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| Period | General Date | Key People | Place | Book |
| Ancient | -4000 | Adam & Eve, Cain, Able, Seth | Eden | Genesis |
| Ancient | -2350 | Noah | Mt Ararat | Genesis |
| Patriarchs | -2000 | Job | Land of Uz | Job |
| Patriarchs | -1900 | Abraham & Isaac | In Land of Canaan | Genesis |
| Patriarchs | -1700 | Jacob + Esau + 12 sons | In Land of Canaan | Genesis |
| Patriarchs | -1700 | Joseph | Egypt | Genesis |
| Wilderness | -1490 | Moses + Aaron | Wilderness | Exodus |
| Wilderness | -1450 | Joshua | In Land of Canaan | Joshua |
| Judges | -1400 | Samson & Gideon | In Land of Canaan | Judges |
| Judges | -1300 | Ruth | In Land of Canaan | Ruth |
| Judges | -1100 | Samuel | In Land of Canaan | Samuel |
| Kingdom | -1100 | Saul | In Land of Canaan | 1 Samuel |
| Kingdom | -1050 | David | In Land of Canaan | 1 & 2 Samuel |
| Kingdom | -990 | Solomon | In Land of Canaan | 1 Kings |
| Kingdom | -900 | Elijah & Elisha | In Land of Canaan | 2 Kings |
| Kingdom | -700 to -600 | Isaiah & Jeremiah | In Land of Canaan | Isaiah, Jeremiah |
| Captivity | -600 to -500 | Daniel | Captivity | Daniel |
| Restoration | -550 to -450 | Ezra | In Land of Canaan | Ezra |
| Restoration | -450 to -430 | Nehimiah | In Land of Canaan | Nehimiah |
| Restoration | -515 | Esther | In Land of Canaan | Esther |
| Life of Christ | 4 | Mary & Elizabeth | In Land of Canaan | Gospels |
| Life of Christ | 26 | John the Baptist | In Land of Canaan | Gospels |
| Life of Christ | 30-33 | Jesus Christ, Disciples | In Land of Canaan | Gospels |
| Early Church | 30-60 | Peter, Paul, Mark, Luke | In Land of Canaan | Acts |
| Early Church | 65-96 | John | In Land of Canaan | Late Epistles, Revelation |
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