| Period | References | Personalities | Summary |
| Ante-Diluvian | Genesis 1-7 | Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Seth, Enoch, Methuselah | From Creation to the Flood |
| Post-Diluvian | Genesis 8-11 | Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth | From the Flood to the Call of Abraham |
| Patriarchal ~ 2166 BC - 1876 BC |
Genesis 12-50 | Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, Joseph | From the Call of Abraham to the Death of Joseph |
| Bondage ~ 1876 BC - 1446 BC |
Exodus 1-12 | Moses, Aaron, Levi, Pharoah | From the Death of Joseph to the Release from Egypt |
| Wilderness ~ 1446 BC - 1406 BC |
Exodus 13-40 | Moses, Aaron, Joshua, Caleb, Miriam | From the Release from Egypt to the Arrival in Canaan |
| Conquest ~ 1406 BC - 1372 BC |
Joshua | Joshua | The Conquest of Canaan Led by Joshua |
| Judges ~ 1372 BC - 1066 BC |
Judges | Gideon, Barak, Jephthah, Samson | The People Led By Judges |
| United Kingdom ~ 1066 BC - 945 BC |
1&2 Samuel 1 Kings 1-11 |
Samuel, Saul, David, Solomon | Nation of Israel United Under One King |
| Divided Kingdom ~ 945 BC - 721 BC |
1 Kings 12-22 2 Kings 1-17 |
Asa, Ahab, Elijah, Elisha | After the Rebellion, Judah is the Southern Kingdom, and Israel is the Northern Kingdom |
| Judah Alone ~ 721 BC 586 BC |
2 Kings 18-23 | Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah | After Israel is Destroyed by the Assyrians, Only Judah Remains |
| Captivity ~ 586 BC - 520 BC |
2 Kings 24-25 | Jehoiakim, Hehoiachin, Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar | After Judah is Destroyed by the Babylonians, and All Its Leading Families Are Taken to Captivity in Babylon |
| Restoration ~ 516 BC - 450 BC |
Ezra Nehemiah Esther |
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Cyrus, Zerubbabel | After The Jews Return to Rebuild Jerusalem |