Peleg, son of Eber, lives to the age of 239 (Genesis 11:16 - 19). The tower was built by Nimrod who was the grandson of worldwide flood survivor Ham (Genesis 10:6 - 10, 11:1 - 9). Possible date for the building of the tower of Babel. Salah, son of Arphaxad, lives until the age of 433 (Genesis 11:12 - 15).Įber, son of Salah, lives until the age of 464 (Genesis 11:14 - 17). God causes the Great Flood (Genesis 6 - 8).Īrphaxad, the firstborn son of Shem, is born two years after the Flood when his father, Shem, was one hundred years old (Genesis 11:10 - 13). Shem, one of Noah's three sons who survive the flood, lives to the age of 600 (Genesis 11:10 - 11). Noah, son of Lamech, was 600 years old when the flood came and lived another 350 after it for a total of 950 years (Genesis 9:29).

Lamech, son of Methuselah, lives to become 777 years old (Genesis 5:28 - 31).ĭuring this 56 year period, due to the incredibly long lifespans of humans, the first nine generations of humans are alive at the same time! Adam dies, in 3039, only 126 years before the birth of Noah. Get biblically wise and spiritually fit.Methuselah, son of Enoch, becomes the oldest human to have ever lived when he dies at the age of 969 (Genesis 5:25 - 27). Remove banner ads and expand your Bible reading experience using our valuable library of more than 50 top resources by becoming a member of Bible Gateway Plus. Thousands already have! Try your free trial today! In trying to keep all of these people and messages clear in my mind, I have put together a list of all the kings and prophets during the period of the divided kingdom (roughly 931-586 BC).

Some of these prophets only have their words recorded in Kings or Chronicles, while others have their words recorded elsewhere in the Bible (usually the book name is the prophet’s name). In the midst of these kingdoms, several prophets are sent by God. What makes it challenging when reading straight through the Bible is that the history is covered in 1 and 2 Kings and then again in 1 and 2 Chronicles. One challenging point in history is the divided kingdoms of Israel (the 10 northern tribes) and Judah (the 2 southern tribes). Owens ( created the helpful chart below delineating the Old Testament prophets and kings of Israel and Judah and has now updated it:

Bible timeline chart