Put the 11 eras in order
Test your grip on the big sequence of the Bible story.
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Basic Put these five eras in order, earliest first.
Correct order:
- Creation
- Exodus & Law
- United Monarchy
- Exile
- The Gospel & Jesus Christ
The Bible story runs from Creation through Exodus and the kings to the exile, and then to Jesus.
Basic Which era comes right after Exile?
- Return & Restoration
- Divided Kingdom
- Intertestamental Period
- The Patriarchs
Answer: Return & Restoration
Cyrus of Persia lets the exiles go home in 538 BC (Ezra 1:1–4).
Note: Dates in this era are approximate, and scholars debate the order of Ezra’s and Nehemiah’s missions.
Read the text: Ezra 1:1–4
Basic Which era is the stretch of time between the last Old Testament prophet and the birth of Jesus?
- Intertestamental Period
- Exile
- Conquest & Settlement
- United Monarchy
Answer: Intertestamental Period
It runs from about 430 BC (Malachi) to about 6–4 BC (the birth of Jesus).
Note: These dates are approximate. Malachi’s date is debated, and the date of Jesus’ birth depends on when Herod died.
Deep In this site’s framework, in which year does the Divided Kingdom begin?
- 931 BC
- 1050 BC
- 722 BC
- 586 BC
Answer: 931 BC
The kingdom splits after Solomon in 931 BC. Israel ends in 722 BC and Judah in 586 BC.
Note: Exact reign dates are debated and can differ by a few years.
Deep “The date of the Exodus is settled at 1446 BC.”
Answer: False
This site works from about 1446 BC, but many scholars put the Exodus near 1260 BC. Both views are shown.
Note: The early date (about 1446 BC) is this site’s working framework. The late date (about 1260 BC) is also widely held.
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