The eras of biblical history
Twelve arcs, from Creation to the early Church. Each bar shows where that era sits across the six thousand years of the chart.
From Creation to the Flood: ten generations, and lifespans near a thousand years.
29 entries on the chartPost-Flood Era2348 BC – 1996 BC · 352 yearsThe earth repopulates and the nations divide at Babel.
22 entries on the chartAge of the Patriarchs1996 BC – 1706 BC · 290 yearsAbraham, Isaac and Jacob, living as strangers in the land of promise.
22 entries on the chartEgypt and the Exodus1706 BC – 1451 BC · 255 yearsFour centuries in Egypt, then deliverance and the Law.
19 entries on the chartAge of the Judges1451 BC – 1095 BC · 356 yearsNo king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
13 entries on the chartUnited Monarchy1095 BC – 975 BC · 120 yearsSaul, David and Solomon: one kingdom, briefly.
16 entries on the chartDivided Kingdom975 BC – 721 BC · 254 yearsIsrael in the north, Judah in the south, and the prophets between them.
56 entries on the chartJudah Alone721 BC – 588 BC · 133 yearsThe northern kingdom is gone; Judah has a century and a half left.
18 entries on the chartThe Exile588 BC – 536 BC · 52 yearsSeventy years in Babylon.
5 entries on the chartReturn and Silence536 BC – 4 BC · 532 yearsRestoration, then four hundred years without a prophet.
29 entries on the chartThe Life of Christ4 BC – AD 33 · 37 yearsThirty-three years that reorder the whole chart.
7 entries on the chartThe Early ChurchAD 33 – AD 100 · 67 yearsFrom Pentecost outward.
9 entries on the chartNow see where it sits
Everything on this page has a place on one 45×37″ chart — and once you can see what came before and after it, it stops being a fact and starts being a story you can follow.