| Before ca. 2000 B.C.E. | Beginnings |
| ca. 2000-1550 B.C.E. | Patriarchs |
| ca. 1550-1300 B.C.E. | Bondage in Egypt |
| ca. 1300 B.C.E. | Exodus and Covenant Making |
| ca. 1300-1250 B.C.E. | Wanderings in the Wilderness |
| ca. 1250 B.C.E. | Conquest and Settlement of Canaan |
| ca. 1250-1020 B.C.E. | Time of the Judges |
| ca. 1020-922 B.C.E. | United Monarchy |
| 922-587/586 B.C.E. | Divided Monarchy Israel fell in 722 B.C.E. |
| 587-539 B.C.E. | Exile in Babylon |
| 539-333 B.C.E. | Persian Period |
| 333-167 B.C.E. | Hellenistic Period |
| 167-63 B.C.E. | Maccabean (Hasmonean) Period |
| 63 B.C.E. - 135 C.E. | Roman Period |