There is no single key event in the Old Testament as surely this is a very subjective question. However, some extremely noteworthy events are the whole Creation, the Fall of Man, the first murder, the Flood, Abraham, the Israelites, the Exodus, the entry into the Promised Land, etals.. As you can see, there are many and the above are only in the first 2 books of the 22 OT books.
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The significant event described on the first page of the Bible in the Old Testament is the creation of the world by God in six days, as outlined in the Book of Genesis.
Jesus quoted from 24 different Old Testament books. The New Testament as a whole quotes from 34 books of the Old Testament Books. Many of of the teachings of Jesus often expand and define the meaning of the Old Testament such as found in the teaching from the Sermon on the Mount after quoting the key passages.
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The Old Testament.
Abraham is first mentioned in the Old Testament.
From a literary standpoint, yes - because it brought about the founding of a nation. From a historical standpoint, no - the Return from the Babylonian Exile was the most important saving event in the Old Testament, because it actually happened, whereas over 90 per cent of scholars are reported as believing that the Exodus event never really happened as described in the Bible.
Jonah is from the Old Testament.
The book of Job can be found in the Old Testament.
The giving of the Law to Moses with all of the precursors to the Messiah who was to follow. -chriseubanks@att.net
Jesus was in the new testament and not the old testament.
The book of Psalms is found in the Old Testament.