Book 42 of 66 · Gospels
Luke on the timeline
The story of Luke runs from 5 BC – AD 33.
- When
- 5 BC – AD 33
- Chapters
- 24
- People named
- 147
- Promise
- New Covenant
Who's who in Luke
The 24 most-named people with a date. Solid bars are lifespans (birth to death); striped bars are the years a person appears in the story.
- Noah2948–1998 BC
- Abraham1996–1821 BC
- Isaac1896–1716 BC
- Jacob (Israel)1836–1689 BC
- Moses1571–1452 BC
- David1085–1015 BC
- Elijahc. 910–884 BC (in the story)
- John the Baptist5 BC – AD 29
- Mary (Mother of Jesus)c. 5 BC – AD 33 (in the story)
- Joseph (Mary's Husband)c. 5 BC – AD 32 (in the story)
- Zachariasc. 5 BC – AD 26 (in the story)
- Elisabethc. 5 BC (in the story)
- Jesus Christ4 BC – AD 30
- Simon Peterc. AD 5–66 (in the story)
- Satanc. AD 26–96 (in the story)
- Pontius Pilatec. AD 26–65 (in the story)
- John the Apostlec. AD 26–96 (in the story)
- Herod Antipasc. AD 26–45 (in the story)
- James (Son of Zebedee)c. AD 26–44 (in the story)
- Simonc. AD 27–33 (in the story)
- Judas Iscariotc. AD 31–33 (in the story)
- Matthewc. AD 31–33 (in the story)
- Marthac. AD 32–33 (in the story)
- Lazarusc. AD 33 (in the story)
Blue: in the family line of Jesus
Tap a bar to see who was around at the same time.
Also named in Luke
God, Holy Spirit, Jonah, Lot, Zacchaeus, Gabriel, Simeon, Isaiah, James (Son of Alphaeus), Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary (sister of Lazarus), Solomon, Theophilus, Herod, Abijah, Aaron, Augustus, Cyrenius, Anna, Phanuel, Asher, Tiberius, Philip, Lysanias, Annas, Caiaphas, Herodias, Philip, Heli, Matthat, Levi, Melchi, Janna, Joseph, Mattathias, Amos, Naum, Esli, Nagge, Maath, Mattathias, Semei, Joseph (son of Judah), Juda, Joanna, Rhesa, Zorobabel, Salathiel, Neri, Melchi, Addi, Cosam, Elmodam, Er, Jose, Eliezer, Jorim, Matthat, Levi, Simeon, Juda, Joseph, Jonan, Eliakim, Melea, Menan, Mattatha, Nathan, Jesse, Obed, Boaz, Salmon, Nahshon, Amminadab, Ram, Hezron, Pharez, Terah, Nahor (father of Terah), Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber (Heber), Salah, Cainan (son of Arphaxad), Arphaxad, Shem, Lamech (father of Noah), Methuselah, Enoch (father of Methuselah), Jared, Mahalaleel (line of Seth), Cainan (antediluvian patriarch), Enos, Seth, Adam, Joseph (son of Jacob), Elisha, Naaman, Wife of Simon, Mother of the Wife of Simon, Zebedee, Andrew, Phillip the Apostle, Bartholomew, Thomas, Alphaeus, Simon Zelotes, Lebbaeus Thaddaeus, Chuza, Heber, Susanna, Jairus, Abel, Zacharias, Josiah, Barabbas, Simon, Joseph (of Arimathea), Mary (wife of Cleophas), James (Brother of Jesus), Cleophas.