Universal Ancient History Timeline
From Creation to Solomon's Temple, sorted by the Chronological Framework of Ancient History (CFAH), with Ussher–Jones, Ussher, James B. Jordan, Scripture, Josephus, Raleigh and the Annals of Clonmacnoise shown side by side.
Timeline
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- Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
- Tier 2 · CFAH-1 Table 1 (Ussher–Jones baseline)
- Tier 3 · Ussher–Jones (Floyd Nolen Jones)
- Tier 4 · Ussher, Annals of the World
- Derived · sort year copied from a related record
Map
Places with known coordinates from OpenBible.info. Marker colour shows identification certainty.
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Not mapped (location unknown): Eden (Garden of Eden) (unknown, 55%), Red Sea crossing (yam suph) - location uncertain (low, 40%)
Events in order
- 4004 BCCreation Week Tier 1
- 4004 BCThe Fall Tier 4
- 3874 BCCain Murders Abel Tier 4
- 3017 BCEnoch Taken by God Tier 4
- 2348 BCThe Flood Tier 1
- 2348 BCThe Ark Rests on the Mountains of Ararat Derived
- 2254 BCFirst Territorial Division of the Earth Tier 1
- 2247 BCFinal Territorial Division of the Earth (birth of Peleg) Tier 1
- 2234 BCFounding of Babel and the Era of the Tower Tier 1
- 2192 BCConfusion of Tongues and Dispersion from Babel Tier 1
- 1996 BCBirth of Abraham Tier 2
- 1921 BCAbraham Leaves Haran, Enters Canaan and Goes Down to Egypt Tier 2
- 1716 BCJoseph Made Ruler over Egypt Tier 1
- 1491 BCThe Exodus from Egypt and the Red Sea Crossing Tier 2
- 1450 BCIsrael Crosses the Jordan under Joshua Tier 2
- 1444 BCJoshua Divides the Land among the Tribes Tier 2
- 1424 BCDeath of Joshua Tier 3
- 1418 BCOppression of Cushan-rishathaim (8 years) Tier 3
- 1418 BCOthniel Delivers Israel and Judges (40 years) Tier 3
- 1378 BCOppression of Eglon King of Moab (18 years) Tier 3
- 1378 BCEhud Kills Eglon and Delivers Israel Tier 3
- 1298 BCOppression of Jabin King of Canaan (20 years) Tier 3
- 1298 BCDeborah and Barak Defeat Sisera Tier 3
- 1258 BCOppression of Midian (7 years) Tier 3
- 1251 BCGideon's Three Hundred Defeat Midian Tier 2
- 1218 BCAbimelech Rules at Shechem (3 years) Tier 3
- 1215 BCTola Judges Israel (23 years) Tier 3
- 1192 BCJair Judges Israel (22 years) Tier 3
- 1170 BCOppression by the Ammonites and Philistines Tier 3
- 1152 BCJephthah Defeats Ammon and Judges Israel (6 years) Tier 3
- 1146 BCIbzan of Bethlehem Judges Israel (7 years) Tier 3
- 1139 BCElon the Zebulonite Judges Israel (10 years) Tier 3
- 1129 BCAbdon the Pirathonite Judges Israel (8 years) Tier 3
- 1122 BCBattle of Aphek: the Ark Captured and Eli Dies Tier 3
- 1101 BCSamuel's Victory at Mizpah (Ebenezer) Tier 3
- 1095 BCSaul Anointed and Made King Tier 3
- 1012 BCSolomon Dedicates the Temple Tier 2