Reading the Bible cover to cover, it is easy to lose track of when things happened. Abraham, Moses, David and Daniel can blur together, and it is hard to picture what the rest of the world was doing at the same time. A Bible timeline chart solves that by laying the whole story out on one page.
What a Bible timeline chart shows
- The major eras of Scripture: Creation and the early patriarchs, the Flood, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Exodus, the judges, the kings of Israel and Judah, the exile and return, the life of Christ, and the early church.
- Family lines: how the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, spread into the nations named in Genesis 10.
- World history alongside the Bible: Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, China and later the Americas, so you can see that the pyramids, Stonehenge or the Roman Empire overlap with biblical events.
How to read one
Most charts run in bands or rings, with dates marked along the edge. Start with a person you know, say Abraham, find his band, then look across at the same date to see which kingdoms existed and which other biblical figures lived at the same time. Our laminated Bible History Chart uses Scripture references on the events, so you can open your Bible straight to the passage.
Ways to use it
- Personal devotions: mark where you are in a reading plan.
- Family Bible study: let children find each person on the wall as you read.
- Homeschool history: teach Bible and world history together instead of as separate subjects.
- Sunday school and small groups: one large chart on the wall gives the whole group the same picture.
What to look for when buying
Size matters: a chart you can read from across the room gets used far more than a small poster. Lamination matters too, because it survives handling, tape and markers. Check that events carry Scripture references and that world history is included, not just a list of biblical dates.
See the laminated Bible History Chart: 45 × 37 in, laminated, with world history and Scripture references.