Timeline of the Bible

Changes from Ussher

The timeline keeps Archbishop James Ussher’s years except where the text sets another: Daniel’s seventy weeks, counted in years of 360 days to the Triumphal Entry three days before a Wednesday crucifixion, a ministry of three years and a half, and the text’s own numbers. Each entry’s note gives the reason in full and quotes Ussher.

Daniel’s Seventy Weeks

Old Testament

  • Artaxerxes
    Began 465 BC · Ussher 473 BC
    Daniel’s seventy weeks, counted from Nehemiah 2:1
  • Ezra Comes to Jerusalem
    The Year 459 BC · Ussher 467 BC
    Daniel’s seventy weeks, counted from Nehemiah 2:1
  • Nehemiah Builds the Wall
    The Year 446 BC · Ussher 455 BC
    Daniel’s seventy weeks, counted from Nehemiah 2:1
  • Persia
    Ended 434 BC · Ussher 442 BC
    Daniel’s seventy weeks, counted from Nehemiah 2:1
  • Nehemiah Returns to the King
    The Year 434 BC · Ussher 442 BC
    Daniel’s seventy weeks, counted from Nehemiah 2:1

New Testament

  • Herod Begins to Rebuild the Temple
    The Year 19 BC · Ussher 17 BC
    Forty and six years before the first Passover, AD 28 (John 2:20)
  • John the Baptist
    Born 3 BC · Ussher 5 BC
    Six months before the Lord (Luke 1:36)
  • Jesus Christ
    Born 3 BC · Ussher 5 BC
    The early church’s date for the birth, with Herod’s death in 1 BC
  • The Birth of John the Baptist
    The Year 3 BC · Ussher 5 BC
    Six months before the Lord (Luke 1:36)
  • The Birth of Jesus Christ
    The Year 3 BC · Ussher 5 BC
    The early church’s date for the birth, with Herod’s death in 1 BC
  • The Wise Men
    The Year 2 BC · Ussher 4 BC
    After the birth in 3 BC, before Herod died in 1 BC
  • Herod the Great
    Ended 1 BC · Ussher 4 BC
    The eclipse of the 10th of January, 1 BC, before he died
  • Archelaus
    Began 1 BC · Ussher 4 BC
    From Herod’s death in 1 BC
  • Herod the Tetrarch
    Began 1 BC · Ussher 4 BC
    From Herod’s death in 1 BC
  • Philip the Tetrarch
    Began 1 BC · Ussher 4 BC
    From Herod’s death in 1 BC
  • Jesus in the Temple
    The Year AD 11 · Ussher AD 7
    “When he was twelve years old” (Luke 2:42)
  • The Baptism of Jesus
    The Year AD 27 · Ussher AD 26
    Three years and a half before the Crucifixion
  • The Ministry of Jesus Christ
    Began AD 27 · Ussher AD 29
    From the baptism, three years and a half before the Crucifixion
  • Peter
    Began AD 28 · Ussher AD 31
    After John was cast into prison (Matthew 4:12), the year after the baptism
  • John the Baptist
    Died AD 30 · Ussher AD 32
    Before the Passover of John 6:4, the year before the Crucifixion
  • Jesus Christ
    Ascended AD 31 · Ussher AD 33
    The Crucifixion in AD 31, by Daniel’s seventy weeks
  • The Ministry of Jesus Christ
    Ended AD 31 · Ussher AD 33
    The Crucifixion in AD 31, by Daniel’s seventy weeks
  • The Last Supper
    The Year AD 31 · Ussher AD 33
    The Crucifixion in AD 31, by Daniel’s seventy weeks
  • The Crucifixion
    The Year AD 31 · Ussher AD 33
    The Crucifixion in AD 31, by Daniel’s seventy weeks
  • The Resurrection
    The Year AD 31 · Ussher AD 33
    The Crucifixion in AD 31, by Daniel’s seventy weeks
  • The Ascension
    The Year AD 31 · Ussher AD 33
    The Crucifixion in AD 31, by Daniel’s seventy weeks
  • The Day of Pentecost
    The Year AD 31 · Ussher AD 33
    The Crucifixion in AD 31, by Daniel’s seventy weeks
  • The Apostles at Jerusalem
    The Year AD 31 · Ussher AD 33
    The Crucifixion in AD 31, by Daniel’s seventy weeks