List of Hebrew Bible events
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The Hebrew Bible is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures and is the textual source for the Christian Old Testament. In addition to religious instruction, the collection chronicles a series of events that explain the origins and travels of the Hebrew people in the ancient Near East. The historicity of the collection of scriptures is a source of ongoing debate.
The events of the Hebrew Bible can be subdivided into 3 main sections: the Torah (instruction), the Nevi'im (prophets), and the Ketuvim (writings).
The events listed in the Torah start with the creation of the universe and conclude with transfer of authority from Moses to Joshua and the death of Moses.
The Nevi'im is authored by leading Hebrew prophets from the time Joshua leads the Hebrew people into Canaan until some time after the return of Hebrew remnant from Babylonian exile. In addition to recorded significant contemporary military and political events, many future events are predicted.
The Ketuvim recounts events over the same timeline as the Nevi'im, but from the point of view of secular leaders and lesser prophets.
Torah
Genesis
Genesis creation narrative
Adam and Eve
Fall of man
Cain and Abel
Generations of Adam
Nephilim
Genesis flood narrative
Noah's Covenant
Curse of Ham
Generations of Noah
Tower of Babel
Abram's migration
A wife confused for a sister (featuring Abraham, Sarah, and Pharaoh, as characters)
Abraham and Lot's conflict
Chedorlaomer
Abraham and Melchizedek
Covenant of the pieces
Hagar
The first circumcision
Sodom and Gomorrah
Lot's drunkenness
Cave of the Patriarchs
A wife confused for a sister (featuring Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech, as characters)
Keturah's sons
Isaac and Rebecca
Binding of Isaac
A wife confused for a sister (featuring Isaac, Rebekah, and Abimelech, as characters)
Jacob and Esau
The blessing of Isaac
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob and Rachel/The sheep and the stone
Rachel and Leah
Jacob's children
Jacob's gifts to Esau
Jacob's reconciliation with Esau
Jacob wrestling with the angel
Rape of Dinah
Joseph enslaved
Tamar and Judah
Potiphar's wife
Blessing of Jacob
Exodus
The Finding of Moses
The Burning Bush
Zipporah at the inn
Let my people go
Bricks without straw
With a strong hand and an outstretched arm
Aaron's rod becomes a serpent
The Plagues of Egypt
The Passover
The Exodus
Passage of the Red Sea
The Song of the sea
Massah U-Meribah
Amalek
Jethro
The Ten Commandments (first set)
The Covenant Code
The Golden Calf
The Ten Commandments (second set)
Construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 35-40)
Leviticus
The Priestly Code
The Holiness Code
The Ordination of Aaron and His Sons
The Death of Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1-20)
A Blasphemer Stoned (Leviticus 24:10-23)
Numbers
Snow-white Miriam
The report of the spies
Aaron's rod sprouts and bears fruit
Waters of Meribah
Lifting up of the brass serpent (Nehushtan)
Balaam and the Donkey
The Heresy of Peor
The War against the Midianites.
Machir, Reuben, and Gad, in Gilead and Jazeer
Deuteronomy
Moses Begins to Retell Wilderness Stories, Deuteronomy 1-3
The Deuteronomic Code
The Song of Moses, Deuteronomy 32
The Blessing of Moses, Deuteronomy 33
The Death of Moses, Deuteronomy 34
Nevi'im
Joshua
Charge from God to Joshua.
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