The following chronology, or list of events, is not comprehensive and is meant only to give the reader a sense of the sequence of events in biblical and Book of Mormon times:

Events in the days of the early patriarchs: (Because of the difficulty in determining exact dates for the events in this section, dates are not given.)
B.C. (or B.C.E.—Before Common Era)
4000	Adam fell.
	Enoch ministered
	Noah ministered; the earth was flooded.
	The Tower of Babel was built; the Jaredites traveled to the Promised Land.
	Melchizedek ministered.
	Noah died.
	Abram (Abraham) was born.
	Isaac was born.
	Jacob was born.
	Joseph was born.
	Joseph was sold into Egypt.
	Joseph appeared before Pharaoh.
	Jacob (Israel) and his family went down to Egypt.
	Jacob (Israel) died.
	Joseph died.
	Moses was born.
	Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt (the Exodus).
	Moses was translated.
	Joshua died.
	After Joshua died, the period of the judges began, the first judge being Othniel and the last Samuel; the order and dates of the rest are very uncertain.
	Saul was anointed king.
Events of the United Kingdom of Israel:
1095	Saul’s reign began.
1063	David was anointed king by Samuel.
1055	David became king in Hebron.
1047	David became king in Jerusalem; Nathan and Gad prophesied.
1015	Solomon became king of all Israel.
991	The temple was finished.
975	Solomon died; the ten northern tribes revolted against Rehoboam, his son, and Israel was divided.
Events of Israel:
975	Jeroboam was king of Israel.
875	Ahab ruled in Samaria over northern Israel; Elijah prophesied.
851	Elisha worked great miracles.
792	Amos prophesied.
790	Jonah and Hosea prophesied.
721	The Northern Kingdom was destroyed; the ten tribes were taken into captivity; Micah prophesied.
Events of Judah:
949	Shishak, king of Egypt, plundered Jerusalem.
740	Isaiah began to prophesy. (Rome was founded; Nabonassar was king of Babylon in 747; Tiglath-pileser III was king of Assyria from 747 to 734.)
728	Hezekiah was king of Judah. (Shalmaneser IV was king of Assyria.)
642	Nahum prophesied.
628	Jeremiah and Zephaniah prophesied.
609	Obadiah prophesied; Daniel was carried away captive to Babylon. (Nineveh fell in 606; Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon from 604 to 561.)
598	Ezekiel prophesied in Babylon; Habakkuk prophesied; Zedekiah was king of Judah.
587	Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem.
Events in Book of Mormon History:
600	Lehi left Jerusalem.
588	Mulek departed from Jerusalem for the promised land.
588	Nephites separated themselves from the Lamanites (between 588 and 570).
400	Jarom received the plates.
360	Omni received the plates.
148	Abinadi was martyred; Alma reestablished the Church among the Nephites.
124	Benjamin gave his final speech to the Nephites.
100	Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah began their work.
91	The reign of the judges began among the Nephites.
5	Samuel the Lamanite prophesied of Christ’s birth.
A.D. (or C. E.)
33 or 34	The resurrected Christ appeared in America. 385 The Nephite nation was destroyed.
421	Moroni hid the plates.
Events in Jewish History:
537	Cyrus decreed that the Jews could return from Babylon.
520	Haggai and Zechariah prophesied.
486	Esther lived.
458	Ezra was commissioned to make reforms.
444	Nehemiah was appointed governor of Judea.
432	Malachi prophesied.
332	Alexander the Great conquered Syria and Egypt. 323 Alexander died.
277	The Septuagint, the translation of Jewish scriptures into Greek, was begun.
167	Mattathias the Maccabee revolted against Syria.
166	Judas Maccabaeus became leader of the Jews.
165	The temple was cleansed and rededicated; Hanukkah originated.
161	Judas Maccabaeus died.
63	Pompey conquered Jerusalem, and the rule of the Maccabees ended in Israel.
51	Cleopatra reigned.
41	Herod and Phasael were made joint tetrarchs of Judea.
37	Herod became leader in Jerusalem.
31	The Battle of Actium was fought; Augustus was emperor of Rome from 31 B.C. to A.D. 14.
30	Cleopatra died.
17	Herod restored the temple.
Events in Christian History:
A.D. (or C. E. -Common Era)
	Birth of Jesus Christ:
30	Christ’s ministry began.
33	Christ was crucified.
35	Paul was converted.
45	Paul took his first missionary journey.
58	Paul was sent to Rome.
61	The history of the Acts of the Apostles closed.
62	Rome was burned; Christians were persecuted under Nero.
70	Christians retired to Pella; Jerusalem was sieged and captured.
95	Christians were persecuted by Domitian.