Bible Timeline

The Bible provides a reliable history of the universe and the events described in the Bible, particularly in the early chapters of Genesis, providing a framework through which we can interpret science and history.

Bible Timeline Topics

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  Ancient Egypt

  People often appeal to Egyptian chronologies as proof that man predates the biblical 6,000 years. But Egyptology, when properly understood, confirms the Bible!

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  Bible Genealogy

  The genealogies of the Bible are used to construct a biblical chronology and timeline of 6,000 years, but can these genealogies be trusted?

Articles About Bible Timeline

• Semi-Technical

  Ussher’s Time Line for the Divided Kingdom

  The time line for the divided kingdom has caused many problems recently for those who do not take the Bible as their final authority.

• How Long Did It Take for Noah to Build the Ark?

  

  May 23, 2018

  Some often confuse God’s statement in Genesis 6:3 as the time it took Noah to build the Ark. However, these 120 years are a countdown to the Flood.

• In-Depth Article

  Do the Big and Little Dipper Support the Bible’s Timeline?

  

  Oct. 5, 2016 from Answers in Depth

  Did this constellation name and idea originate at the same place and from the same people before being scattered throughout the earth?

• When Did the Animals Exit the Ark?

  June 4, 2016 from The Origin of Species After the Flood

  If you search Genesis 1–11, you won’t find an explicit time stamp for the disembarking event. So when did the Ark land? When did animals restart their lives?

• Grappling with the Chronology of the Flood Excerpt

  March 20, 2014

  Read an excerpt from the book Grappling with the Chronology of the Flood.

• Book Chapter

  7.7 Danger No 7: Loss of Biblical Chronology

  Jan. 24, 2013 from Did God Use Evolution?

  The Bible provides us with a timescale for history. Although not measured by means of atomic clocks, the following dates and facts underlay a proper understanding of the Bible.

• Feedback Article

  Timeline for the Flood

  March 9, 2012 from Feedback

  So when exactly was the Flood? There are two possible ways of calculating the date. David Wright, AiG–U.S., explains.

• Feedback Article

  More Timeline Twisting

  Dec. 23, 2011 from Feedback

  Bodie Hodge and Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., respond to another reader’s objections to our Christmas timeline article.

• Feedback Article

  Timeline Twisting Texts

  Dec. 16, 2011 from Feedback

  Bodie Hodge and Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., respond to a reader who believes we have twisted biblical texts in support of our Christmas timeline.

• Semi-Technical

  Biblical Overview of the Flood Timeline

  Aug. 23, 2010

  Bodie Hodge, AiG-U.S., offers an overview of the timing of the events of the Flood according to Scripture.

• Why Study the Chronology of the Flood?

  May 27, 2010

  In a crucial research project, a team of Hebraists conducted an exhaustive linguistic and literary study of the Hebrew narrative of the Genesis Flood.

• Magazine Article

  The World: Born in 4004 BC?

  

  Oct. 23, 2007 from Answers Magazine

  In today’s culture, the thought of creation occurring about 6,000 years ago is frequently mocked by non-Christians—and also by many Christians.

• Feedback Article

  How Does Man’s History Fit with the Biblical Timeline?

  June 30, 2006 from Feedback

  How can we reconcile the secular history of the world with what the Bible clearly teaches?