Genesis on the Bible timeline

Genesis holds 50 events on the timeline. Here they are in the order they happened, each with its place in the wider story.

Events in Genesis, in order

• Creation of the World and Humanity · Primeval era
  God creates the world, forms Adam and Eve, and places them in the garden of Eden.
• The Fall in Eden · Primeval era
  The serpent tempts Eve, and she and Adam eat the forbidden fruit and are driven out of the garden.
• Cain Murders Abel · Primeval era
  Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy and is condemned to wander the earth.
• Noah Builds the Ark · Primeval era
  God tells righteous Noah to build an ark to preserve his family and the animals.
• The Great Flood · Primeval era
  Floodwaters cover the earth; every land creature with the breath of life outside the ark dies.
• Raven and Dove Sent · Primeval era
  As the waters recede, the ark rests on Ararat and Noah sends out a raven and then a dove that returns with an olive leaf.
• Rainbow Covenant · Primeval era
  God promises never again to flood the earth and sets the rainbow in the clouds as the sign.
• Tower of Babel · Primeval era
  People build a tower to reach heaven, and God confuses their language and scatters them.
• Call of Abram · about 2091 BC
  God calls Abram to leave Haran for a land he will show him and promises to make him a great nation.
• Abram in Egypt · about 2091 BC
  During a famine Abram claims Sarai is his sister, and Pharaoh takes her until plagues expose the lie.
• Abram and Lot Separate · about 2090 BC
  Strife between their herdsmen leads Abram to let Lot choose the well-watered Jordan plain.
• Abram Rescues Lot · about 2085 BC
  Abram leads 318 men to defeat four kings and recover Lot and his possessions.
• Melchizedek Blesses Abram · about 2085 BC
  The priest-king Melchizedek brings bread and wine and blesses Abram, who gives him a tenth.
• Covenant of the Pieces · about 2081 BC
  God promises Abram countless descendants and seals the covenant with a smoking pot and flaming torch between the halves of animals.
• Hagar and Ishmael · about 2080 BC
  Sarai gives her servant Hagar to Abram, and Hagar bears Ishmael after an angel meets her in the wilderness.
• Covenant of Circumcision · about 2067 BC
  God renames Abram and Sarai as Abraham and Sarah and commands circumcision as the sign of the covenant.
• Three Visitors Promise Isaac · about 2067 BC
  Three visitors tell Abraham that Sarah will bear a son, and Sarah laughs at the news.
• Abraham Pleads for Sodom · about 2067 BC
  Abraham bargains with God to spare Sodom if even ten righteous people are found there.
• Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed · about 2067 BC
  Angels rescue Lot and his family before fire and sulfur rain down on the cities, and Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.
• Abraham and Abimelech · about 2066 BC
  Abraham again calls Sarah his sister, and God warns King Abimelech in a dream before any harm is done.
• Isaac Is Born · about 2066 BC
  Sarah bears Isaac in her old age, as God had promised.
• Hagar Sent Away · about 2063 BC
  Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael into the wilderness, where God opens her eyes to a well of water.
• Binding of Isaac · about 2050 BC
  God tests Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac, then stops him and provides a ram.
• Sarah's Death and Burial · about 2029 BC
  Sarah dies, and Abraham buys the cave of Machpelah as a burial place.
• Rebekah at the Well · about 2026 BC
  Abraham's servant finds Rebekah at a well, and she agrees to marry Isaac.
• Esau and Jacob Born · about 2006 BC
  Rebekah gives birth to twins who struggled in her womb, Esau first with Jacob gripping his heel.
• Esau Sells His Birthright · about 1990 BC
  Esau trades his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew.
• Jacob Steals the Blessing · about 1929 BC
  Jacob disguises himself as Esau and deceives blind Isaac into giving him the firstborn blessing.
• Jacob's Ladder at Bethel · about 1929 BC
  Jacob dreams of a stairway to heaven where God renews the Abrahamic promise to him.
• Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel · about 1922 BC
  Laban tricks Jacob into marrying Leah first; Jacob then marries Rachel and serves seven more years.
• Jacob's Speckled Flocks · about 1910 BC
  Jacob uses striped branches and selective breeding to build his own flocks from Laban's herds.
• Jacob Flees from Laban · about 1909 BC
  Jacob slips away with his family, Laban pursues him, and the two make a covenant at Mizpah.
• Jacob Wrestles at Peniel · about 1909 BC
  Jacob wrestles through the night with a man of God and is renamed Israel, leaving with a limp.
• Jacob and Esau Reunite · about 1909 BC
  Esau runs to embrace Jacob, and the brothers are reconciled.
• Dinah and Shechem · about 1900 BC
  Shechem violates Dinah, and her brothers Simeon and Levi take bloody revenge on the city.
• Jacob Returns to Bethel · about 1900 BC
  Jacob buries his family's foreign idols and builds an altar at Bethel, where God renews his name Israel.
• Rachel Dies Birthing Benjamin · about 1900 BC
  Rachel dies on the road to Ephrath after giving birth to Benjamin.
• Joseph's Dreams · about 1898 BC
  Joseph, Jacob's favorite, dreams that his family will bow down to him, and his brothers hate him for it.
• Joseph Sold into Slavery · about 1898 BC
  His brothers throw Joseph into a pit and sell him to traders bound for Egypt.
• Joseph and Potiphar's Wife · about 1897 BC
  Joseph refuses the advances of Potiphar's wife and is falsely accused and thrown into prison.
• Cupbearer and Baker's Dreams · about 1888 BC
  In prison Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker, and both come true.
• Pharaoh's Dreams Interpreted · about 1886 BC
  Joseph explains Pharaoh's dreams of fat and thin cows as seven years of plenty followed by seven of famine.
• Joseph Promoted over Egypt · about 1886 BC
  Pharaoh appoints Joseph to oversee Egypt and prepare for the coming famine.
• Brothers Come to Egypt · about 1877 BC
  Joseph's brothers travel to Egypt to buy grain and bow before him without recognizing him.
• The Silver Cup · about 1876 BC
  Joseph's cup is found in Benjamin's sack, and Judah offers himself as a slave in his place.
• Joseph Reveals Himself · about 1876 BC
  Joseph tells his brothers who he is and assures them that God sent him ahead to save lives.
• Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons · about 1859 BC
  Jacob crosses his hands to give the greater blessing to Ephraim over Manasseh.
• Jacob Blesses His Sons · about 1859 BC
  On his deathbed Jacob speaks a blessing over each of his twelve sons.
• Jacob's Funeral Procession · about 1859 BC
  Joseph and a large Egyptian company carry Jacob's body to Canaan for burial.
• Joseph's Death · about 1806 BC
  Joseph dies in Egypt after making Israel promise to carry his bones to the promised land.

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