Jewish Timeline

From Creation to Abraham
Jewish Year	Civil Year	Historic Event
1	3760 BCE	Adam & 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	The 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, Jaccob and Joseph
Jewish Year	Civil Year	Historic Event
2171	1590 BCE	Isaac 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 & 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 second set of tablets

2488	1272 BCE	Death of Moses Yehoshua (Joshua) leads Jews into Israel

Judges Rule Israel
Jewish Year	Civil Year	Historic Event
2516	1244 BCE	Death of Yehoshua (Joshua) Zekainim (Elders) lead the nation of Israel

2533	1227 BCE	Othniel, first Judge leads Israel

2573	1187 BCE	Ehud judges Israel

2654	1106 BCE	Dvorah (Deborah) judges Israel

2694	1066 BCE	Gideon judges Israel

2734	1026 BCE	Avimelech (Abimelech) judges Israel

2779	981 BCE	Yiftach (Jephthah) judges Israel

2810	950 BCE	Shimshon (Samson) judges Israel

2830	930 BCE	Eli the High Priest judges Israel

2871	889 BCE	Shmuel (Shamuel) the Prophet judges Israel

Saul, David & Solomon
Jewish Year	Civil Year	Historic Event
2881	879 BCE	Saul anointed king over Israel

2883	877 BCE	David anointed king over Israel

2892	868 BCE	King David establishes rule over all of Israel

2924	836 BCE	King Solomon (Shlomo) begins his rule

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

2935	825 BCE	First Temple completed

2964	796 BCE	Split of the kingdom. 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	The First Temple is destroyed. It had stood for 410 years.

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	(Nissan) Haman casts lots (13 Nissan) First decrees dispatched by Haman (14-16 Nissan) Three days’ Fast ordered by Esther (17 Nissan) Haman’s downfall and execution (23 Sivan) Second decrees, reversing the first

3405	425 BCE	(13 Adar ) Haman’s ten sons executed (14 Adar ) Purim celebration (15 Adar ) Purim celebration in Shushan

3406	424 BCE	The 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	Second Temple Destroyed by Titus. It had stood for 420 years.

Rabbinic Period
Jewish Year	Civil Year	Historic Event
3840	80 CE	Leadership of Rabbi Akiva (Akiba) begins

3880	120 CE	Rebellion of Bar Kochba

3979	219 CE	Mishna compiled

4118	358 CE	Hillel II establishes a permanent Jewish calendar

4128	368 CE	Jerusalem Talmud compiled

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 alliah and settle in Israel

5002	1242 CE	Burning of the Talmud in Paris

5004	1244 CE	Tartars capture Jerusalem

5027	1267 CE	“Ramban”(Nachmanides) arrives in Israel

5050	1290 CE	Expulsion of all Jews from England

5155	1394 CE	Expulsion of all Jews from France

5235	1475 CE	Rashi commentary printed in Reggio de Calabria (Beginning of Hebrew printing on printing press)

5240	1480 CE	Inquisition established in Spain

5252	1492 CE	Expulsion of all 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 declared

Note: The Jewish years are counted from creation. “BCE” stands for
“Before Common Era” and “CE” refers to “Common Era” on the Gregorian (Civil) calendar.