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==Detailed timeline== | ==Detailed timeline== | ||
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| + | ===Old Testament Era=== | ||
[[852 BC]] | [[852 BC]] | ||
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[[539 BC]] | [[539 BC]] | ||
* Babylonian Empire ends | * Babylonian Empire ends | ||
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| + | ===Inter-Testamental Era=== | ||
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| + | [[333 BC]] | ||
| + | * Conquest of much of the Middle East by [[Alexander the Great]] | ||
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| + | [[168 BC]] | ||
| + | * Maccabean Revolt | ||
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| + | [[63 BC]] | ||
| + | * Pompey-Roman occupation | ||
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| + | ===New Testament Era=== | ||
Around 4-6 BC | Around 4-6 BC | ||
Revision as of 05:15, 3 November 2007
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There is significant disagreement among Christians as to the historical nature of some of the stories described in Genesis. For the purposes of this time-line, events after Abraham will be considered; for events prior to Abraham, see Historical understandings of Genesis; see also Timeline of church history.
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Contents
Overview of events
| Estimated dates | Events |
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| 1900-1700 BC | Patriarchs |
| 1700-1300 BC | Slavery in Egypt |
| 1300-1200 BC | Exodus and conquest |
| 1200-922 BC | United kingdom of Israel |
| 922-722 BC | Divided kingdom; northern kingdom exiled in 722 BC |
| 922-586 BC | Divided kingdom; southern kingdom exiled in 587 BC |
| 550 BC onwards | Return to Israel of Jews |
Detailed timeline
Old Testament Era
- Death of king Ahab of Israel
- Tigleth-Pileser III ascends to the Assyrian throne
- Syro-Ephraimite wars against Judah begin
- Syro-Ephraimite wars against Judah end
- Exile of Northern Kingdom of Israel
- Hezekiah becomes king of the southern Kingdom of Judah and reverses Ahaz's religious policies and places his trust in God
- Sennacharib (king of Assyria) invades the Kingdom of Judah taking Lachish and laying siege to Jerusalem
- Josiah comes to the throne of Kingdom of Judah
- Book of the Law found leading Josiah to repent and implement religious reforms, reaffirming the covenant with the people
- Nineveh (of Assyria) destroyed by Babylonian armies (Nahum 3:19)
- Death of Josiah
- Assyrian army finally wiped out by Babylon
- Battle of Carchemish with Egyptian retreat to Egypt after being defeated by Babylonians
- Babylonians defeat armies of Jehoiachin, king of Judah resulting in the "first" exile
- "Second" exile of Jews from Kingdom of Judah to Babylonia
- Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, dies
- Babylonian Empire ends
Inter-Testamental Era
- Conquest of much of the Middle East by Alexander the Great
- Maccabean Revolt
- Pompey-Roman occupation
New Testament Era
Around 4-6 BC
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