Ages & empires
From the Bronze Age to Roman rule The Bible spans roughly two thousand years. Scroll down through the eras, or pick a date to jump straight there. Tap an era for a short overview and links to read more.
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c. 2000-1550 BCE
Middle Bronze Age The Patriarchs Genesis · Abraham · Isaac · Jacob ▾ c. 1550-1200 BCE
Late Bronze Age Egypt & the Exodus Exodus · Leviticus · Numbers · Deuteronomy ▾ c. 1200-1000 BCE
Bronze Age Collapse · Early Iron Age Conquest & Judges Joshua · Judges · Ruth ▾ c. 1000-930 BCE
Iron Age II The United Kingdom 1 & 2 Samuel · 1 Kings · Psalms · Proverbs ▾ c. 930-539 BCE
Iron Age II Divided Kingdom & Exile Kings · Prophets · Lamentations · Daniel ▾ c. 539-332 BCE
Iron Age III · Persian The Persian Return Ezra · Nehemiah · Esther · Haggai · Zechariah ▾ c. 332-63 BCE
Hellenistic Age The Greek World Between the Testaments · Apocrypha ▾ c. 63 BCE-100 CE
Roman Period The Roman World The Gospels · Acts · Epistles · Revelation ▾ Where Jesus and his disciples sit in history
The people of the story, in order The life of Jesus Birth to the ascension, in Bible order · 8 entries ▾
His Disciples From first mention in the Bible to the last, in order · 15 entries ▾