The Bible books are not in chronological order. Most people do not know this. The dates make the history book, the Bible, easier to understand - as the Israelites did "this", then "that" happened. Getting the dates right is essential to that understanding and teachings. The dates are approximations - for example, the time of Moses was about 1450BC, Adam lived for centuries, but his beginning was about 5400BC (Septuagint Bible)

To really understand Scripture, I have found it very valuable to see the flow of events in dates.  It really helps one see that the Bible is not really the Old and New Testament, but a continuous book of events on which to ponder.  You might print and keep the following dates for future use.  I have them written at the beginning of each Book, in my Bible.  Some people consider it wrong to write notes in their Bible, I do not, but do it in pencil, as I have made mistakes that needed erasure.  The dates vary depending on which source you look at.  Strong's has a date section, but sometimes it is not correct.  The Septuagint (Sep too ah gent) is the Bible the early Christians used.  The KJ, NAS, and all modern Bibles are translations of the Masoretic text, a group of non-convert "Jews" who tanslated from the ancient text about 500AD.  The Septuagent is bigger in volume than the KJ and NAS, there was some scripture left out of modern version Bibles.  The reading is sometimes different on the translation too.  I understand the ancient Hebrew text is "lost".  Modern jews use Yiddish as their Hebrew, it is a derivative of German.  There is strong phonics link between Gaelic, ancient language of the Scots, Irish, Welsh, and the Hebrew, used today, not Yiddish.

Adam 5400 BC, Septuagint.  4000BC KJ and NAS. 

3500BC Sumeria (called the Caldees in the Bible).  This was the 1st "official" civilization founded.

3000BC Greek civilization get started.

2704 BC 1st Egyptian Dynasty founded.  The Bible states that Egypt is the land of Ham, son of Noah.  This relates to the leaders of the area.  This is the reason Joseph looked like the Egyptians.

2650BC Great Pyramid built.

Noah 2300 BC

Eber (derives the name Hebrew) 2150 BC

Abraham 2000 BC.  Abraham leaves his homeland, Ur or the Caldees.  From the unofficial book of the Bible, The Book of Jasher, Abram was a prince there, in Sumeria.  In Genesis, it states that the descendants of Abraham will become a multitude of nations.  The word nations and gentiles are often synonymous.  See Strong's.

2000BC, Sumerian (Caldees) civilization falls.

1800BC, Zarah, the twin son Judah, and of the scarlet thread prophesy, branches into Greek civilization hierarchy.

Moses/Exodus 1446 to1406 BC, 13 tribes of Jacob/Israel leave Egypt and roam for 40 years.  From Bible numbers calculation there were about 1.5 million that left Egypt.  The twelve "Tribes of Israel/Jacob", named in Genesis, were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. His only daughter mentioned in Genesis is Dinah.  Joseph's son's Ephraim and Manasseh recevive two shares of the promise, thus there were thirteen tribes to understand actual events, and prophesy. 

Joshua 1451 BC

Judges 1425-1406 BC

Ruth 1250 BC

I Samuel 1168 BC

David 1060 BC, Prophet to both houses/nations of Israel/Judea, before the split, Samuel 1 & II.

II Samuel 1051 BC

I Kings 1015 BC

Solomon 1010 BC.  Solomon is the product of David and Bathsheba.  David having sent het 1st husband to death, lusting after Bathsheba greatly.  A few years ago, there was a stone 10 Commandments found south of Albuquerque dated by language to about 1000BC.  In my opinion, Solomon's gold and silver riches, came from across the Southwest of modern America.  When American pioneers started exploring the southwest, the found mysterious gold and silver mines the local indians knew nothing about the origins thereof.  Go here, Chapter 11, for more reading: http://crutchercpa.com/adamcpts.htm.

13 tribes split in two nations, Israel and Judea, 975 BC.  This is after Solomon's death where his many children from his foreign wives feud and war against one another.  It is Solomon who warned against marrying strange wives in Proverbs, he had lived it.  The nation of Israel, 10/11 tribes, to the north were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun and Joseph's sons Ephraim and Manasseh.  The tribes to the South were Judah, Benjamin and some of Levi (the Priesthood).  In modern language, this nation, the nation of Judah, today, are called the "Jews".  In fact, 99% of modern preachers call all Israel - Jews.  Many call Abraham, Issac, and Jacob "Jews" also.  Most preachers have college degrees and a 3 years degree in Bible college, both signs of a higher intelligence, but the lack of intelligence in them, makes be think 99.9% of modern preachers are mentally retarded.

II Kings 896 BC

Jonah 862BC

Joel 800 BC

Amos 787 BC

Hosea 785-726 BC

Rome order begins 753BC

Isaiah-prophet to Israel 760-698 BC

Micah 750-710 BC

Nahum 745-721 BC

Obadiah 745-721 BC

Israel, was conquered by Assyria 745-726 BC.  This is the northern 10 tribes, stated above, all but Judah.Levi, and Benjamin, when the 13 tribes divided in 975BC.  This time, God Yahweh divorced himself from this northern nation of 10 tribes of Israel, and cast them off into the wilderness in what is currently northern Iraq, south of the Black Sea.  From the Bible, this can be calculated to be about 15 million people.  Look at a map, pretty interesting the direction most of these people eventually went - they were never "The Lost Tribes of Israel", just relocated elsewhere.  And, most of the southern nation of Judea was also conquered, leaving a small remnant of Benjamin, Levi and Judah, in the nation of Judea.  Yahweh does not divorce himself from this remnant of Israel.  Lord Yahweh later remarries Himself, through His son, Jesus, to all Israel (another facinating topic of discussion).

Zephaniah 630 BC

Jeremiah-prophet to Judea 626 BC

Habakkuk 599 BC

Judea Conquered. 599 BC Fall 586 BC.  All but a few Judeans were conquered and carried off into Babylon.  They spent the next 70 years there.  They had it pretty good.  Daniel, for example, rose as top advisor in the organization.  Most wanted to stay, when a remnant returned in 516BC to rebuild the nation of the "Jews", Judeans.  Upon their return to Judea, this small remnant carried back the Babylonian holy book, The Talmud.  It became their Bible, in place of the Bible (called the Torah today, the first 5 books of the Christian Bible).  This is the book(s) Jesus spoke of when He referred to "the traditions of man", and "traditions of the elders", in the negative.  Today, the most holy book of modern jews is still the Talmud, not the Bible.  Back then, it was much smaller in volume, today like an encyclopedia of books of laws, changing depending upon the situation of the times - their "preachers", rabbi's, changing the laws at will.  In my opinion, it is a combination of humanism and satanism mixed.  According to the Talmud, when God has doubts about His scripture, He consults the Talmud.  The Talmud states Jesus was a bastard, Mary a prostitute, and currently Jesus is in hell burning eternally, neck deep in shit.  Most preachers know this, but will not tell their congregation because the Bible states "jews" - Judeans, are God's Chosen.  They will hear the voice of Jesus someday, just not yet, perhaps after the shit burns up.  90% of modern jews do not descent from old Israel, but are 700AD converts, called Azkenazie jews.  The other 10% are Sephardim, and are a mixed people, but some of their genealogy is from old Israel.  God forbade Israel to mix their seedline.  See here: http://crutchercpa.com/interracialmarriage.htm.

Ezekiel 595-575 BC

Daniel 586-516 BC

Haggai 520 BC

Zechariah 520-517 BC

Judea back from Babylon (Talmud) 516 BC

Malachi 397 BC

Prophets to northern 10 tribes of Israel  =  Amos 787BC;  Isaiah 7960 to 698BC (also to Judah and all Israel regathered); Hosea 785 to 726BC (and to all Israel regathered); Micah 750 to 710BC (and to all Israel regathered); Nahum 713BC (and to all Israel regathered)

Prophets to southern 3 tribes of Judea  =  Zephaniah 630BC; Habakkuk 626BC; Jeremiah, about pre 600 to 586BC (also Israel regathered), he was father in law to the last king of Judea, grandfather to the remaining female seedline; Ezekiel 595 to 575BC (and to Israel regathered); Obadiah 587BC (and to Israel regathered); Micah 750 to 710BC (and to Israel regathered); Ezra 530 to post 516BC; Nehemiah post 516BC; Zechariah 5250 to 517BC; Malachi 397BC (and to Israel regathered).

Jesus 3 AD.  I think Jesus, before His 3 years history in the Bible, for an unknown time, lived with his great uncle Joseph of Armeathea, a wealthy tin merchant living in the British Isles, Isle of Avalon.  It was his tomb that Jesus was laid in, in Judea.  Interesting research out there that proposes this.

Nation of Judea destroyed by Rome, 70AD.  Most of the prophesy found in Revelations relates to this period of time.  The trick is to figure out which part applied to 70AD and which part to modern times.  Perhaps Chapter 1 to 19 applies to 70AD.  Read here for a "maybe" of where some of this destroyed peoples ended up - read Chapter 11:  http://crutchercpa.com/adamcpts.htm.