Significant Judeo Christian Events

EventAprox DateBible Reference
Creation Story4000 BCGN 1: 1-31
Original Sin - Adam & Eve disobey God when they eat the forbidden fruit4000 BCGN 3: 1-24
The Genealogy of Noah - Adam to Noah4000 BC
To
2600 BC
GN 5: 1-32
The Great Flood - God destroys all life on earth except for Noah, his family, and the animals in the ARK 2500 BCGN 6: 5 - GN 8: 22
The Genealogy of Abraham - Shem (Son of Noah) to Abraham2600 BC
To
1800 BC
GN 11: 10-32
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah1713 BCGN 18: 1 - GN 19: 29
Miraculous birth of Isaac to Abraham and Sarah when they were well beyond the age of child bearing1712 BCGN: 21: 1-7
Abraham tested by God - Abraham asked to sacrifice his only son Isaac1700 BCGN 22: 1-19
The Birth of Isaac's twin sons; Esau and Jacob1652 BCGN 25: 19-28
God gives Jacob his new name: Israel1630 BCGN 32: 23-32
The birth of the Twelve sons of Israel - who became the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel1568 BC
To
1548 BC
GN 35: 23-26
Israel's son Joseph is sold into slavery and taken to Egypt1544 BCGN 37: 12-36
Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams and is appointed second in command to Pharaoh1532 BCGN 41: 1-49
Jacob (Israel) and all his descendants move to Egypt1523 BC 1 GN 46: 1-7
A new Pharaoh does not appreciate Joseph or the children of Israel and enslaves them1429 BCEX 1: 1-22
The story of Moses' birth1393 BCEX 2: 1-22
God calls Moses-the burning bush-Moses is instructed to lead the Israelites from Egypt to the promised land1314 BCEX 2: 23 - EX 3: 20
Moses inflicts nine plagues upon the Egyptians as a punishment if Pharaoh will not let the Israelites leave Egypt1313 BCEX 7: 1 - EX 10: 29
The 10th plague-all Egyptian first born males will die. The Israelites are saved by the blood of the Passover lamb1313 BCEX 12: 1 - 14
Pharaoh relents. God (In the form of the Pillar of cloud/fire) leads the Israelites out of Egypt1313 BC 1 EX 12: 37 - 42,
EX 13: 17 - 23

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Notes:
1: Most historians agree the Hebrew Israelites were in Egypt at least 400 years

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