Bible Timeline · Period 1 of 10
The Beginning and Early Generations
Creation, the fall, the first families, the flood and Babel (Genesis 1-11).
Genesis 1-11 tells of the world's creation and the first generations of humanity. Scripture gives these events an order but no calendar dates, and BibleKenya does not add any.
Scripture Genesis 1–11
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Events
CreationGenesis 1:1–2:3No calendar date
God creates the heavens and the earth in six days, makes humanity in his image and rests on the seventh day.
- Main passage Genesis 1:1–2:3
- Related Psalm 104:1–35John 1:1–3
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Genesis gives these events an order but no calendar date. Totals worked out from the genealogies depend on assumptions and differ between the Hebrew, Greek and Samaritan texts.
Stories and studies CreationGod Creates the World
The man and the woman in EdenGenesis 2:4–25No calendar date
The LORD God forms the man from the dust, plants a garden in Eden, and makes the woman as his partner.
- Main passage Genesis 2:4–25
Places named Eden Genesis 2:8
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Genesis 2 tells the creation of humanity a second time, with a different order and focus from Genesis 1.
Stories and studies CreationAdam and Eve
The fallGenesis 3:1–24No calendar date
Tempted by the serpent, the woman and the man eat from the forbidden tree; they hide from God and are sent out of the garden.
- Main passage Genesis 3:1–24
- Related Romans 5:12–19
Places named Eden Genesis 3:23
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Stories and studies The FallAdam and Eve
Cain and AbelGenesis 4:1–16No calendar date
Cain kills his brother Abel; God marks Cain and sends him away to wander.
- Main passage Genesis 4:1–16
- Related Hebrews 11:41 John 3:11–12
Places named Nod, east of Eden Genesis 4:16
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Cain's descendants and the birth of SethGenesis 4:17–26No calendar date
Cain's line builds a city and develops music and metalwork; Eve gives birth to Seth, and people begin to call on the LORD's name.
- Main passage Genesis 4:17–26
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From Adam to NoahGenesis 5:1–32No calendar date
Genesis traces ten generations from Adam to Noah, including Enoch, who "walked with God".
- Main passage Genesis 5:1–32
- Related Hebrews 11:5Luke 3:36–38
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Violence fills the earthGenesis 6:1–8No calendar date
The LORD sees the wickedness of humanity and grieves that he made them, but Noah finds favour.
- Main passage Genesis 6:1–8
People Noah
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Noah builds the arkGenesis 6:9–22No calendar date
God tells Noah to build an ark for his family and the animals, and Noah does everything God commands.
- Main passage Genesis 6:9–22
- Related Hebrews 11:7
People Noah
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Stories and studies Noah and the FloodNoah and the Ark
The floodGenesis 7:1–8:19No calendar date
The waters cover the earth; Noah, his family and the animals are kept safe in the ark until the waters go down.
- Main passage Genesis 7:1–8:19
- Related Matthew 24:37–391 Peter 3:20
People Noah
Places named The mountains of Ararat Genesis 8:4
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Stories and studies Noah and the FloodNoah and the Ark
God's covenant with NoahGenesis 8:20–9:17No calendar date
Noah offers a sacrifice, and God promises never again to destroy the earth by a flood, with the rainbow as the sign.
- Main passage Genesis 8:20–9:17
People Noah
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Stories and studies Noah and the FloodCovenant
Noah and his sonsGenesis 9:18–29No calendar date
Noah plants a vineyard and becomes drunk; Ham sees his nakedness, and Noah pronounces blessings and a curse.
- Main passage Genesis 9:18–29
People Noah
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The nations spread outGenesis 10:1–32No calendar date
Genesis lists the families descended from Shem, Ham and Japheth, and the lands where they settled.
- Main passage Genesis 10:1–32
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- Strongly supported relative order The order is well supported by the text, though not stated outright.
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Genesis 10 is arranged by family and mentions many languages; Genesis 11:1-9 then tells how languages were divided at Babel. The two passages are not in strict time order.
The tower of BabelGenesis 11:1–9No calendar date
People build a city and a tower to make a name for themselves; the LORD confuses their language and scatters them.
- Main passage Genesis 11:1–9
Places named Shinar Genesis 11:2 · Babel Genesis 11:9
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From Shem to AbramGenesis 11:10–32No calendar date
The genealogy runs from Shem to Terah, who leaves Ur of the Chaldeans with Abram, Sarai and Lot and settles in Haran.
- Main passage Genesis 11:10–32
Places named Ur of the Chaldeans Genesis 11:28 · Haran Genesis 11:31
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How the timeline is built
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- Disputed placement
- Where this belongs in the sequence is debated; the placement here is an editorial choice.
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- A date proposed by scholars; Scripture gives none.
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- No calendar date can responsibly be given.
The order of events is BibleKenya's own reading of Scripture. Dates for the kings follow a widely used reconstruction (based on E. R. Thiele); anchors confirmed by Assyrian, Babylonian or Persian records say so. Visions are shown as visions, not as dated events. The date an event happened is not the same as the date a book was written.