4A `Time-Line' of Biblical Events and Books:

Date: Event: (Prophet Book:

or Writer)
Creation
Flood Noah
Abraham
Isaac Genesis
Jacob
12 Sons inc. Joseph
In Egypt

The Exodus Exodus

Wilderness, Leviticus
Sinai Commandments Moses
The Law, Numbers
Wanderings Deuteronomy

Crossing Jordan Joshua

Entering Canaan Joshua
Battles (e.g.; Jerico)

The Judges Samuel Judges

Ruth

Saul Samuel 1 Samuel

David 1 & 2 Samuel
1 Chronicles
Kingdom Solomon Ecclesiastes
" Proverbs
" Song of Songs
Rehoboam

Divided Kingdom Elijah

Kings of Israel and Elisha
Kings of Judah Amos
Hosea
Isaiah
Micah
1 & 2 Kings
Destruction of Israel/Samaria 2 Chronicles
Zephaniah
Nahum
Jeremiah
Habakkuk

Destruction of Jerusalem
 Deportation
Exile in Babylon Ezekiel
Daniel

Persian Empire and Esther

Return to Jerusalem Ezra

New Temple Haggai

Zechariah

Walls Rebuilt Nehemiah

Malachi

This timeline was designed to give new Bible Readers a basic idea of how the Biblical books
relate to the persons and events they speak about. The listing of books is based on their speaking
about these persons and events. It is not a list of when books were written. I am not addressing,
here, the issue of the precise dating of the books.

Note, When a Prophet is identified with a book of the same name, the name is listed under
Prophet and is not listed again under Book as that would be superfluous.