Anyone familiar with dating biblical events, particularly those before the time of the kings, knows how challenging it can be to pinpoint exact dates. As a result, people often have different opinions about when these events occurred, with estimates clustering around various starting assumptions or presuppositions. This timeline is no exception and the detail pane for each event explains how the estimate was arrived at.
The dates below are based on the biblical text, calculated from a stated figure, or a scholarly estimate. Click any event to see the reasoning, citations, and, where a date is calculated, the arithmetic. This timeline is a work in progress.