such as Joseph, Mephibosheth, Ichabod, Elisha, and so on). “Notes and Sources” are at the bottom of this page.

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The Old Testament

4000 BC to 3000 BC

Creation Week – Gen 1:1-2:3
Adam and Eve created – Gen 2:4-25
Adam and Eve Sin; God Promises Redemption – Gen 3:1-24
Cain and Abel – Gen 4:1-15 (Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51; Heb 11:4; 12:24; 1 Jn 3:12; Jude 1:11)
Cain and Lamech – Gen 4:24
Adam’s and Eve’s Third Son – Seth – Is Born – Gen 4:25-26
(Adam’s genealogy through Seth to Noah and His Three Sons) – Gen 5
Enoch and Methuselah – Gen 5:18-27

3000 BC to 2000 BC

Mankind Is Corrupted; Noah Builds the Ark – Gen 6
The Flood Comes – Gen 7
The Flood Subsides – Gen 8
The Covenant and the Rainbow – Gen 9
(The Table of Nations: Noah’s Genealogy through Shem to Abram) – Gen 10
The Tower of Babel – Gen 11:1-9

2000 BC to 1500 BC

Abram (age 75) called by God – Gen 12:1-9 (Heb 11:8-10)
Abram goes to Egypt for food – Gen 12:10-20
Abram and Lot separate from strife – Gen 13
Abram rescues Lot – Gen 14:1-17, 21-24
Melchizedek Blesses Abraham – Gen 14:18-20 (Heb 5, 6, 10; 6:20; 7:1, 10-11, 15, 17)
Abram promised a son – Gen 15:1-21
Ishmael is born to Abram (86) – Gen 16:1-16
Abram (age 99) renamed Abraham; circumcision instituted – Gen 17:1-27
Angels visit Abraham – Gen 18:1-15
Abraham intercedes for Lot – Gen 18:16-33
Sodom destroyed, Lot escapes – Gen 19:1-29
Lot’s family debased – Gen 19:30-38
Abraham Lies about Sarah to Abimelech King of Gerar – Gen 20
Isaac is born to Abraham (100) and Sarah – Gen 21:1-8 (Heb 11:11-12)
Hagar and Ishmael sent away – Gen 21:9-21
Abraham and Abimelech make a covenant at Beersheba – Gen 21:22-34
Abraham is asked to sacrifice Isaac – Gen 22:1-19 (Heb 11:17-19; Jas 2:21-24)
(Genealogy of Abraham’s brother Nahor, including a granddaughter Rebekah) – Gen 22:20-24
Sarah’s Death and Burial – Gen 23
How Isaac Met Rebekah – Gen 24
Abraham Death and Burial – Gen 25:1-11
(Genealogy of Ishmael’s Descendants) – Gen 25:12-18
Jacob and Esau Born to Isaac and Rebekah – Gen 25:19-26
Esau Sells His Birthright to Jacob – Gen 25:27-34
God Speaks to Isaac in Gerar – Gen 26:1-11
Isaac Quarrels with the Philistines over Wells – Gen 26:12-22
God speaks to Isaac at Beersheba – Gen 26:23-25
Abimelech Covenants with Isaac at Beersheba – Gen 26:26-33
Esau Marries Two Hittite (Canaanite) Women – Gen 26:34-35
Jacob Deceives Isaac – Gen 27
Jacob Is Sent to Paddan-aram to Find a Wife – Gen 28:1-9
Jacob’s Dream – Gen 28:10-22
Jacob Meets Rachel – Gen 29:1-20
Laban Deceives Jacob – Gen 29:21-30
Jacob has eleven sons and a daughter – Gen 29:31-35 and 30:1-24
Laban prevails on Jacob to stay; Jacob becomes rich – Gen 30:25-43
Jacob leaves Laban for Canaan – Gen 31:1-21
Laban pursues Jacob – Gen 31:22-42
Laban and Jacob make a covenant at Mizpah – Gen 31:43-55
Jacob reaches Canaan and fears Esau – Gen 32:1-23
Jacob wrestles with an angel all night – Gen 32:24-32
Jacob meets Esau – Gen 33:1-17
Jacob and family settle in Shechem – Gen 33:18-20
Dinah’s shame and her brothers’ (mainly Simeon’s and Levi’s) vengeance – Gen 34
Jacob relocates from Shechem – Gen 35:1-8
Jacob is renamed Israel at Bethel – Gen 35:9-15
Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin – Gen 35:16-20
Reuben’s folly – Gen 35:21-22
(The genealogy of Jacob’s 12 sons and their mothers) – Gen 35:22-26
Isaac dies at the age of 180 – Gen 35:27-29
Esau moves from Canaan to Seir – Gen 36:1-8
(A genealogy of Esau) – Gen 36:9-43
Joseph’s dreams – Gen 37:1-17
Joseph sold into slavery – Gen 37:18-36
Judah, Tamar, Perez, and Zerah – Gen 38
Joseph and Potiphar – Gen 39
Joseph in Jail with the Chief Cupbearer and Chief Baker – Gen 40
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams – Gen 41:1-37
Joseph Raised to Pharaoh’s Right Hand – Gen 41:38-57
Jacob Sends Joseph’s Brothers to Egypt for Food – Gen 42
Jacob Sends Joseph’s Brothers Back to Egypt with Benjamin – Gen 43
Joseph’s Brothers Are Hauled Back into Egyptian Custody – Gen 44
Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers – Gen 45
Jacob and All His Family Move from Canaan to Egypt – Gen 46
Joseph’s Family Settles in Goshen – Gen 47:1-12
Joseph Manages Egypt through the Famine Years – Gen 47:13-26
Jacob Prepares to Die at Age 147 – Gen 47:27-31
Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Two Sons – Manasseh and Ephraim – Gen 48
Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons – Gen 49:1-27
Jacob Dies – Gen 49:28-33
Jacob Is Buried in Canaan – Gen 50:1-14
Joseph’s Brothers Seek Mercy from Joseph and Find It – Gen 50:15-21
Joseph Dies at the Age of 110 – Gen 50:22-26
Jacob’s and Joseph’s Last Days – Gen 48-50
The Sons of Israel Multiply in Egypt – Ex 1:1-7
Egypt Enslaves Israel – Ex 1:8-14
The Hebrew midwives resist Pharaoh’s attempt to kill male babies – Ex 1:15-22
Moses’ birth – Ex 2:1-10
Trying to Protect Hebrews, Moses Kills an Egyptian – Ex 2:11-14
Moses Flees to Midian for Forty Years– Ex 2:15-25
Job’s Calamities – Job 1-2
Job’s Restoration – Job 42 (Jas 5:11)

1500 BC to 1000 BC

Moses at the burning bush – Ex 3:1-22
Moses Is Given Special Powers – Ex 4:1-13
Moses Is Given His Brother Aaron as a Spokesman – Ex 4:14-31
Moses Goes to Pharaoh…but Things Get Worse – Ex 5:1-23
God Reassures Moses that the Mission Will Succeed – Ex 6
Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent before Pharaoh – Ex 7:1-13
The Ten Plagues:
- 1) Blood – Ex 7:14-25
- 2) Frogs – Ex 8:1-15
- 3) Gnats – Ex 8:16-19
- 4) Flies – Ex 8:20-32
- 5) Animal Pestilence – Ex 9:1-7
- 6) Boils – Ex 9:8-12
- 7) Hail – Ex 9:13-35
- 8) Locusts – Ex 10:1-20
- 9) Darkness – Ex 10:21-29
- 10) Death of the firstborns – Ex 11:1-10; 12:29-32
The First Passover – Ex 12:1-13; 21-28; 42-51
The First Feast of Unleavened Bread – Ex 12:14-20
The Consecration of Israel’s Firstborn – Ex 13:1-16
The Exodus – Ex 12:33-41; 13:17-22
Pharoah Pursues – Ex 14:1-12
The Red Sea Divided – Ex 14:13-31
Moses and Israel Sing to the Lord – Ex 15:1-21
The Lord Sweetens the Waters of Marah – Ex 15:22-27
The Lord Provides Manna (and Meat) – Ex 16
The Lord Provides Water from a Rock at Massah and Meribah– Ex 17:1-7
Joshua Defeats Amalek as Moses, Aaron, and Hur Pray – Ex 17:8-16
Moses’ Father-In-Law Gives Good Advice – Ex 18
Moses and Israel Come to Mount Sinai to Meet with God – Ex 19
Moses receives the 10 Commandments on Sinai – Ex 20
(Various Laws of Moses) – Ex 21-23
Israel Affirms Its Covenant with God – Ex 24
(The Design and Construction of the Tabernacle) – Ex 25-31; 35-40
The Golden Calf – Ex 32
Moses’ Intercedes for the People – Ex 33
The Stone Tablets Are Replaced – Ex 34
Aaron and His Four Sons Are Consecrated – Lev 8
Aaron and His Four Sons Offer Sacrifices – Lev 9
Aaron’s First Two Sons (Nadab and Abihu) Die – Lev 10
An Israelite Blasphemes the Name and Dies – Lev 24:10-16
The Israelites Set Out from Mount Sinai for the Promised Land – Num 10:11-36
The Israelites Grumble about Food at Taberah and Kibroth-Hattaavah – Num 11 (Dt 9:22)
Miriam and Aaron Complain about Moses – Num 12
Twelve Spies Check Out the Promised Land – Num 13
Israel Sentenced to 40 Years in the Wilderness – Num 14
(Various Laws of Moses) – Num 15
The Rebellion of Korah, with Dathan and Abiram – Num 16:1-40 (Jude 1:11)
The Plague that Followed Korah’s Rebellion – Num 16:41-50
Aaron’s rod…buds, blossoms, and bears almonds – Num 17 (Heb 9:3-4)
(Various Laws of Moses) – Num 18-19
Miriam Dies – Num 20:1
Moses and Aaron Falter at the Waters of Meribah – Num 20:2-13
Edom Refuses to Let Israel Cross Its Land – Num 20:14-22
Aaron Dies and Is Replaced by His Son Eleazar – Num 20:23-29
Israel Conquers Arad at Hormah – Num 21:1-3
The Bronze Serpent – Num 21:4-9
The Lord Leads Israel to a Well in Its Sojourning – Num 21:10-20
Israel Defeats Sihon King of the Amorites and Og King of Bashan – Num 21:21-35
Balaam and Balak – Num 22-24 (2 Pet 2:15; Jude 1:11; Rev 2:14)
The Sin of Peor, the Plague, and the Zeal of Phinehas – Num 25
The Daughters of Zelophehad Receive an Inheritance – Num 27:1-11
The Lord Grants Moses a Glimpse of the Promised Land – Num 27:12-14
The Lord Appoints Joshua to Take Moses’ Place – Num 27:15-23
Israel Defeats Midian and Kills Balaam – Num 31:1-24
Two and a Half Tribes Settle Just Short of the Promised Land – Num 32
The Provision for the Daughters of Zelophehad Is Amended – Num 36
The Beginning of Moses’ Farewell to Israel – Deut 31
The Song of Moses – Deut 32
The Blessing of Moses – Deut 33
Moses Dies and Joshua Takes Over – Deut 34 and Josh 1
Rahab and the Spies – Josh 2 (Heb 11:31; Jas 2:25)
Joshua Crosses the Jordan River on Dry Ground – Josh 3
Memorial Stones from the Jordan River Crossing – Josh 4
Israel Is Circumcised – Josh 5
The Walls of Jericho Come Down – Josh 6 (Heb 11:30)
The Sin of Achan and Israel’s Defeat at Ai – Josh 7
Israel Conquers Ai – Josh 8:1-29
Joshua Builds the Altar at Mount Ebal That Moses Had Commanded – Josh 8:30-35
The Gibeonites Deceive Israel – Josh 9
The Day the Sun Stood Still – Josh 10:1-15
Joshua Executes Five Kings near the Cave at Makkedah – Josh 10:16-28
Joshua’s Conquest of Southern Canaan – Josh 10:29-43
Joshua’s Conquest of Northern Canaan – Josh 11:1-15
Summary of Joshua’s Conquests North and South – Josh 11:16-23
(Catalog of Kings Defeated by Israel) – Josh 12
(Canaan Apportioned Among the 12 Tribes) – Josh 13-22
Caleb Requests Hebron – Josh 14:6-15
Caleb Awards Achsah to Othniel – Josh 15:13-19
Joshua Reviews His History with Israel -Josh 23
Joshua Reviews the History of Israel from Abraham’s Time – Josh 24
The Israelites Struggle with the Remaining Canaanites – Judg 1
Israel Falls into a Pattern of Repeated Deliverance and Apostasy – Judg 2:1 – 3:6
The Judges of Israel:
- 1) Othniel – Judg 3:7-11
- 2) Ehud – Judg 3:12-30
- 3) Shamgar – Judg 3:31
- 4) Deborah and Barak – Judg 4-5 (Heb 11:32)
- 5) Gideon (Jerubbaal) – Judg 6-9 (Heb 11:32)
  - Gideon Is Called to Deliver Israel from Midian – Judg 6:1-24
  - Gideon Destroys Baal’s Altar and the Asherah – Judg 6:25-40
  - The Lord Reduces Gideon’s 32,000 soldiers to 300 – Judg 7:1-8
  - Gideon’s 300 Rout the Midian Camp – Judg 7:9-25
  - Gideon Kills the Kings of Midian: Zebah and Zalmunna – Judg 8:1-21
  - The Aftermath of Gideon’s Victory over Midian – Judg 8:22-35
  - Gideon’s Remaining Sons Jotham and Abimelech – Judg 9
- 6) Tola – Judg 10:1-2
- 7) Jair – Judg 10:3-5
- 8) Jephthah – Judg 10:6-12:7 (Heb 11:32)
- 9) Ibzan – Judg 12:8-10
- 10) Elon – Judg 12:11-12
- 11) Abdon – Judg 12:13-15
- 12) Samson – Judg 13-16 (Heb 11:32)
  - The Birth of Samson – Judg 13
  - Samson’s Marriage – Judg 14:1-11
  - Samson and the Riddle of the Lion – Judg 14:12-20
  - Samson Burns Philistine Crops with Foxes – Judg 15:1-8
  - Samson Routs the Philistines with a Donkey’s Jawbone – Judg 15:9-20
  - Samson and the Gates of Gaza – Judg 16:1-3
  - Delilah Defeats Samson – Judg 16:4-21
  - Samson Dies Victorious over the Philistines – Judg 16:22-31
A Man Named Micah, a Levite Named Jonathan, and the Danites – Judg 17-18
A Nameless Levite, His Nameless Concubine, and the Benjamites – Judg 19-21
Ruth – Ruth 1-4
- Naomi Meets Ruth – Ruth 1
- Ruth Meets Boaz – Ruth 2
- Naomi Matches Ruth and Boaz – Ruth 3
- Boaz Marries Ruth – Ruth 4
Samuel Is Born to Hannah – 1 Sam 1
Samuel Distinguishes Himself from Eli’s Sons Hophni and Phinehas – 1 Sam 2
God Calls Samuel as a Prophet – 1 Sam 3
The Philistines Take the Ark, Eli Dies, and Ichabod Is Born – 1 Sam 4
The Ark of the Covenant Vexes the Philistines – 1 Sam 5
The Philistines Return the Ark to Israel – 1 Sam 6
Samuel Restores Order in Israel – 1 Sam 7
Israel Requests a King – 1 Sam 8
Samuel Meets Saul (Who Will Be Israel’s First King) – 1 Sam 9
Samuel Anoints Saul as the First King of Israel – 1 Sam 10
Saul Defeats Nahash and the Ammonites – 1 Sam 11
Samuel Tutors Israel and Confirms Saul as King – 1 Sam 12
Intimidated by the Philistines, Saul Impatiently Usurps Samuel’s Role – 1 Sam 13
Jonathan’s Bravery and Faith Tip the Scales against the Philistines – 1 Sam 14
Saul Fails to Execute with Agag and the Amalekites – 1 Sam 15
Samuel Anoints David as He Anointed Saul – 1 Sam 16
David and Goliath – 1 Sam 17
David Is Accepted by Jonathan but Rejected by Saul – 1 Sam 18
David Protected from Saul by Jonathan, Michal, and Samuel – 1 Sam 19
David and Jonathan Strengthen Their Covenant – 1 Sam 20
David Receives Bread and a Sword from the Priests at Nob – 1 Sam 21:1-9
David Feigns Madness to Achish King of Gath – 1 Sam 21:10-15
David Flees to the Cave of Adullam, Moab, and Judah…with a Following – 1 Sam 22:1-5
Saul Provokes Doeg the Edomite to Slay 85 Priests and Massacre Nob – 1 Sam 22:6-23
David Delivers and then Escapes from the City of Keilah – 1 Sam 23:1-13
Saul Continues Hounding David – 1 Sam 23:14-29
David Spares Saul – 1 Sam 24
Samuel Dies – 1 Sam 25:1
Abigail and Nabal – 1 Sam 25:2-44
David Again Spares Saul – 1 Sam 26
David Flees to the Philistines – 1 Sam 27
Saul and the Spirit Medium – 1 Sam 28
The Philistines Doubt David’s Loyalty – 1 Sam 29
David’s Victory over the Amalekites after Their Raid on Ziklag – 1 Sam 30:1-20
David’s Generosity with the Spoils of Victory – 1 Sam 30:21-31
Saul and His Sons Die in the Battle of Mount Gilboa – 1 Sam 31 (1 Chr 10)
David Reacts to the Deaths of Saul and Jonathan – 2 Sam 1
Two Rival Kings Installed: Ish-bosheth and David – 2 Sam 2
The House of David Grows Stronger than the House of Ish-bosheth – 2 Sam 3
Ish-bosheth Assassinated – 2 Sam 4
David Made King over a United Israel; Conquers Jerusalem – 2 Sam 5 (1 Chr 11)
David Brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem – 2 Sam 6 (1 Chr 13)
David Plans a Temple but God Plans the Messiah – 2 Sam 7 (1 Chr 17)
David Subdues Surrounding Nations – 2 Sam 8 (1 Chr 18)
David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth for Jonathan’s Sake – 2 Sam 9
David Puts Down the Rebellion of Ammon, and Subjugates Aram – 2 Sam 10 (1 Chr 19)
David Sins with Bathsheba and against Uriah – 2 Sam 11
Consequences of David’s Sins with Bathsheba and against Uriah – 2 Sam 12
Amnon Violates Tamar and Dies – 2 Sam 13:1-19
Absalom Avenges Tamar and Flees – 2 Sam 13:20-39
Joab and a Wise Woman Get David to Bring Back Absalom from Exile – 2 Sam 14
Absalom’s Rebellion Drives David from Jerusalem – 2 Sam 15
Ziba the Servant Lies to David about Mephibosheth – 2 Sam 16:1-4
Shimei Curses David – 2 Sam 16:5-14
Absalom Takes Control of Jerusalem – 2 Sam 16:15-23
Hushai the Archite Thwarts the Counsel of Ahithophel, Saving David – 2 Sam 17
Absalom Is Slain, Quelling His Rebellion – 2 Sam 18
David Is Restored to the People as Their King – 2 Sam 19
Sheba’s Rebellion Is Quickly Quelled – 2 Sam 20
The Gibeonites Get Revenge against Saul – 2 Sam 21:1-14
Abishai Saves David Who Then Retires from Battlefield Activity – 2 Sam 21:15-17
More Giants Killed – 2 Sam 21:18-22
The Mighty Men of David – 2 Sam 23 (1 Chr 11)
Census, Pestilence, and Purchasing the Land for Solomon’s Temple – 2 Sam 24 (1 Chr 21)
David Anoints Solomon King – 1 Kgs 1 (1 Chr 29)
David Dies and Solomon Assumes Full Control of the Kingdom – 1 Kgs 2 (1 Chr 29)
God Gives Wisdom to King Solomon – 1 Kgs 3 (2 Chr 1)
Solomon Dedicates the Temple – 1 Kgs 8 (2 Chr 7)

1000 BC to 400 BC

God Gives Promise and Warning to Solomon – 1 Kgs 9 (2 Chr 8)
The Queen of Sheba Visits King Solomon – 1 Kgs 10:1-13 (2 Chr 9)
Solomon’s Glory Exceeds That of All Other Kings – 1 Kgs 10:14-29 (2 Chr 9)
Solomon Turns Away from God – 1 Kgs 11:1-13
God Raises Adversaries to Solomon, including Jeroboam – 1 Kgs 11:14-40
Solomon Dies – 1 Kgs 11:41-43 (2 Chr 9)
The Kingdom Divides between Israel and Judah – 1 Kgs 12:1-24 (1 Chr 10-11)
King Jeroboam Places Two Golden Calves at Dan and Bethel – 1 Kgs 12:25-33
A Prophet Cries Out against King Jeroboam and His Altar – 1 Kgs 13:1-10
Another Prophet Intervenes with the First Prophet – 1 Kgs 13:11-34
Abijah Prophesies against King Jeroboam – 1 Kgs 14:1-20
King Rehoboam Presides over the Corruption of Judah – 1 Kgs 14:21-31
Abijam, Asa, then Jehoshaphat Rule Judah; Nadab, then Baasha rule Israel – 1 Kgs 15
Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, then Ahab Rule Israel – 1 Kgs 16
***** The Stories of Elijah (1 Kgs 17–2 Kgs 2) and Elisha (2 Kgs 2–13) Are Below *****
Elijah Prophesies Drought – 1 Kgs 17:1-6 (Lk 4:25; Jas 5:17)
Elijah Heals Widow’s Son – 1 Kgs 17:7-24 (Lk 4:26)
Elijah Uses Obadiah to Meet King Ahab – 1 Kgs 18:1-19
Elijah on Mount Carmel against the Prophets of Baal – 1 Kgs 18:20-40
Elijah Prays for Rain – 1 Kgs 18:41-46 (Jas 5:18)
Elijah Runs from Jezebel – 1 Kgs 19:1-8
Elijah Speaks with God at Mount Horeb – 1 Kgs 19:9-18
Elijah calls Elisha to Follow – 1 Kgs 19:19-21
Ahab Wars with Ben-hadad of Aram, but Fails the Lord – 1 Kgs 20
Jezebel murders Naboth to Steal His Land for Ahab – 1 Kgs 21:1-16
Elijah Declares to Ahab the Lord’s Vengeance for Naboth – 1 Kgs 21:17-29
Micaiah Prophesies and King Ahab of Israel Dies – 1 Kgs 22:1-40 (2 Chr 18)
Elijah Calls Down Fire from Heaven on Captains and Their Fifties – 2 Kgs 1
Elijah Departs and Elisha Takes His Place – 2 Kgs 2
Elisha Provides Victory for Israel, Judah, and Edom against Moab – 2 Kgs 3
Elisha Performs Five Miracles – 2 Kgs 4
Elisha heals Naaman the Syrian – 2 Kgs 5:1-14 (Lk 4:27)
Gehazi Gets Greedy – 2 Kgs 5:15-27
Elisha Makes a Lost Axe Head Float – 2 Kgs 6:1-7
The Arameans Plot to Capture Elisha – 2 Kgs 6:8-23
The Siege of Samaria – Cannibalism – 2 Kgs 6:24-33
Elisha Promises Food – 2 Kgs 7:1-2
Four Lepers Relate Arameans’ Flight – 2 Kgs 7:3-14
The Promise Fulfilled – 2 Kgs 7:15-20
Jehoram Restores the Shunammite’s Land – 2 Kgs 8:1-6
Elisha Predicts Evil from Hazael – 2 Kgs 8:7-15
Another Jehoram Reigns in Judah – 2 Kgs 8:16-23
Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah – 2 Kgs 8:24-29
Jehu Reigns over Israel – 2 Kgs 9:1-13
Jehoram (Joram) Is Assassinated – 2 Kgs 9:14-26
Jehu Assassinates Ahaziah – 2 Kgs 9:27-32
Jezebel Is Slain – 2 Kgs 9:33-37
Jehu Brings Judgment on Ahab’s House – 2 Kgs 10:1-17
Jehu Destroys Baal Worshipers – 2 Kgs 10:18-36
Jehoiada the Priest Replaces Queen Athaliah with Boy King Joash (Jehoash) – 2 Kgs 11
Joash (Jehoash) and Jehoiada Seek to Restore the Temple – 2 Kgs 12:1-16 (2 Chr 24)
Joash (Jehoash) Bows to Foreigners and Is Killed by His Servants – 2 Kgs 12:17-21 (2 Chr 24:25-27)
The Prophet Jonah Avoids Nineveh – Jonah 1-2
Jonah the Prophet Preaches to Nineveh – Jonah 3-4
Jehoahaz Reigns in Israel – 2 Kgs 13:1-9
Jehoash (Joash) Reigns in Israel – 2 Kgs 13:10-13
Elisha Dies – 2 Kgs 13:14-21
***** The Stories of Elijah (1 Kgs 17–2 Kgs 2) and Elisha (2 Kgs 2–13) Are Above *****
King Amaziah of Judah Attacks King Jehoash (Joash) of Israel…and Loses – 2 Kgs 14:1-14
King Ahaz Reigns over Judah – 2 Kgs 16
Assyria Demolishes Israel (the Northern Kingdom, aka Samaria) in 722 BC – 2 Kgs 17
Judah Flourishes under King Hezekiah – 2 Kgs 18:1-12
Hezekiah Prevails against Sennacherib – 2 Kgs 18:13 – 19:37
Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery – 2 Kgs 20:1-11 (2 Chr 32)
Hezekiah Shows Babylon His Treasures – 2 Kgs 20:12-21 (2 Chr 32)
The Reign of King Manasseh – 2 Kgs 21 (2 Chr 33)
Josiah Repairs the Temple and Hilkiah Finds the Bible – 2 Kgs 22 (2 Chr 34)
King Josiah Institutes Many Reforms – 2 Kgs 23
Nebuchadnezzar Takes Control and the Babylonian Exile Begins – 2 Kgs 24
A Plot to Murder Jeremiah Fails – Jer 26
Hananiah’s False Prophecy of a Short Babylonian Captivity – Jer 28
Jeremiah Prophesies to the Exiles in Babylon – Jer 29
Jeremiah Buys a Field during the Siege of Jerusalem – Jer 32
The Descendants of Rechab and Jonadab Are Commended – Jer 35
Jeremiah’s Scroll Is Burned and Replaced – Jer 36
Jeremiah Imprisoned and Beaten, but Zedekiah Grants Him Daily Bread – Jer 37
Jeremiah Is Cast into the Cistern – Jer 38
Jerusalem Is Besieged, Plundered, and Burned to the Ground – 2 Kgs 25 (2 Chr 36)
Jeremiah Spared in the Destruction of Jerusalem – Jer 39
Jeremiah Remains in Judah – Jer 40
Gedaliah Is Murdered, but Johanan Rescues the People – Jer 41
The Lord Warns the Remaining Jews Not to Go to Egypt – Jer 42
The Jews Flee to Egypt, Taking Jeremiah – Jer 43
The Jews in Egypt Are Judged for Their Idolatry – Jer 44
Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego and the King’s Food – Dan 1
Daniel Reveals and Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream – Dan 2
Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego in the Fiery Furnace – Dan 3
Nebuchadnezzar Falls and Rises – Dan 4
Daniel and the Handwriting on the Wall – Dan 5
Daniel in the Lion’s Den – Dan 6
Esther – Esther 1-10
Queen Vashti Forfeits Her Throne – Est 1
Esther Becomes Queen in Vashti’s Place – Est 2
Haman Plots to Kill All the Jews – Est 3
Mordecai and Esther Learn of Haman’s Plot – Est 4
Esther Plans a Banquet While Haman Plans a Hanging – Est 5
Haman Is Forced to Honor Mordecai – Est 6
Esther Petitions Ahasuerus, and Haman Gets Himself Hung – Est 7
Esther and Mordecai Write the Plan to Save the Jews – Est 8
The Jews Prevail over Their Enemies and Celebrate Purim – Est 9-10
Exiles Return to Rebuild Jerusalem – Ezra 1
The Temple Restoration Begins – Ezra 3
Adversaries Temporarily Stop the Temple Restoration – Ezra 4
The Temple Restoration Resumes, but Is Questioned – Ezra 5
The Temple Restoration Is Completed – Ezra 6
Ezra Migrates from Babylon to Jerusalem – Ezra 7
More on Ezra’s Migration from Babylon to Jerusalem – Ezra 8
Israel Acknowledges Its Sin of Intermarriage with Foreigners – Ezra 9
Israel Repents of Intermarriage with Foreigners – Ezra 10:1-17
Nehemiah Goes to Jerusalem to Rebuild Its Walls – Neh 1-2
Sanballat, Tobiah, and Others Oppose the Building Efforts – Neh 4
Debts Are Forgiven and the Burdens of Government Kept Light – Neh 5
Nehemiah Overcomes More Opposition and Completes the Wall – Neh 6
Ezra Teaches the Law of Moses to a Humble Assembly – Neh 8
The People Make a Covenant of Repentance with God – Neh 9-10
Nehemiah Initiates Additional Reforms – Neh 13

400 BC to 1 BC

(No Biblical Activity)

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The New Testament

1 BC to 100 AD

Key Events in the Life of Jesus and His Apostles

Jesus on Earth

Gabriel Announces to Zacharias the Coming Birth of John – Lk 1:5-25
Gabriel Announces to Mary the Coming Birth of Jesus – Lk 1:26-38
Mary Visits the Pregnant Elizabeth – Lk 1:39-56
The Birth of John the Baptist – Lk 1:57-58
The Circumcision of John the Baptist – Lk 1:59-80
The Virgin Birth Is Explained to Joseph – Mt 1:18-25

The Incarnation

The Conception of Jesus – Mt 1; Lk 1
The Birth of Jesus – Mt 2; Lk 2
(The Genealogy of Jesus) – Mt 1; Lk 3

Caesarea Philippi (the pivotal moment in Jesus’ earthly ministry)

The Transfiguration

The Olivet Discourse

Holy Week

Thursday – Mt 26; Mk 14; Lk 22; Jn 13-18
- The Lord’s Supper
- Gethsemane – Mt 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Lk 22:39-46; Jn 18:1
Friday – Good Friday – Mt 27; Mk 15; Lk 23; Jn 19
- The Crucifixion
Saturday – the Sabbath – the seventh day of the week
Sunday – the first day of the week – Mt 28; Mk 16; Lk 24; Jn 20-21
- The Resurrection

Forty Days Later

The Ascension – Lk 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-8

Jesus in Heaven

The Day of Pentecost – Ten Days After the Ascension – Acts 2

Paul’s Conversion – Acts 9 (also recorded in Acts 22 and 26)

The First Gentiles Converted – Acts 10

The Jerusalem Meeting about the Gentiles – Acts 15

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Notes and Sources

My goal was to provide a searchable list that would allow parents to trace a character or event mentioned in a children’s Bible story book to where it is located in the actual Bible. An adult can also scroll the list to gain a sense of the flow of history from Adam and Eve to the time of Jesus. There are 378 OT stories indexed, some very short, but I wanted the history to be comprehensive and I wanted any name that might be in a children’s Bible story book to show up. I added over a dozen key NT events, but I don’t think a comprehensive index for it is as necessary since the BRP has us reading through the NT four times a year. I’m still on track to complete the entire BSN – of which the BSN History Index is just a part – this year.