Jewish Time Line

Jewish time line

A Jewish time line from Adam to the founding of the State of Israel. The Jewish Year is in the Hebrew calendar and the civil year is the Gregorian calendar. BCE stands for before current era. CE stands for current era. Dates on the Jewish time line are approximate.

From Adam to Abraham

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
1 3760 BCE Adam and Eve created – 1st Generation
130 3630 BCE Seth born – 2nd Generation
235 3525 BCE Enosh born – 3rd Generation
325 3435 BCE Kenan born – 4th Generation
395 3365 BCE Mehalalel born – 5th Generation
460 3300 BCE Yered born – 6th Generation
622 3138 BCE Enoch born – 7th Generation
687 3074 BCE Mehtuselah born – 8th Generation
874 2886 BCE Lemech born – 9th Generation
930 2831 BCE Adam dies
1056 2704 BCE Noah born – 10th Generation
1558 2203 BCE Shem born – 11th Generation
1658 2102 BCE

The Flood

Arpachshad born – 12th Generation

1693 2067 BCE Shelach born – 13th Generation
1723 2038 BCE Eber born – 14th Generation
1757 2003 BCE Peleg born – 15th Generation
1787 1973 BCE Reu born – 16th Generation
1819 1941 BCE Serug born – 17th Generation
1849 1911 BCE Nachor born – 18th Generation
1878 1882 BCE Terach born – 19th Generation

The Life of Abraham

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
1948 1813 BCE Abraham born – 20th Generation
1996 1765 BCE Tower of Babel
2006 1755 BCE Noah dies
2018 1743 BCE Covenant with Abraham
2023 1738 BCE Abraham settles in Canaan
2048 1713 BCE

Isaac born – 21st Generation

Abraham circumcises himself

Sodom & Gomorrah destroyed

2084 1677 BCE Isaac prepared as sacrifice – Sarah dies
2108 1653 BCE Jacob born – 22nd Generation
2123 1638 BCE Abraham dies

Isaac, Jacob and Joseph

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2171 1590 BCE Issac blesses Jacob
2192 1569 BCE Jacob marries Leah
2195 1565 BCE Levi born – 23rd Generation
2199 1562 BCE Joseph born
2215 1545 BCE  Kehath born – 24th Generation
2216 1546 BCE Joseph sold into slavery
2228 1533 BCE Isaac dies
2229 1532 BCE Joseph becomes Egypt’s viceroy
2238 1523 BCE Jacob and family move to Egypt
2255 1523 BCE Jacob dies
2261 1499 BCE Amram born – 25th Generation
2309 1452 BCE Joseph dies
2332 1429 BCE Egyptian enslavement begins

Moses and the Exodus

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2368 1393 BCE Moses born -26th Generation
2406 1355 BCE Joshua born
2447 1314 BCE Moses sees the burning bush
2448 1313 BCE

Exodus from Egypt

Revelation at Mt Sinai

2449 1312 BCE Moses brings down a second set of tablets
2488 1272 BCE

Death of Moses

Joshua leads people into Israel

Judges Rule Israel

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2516 1244 BCE

Death of Joshua

Zekainim (Elders) rule Israel

2533 1227 BCE Othniel, first Judge, leads Israel
2573 1187 BCE Ehud judge of Israel
2654 1106 BCE Deborah judge of Israel
2694 1066 BCE Gideon judge of Israel
2734 1026 BCE Abimelech judge of Israel
2779 981 BCE Jephthah judge of Israel
2810 950 BCE Sampson judge of Israel
2830 930 BCE Eli the High Priest judge of Israel
2871 889 BCE Samuel the prophet judge of Israel

Saul, David and Solomon

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2881 879 BCE Saul anointed King of Israel
2883 877 BCE David anointed King of Israel
2892 868 BCE David establishes rule over all Israel
2924 836 BCE Solomon begins his rule over Israel

First Temple Period

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2928 832 BCE First Temple construction begins
2964 796 BCE

Split in the Kingdom occurs

Kings Rechavam (Judah) and Yeravam (Israel) begin their rule

3320 510 BCE Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon conquers Judea. He removes part of the Temple’s holy vessels and children of the royal family take them to Babylon (Daniel 1) 
3327 503 BCE

Yehoyachim (Yechonia) ben Yehoyakim becomes king and reigns for only three months. Nebuchadnezzar exiles him to Babylon together with 10,000 people and the Torah Sages (II Kings 24:16).

Zedekiah ben Yehoyakim becomes the last King of Judea (24:18)

3338 492 BCE First Temple is destroyed.

Purim Events

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
3392 438 BCE Achashverosh becomes King of Persia
3395 435 BCE Achashverosh‘s feast (180 days)
3399 431 BCE (Tevet) Esther taken to Achashverosh
3404 426 BCE

(Nisan) Haman casts lots

(13 Nisan) First decrees issued by Haman

(14-16 Nisan)  Three days of fasts ordered by Esther

(17 Nisan) Downfall and execution of Haman

(23 Sivan) Second decree reversing the first

3405 425 BCE

(13 Adar) Hanan’s 10 sons executed

(14 Adar) Purim Celebration

(15 Adar) Purim Celebration in Shushan

3406 424 BCE Megillah recorded

Second Temple Period

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
3410 516 BCE Second Temple built
3597 136 BCE Miracle of Hanukkah
3830 70 CE Temple destroyed by Titus.

Rabbinic Era

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
3840 80 CE Leadership of Rabbi Akiva begins
3380 120 CE Rebellion of Bar Kochba
3979 219 CE Mishna completed
4118 358 CE Hillel II establishes a permanent Hebrew Calendar
4128 368 CE Jerusalem Talmud completed
4186 426 CE Babylonian Talmud compiled
4260 500 CE Babylonian Talmud recorded
4398 638 CE Islamic conquest of Jerusalem
4800 1040 CE Birth of “RASHI”
4891 1131 CE Birth of “RAMBAM” (Maimonides) 
4970 1210 CE 300 French and English rabbis make an alliah to Israel
5002 1242 CE Burning of the Talmud in Paris
5004 1244 CE Tatars capture Jerusalem
5027 1267 CE “Ramban”(Nachmanides) arrives in Israel
5050 1290 CE Expulsion of the Jews from England
5155 1394 CE Expulsion of the Jews from France
5235 1475 CE Rashi commentary printed in Reggio de Calabria (Beginning of the Hebrew printing press)
5240 1480 CE Inquisition in Spain
5252 1492 CE Expulsion of the Jews from Spain
5324 1564 CE Publication of the Shulchan Aruch by Rav Yoseph Caro (in the city of Safed)
5414 1654 CE First Jewish settlement established in North America (New Amsterdam)
5551 1791 CE French National Assembly grants full civil rights to Jews
5654 1894 CE Dreyfus trial (France)
5680 1920 CE England receives Mandate over Palestine
5698 1938 CE Kristallnacht riot against Jews in Germany
5708 1948 CE State of Israel is established