About this project

Bnei Israel is a scholarly timeline of the Children of Israel — and of the three Abrahamic faiths that grew from their story. The arc begins with the biblical patriarchs and runs forward through the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, treating all three as branches of one historical narrative rather than separate traditions to be argued for or against.

The project tries to honour the biblical text and the archaeological, historical, and genetic record at the same time. It is not an apology for any side. It lays them side by side, honestly, and lets the reader see where they agree and where they part. The same posture extends to the Christian and Islamic chapters: the New Testament and the Qur’an are read as primary sources alongside the work of historians who study the worlds in which they emerged.

The project began with a simple frustration: every existing resource picks a posture. Religious sources tell their story without the science; secular surveys treat the texts as folklore; and almost no one tells the three faiths as one continuous account. Neither approach does justice to a tradition whose story spans more than three millennia and is still being written.

We are building the resource we wished existed — visual, navigable, multilingual, and unafraid of the parts that are contested. The timeline is the front door; deeper analyses, interactive maps, and patron-supported chapters follow.

All narratives are derived from peer-reviewed scholarship and primary texts. Where modern archaeology, palaeogenetics, or historical reconstruction informs an era, we cite the underlying work; where the biblical, New Testament, or Qur’anic text is the principal source, we say so. Disagreements between traditions and the academy are surfaced, not flattened.

For corrections, source suggestions, partnership inquiries, or general questions, email hello@bneiisrael.com. For privacy and data requests, write to privacy@bneiisrael.com. Both addresses are read by the editorial team.