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3500 BCE
Mesopotamia - The Invention of Writing
Cuneiform was invented in Mesopotamia in around 3500 BC.
Sources:
https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-cuneiform
https://www.ancient.eu/cuneiform/ -
Period: 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE
Old Testament
This is the events of the OT starting from Abraham.
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/8008-bible-possibly-written-centuries-earlier-text-suggests.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/texts/bible.shtml
https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/old-testament/ -
2117 BCE
Egypt - Wahankh Intef II became pharaoh (Abram's lifetime)
Wahankh Intef II reigned from 2117–2069 BC and conquered Abydos and its nome.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharaohs -
2091 BCE
God makes a covenant with Abram (Gen 12)
God makes a covenant with Abram promising him to be a father of great nations.
Sources:
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen+12&version=NIV -
2081 BCE
God renews covenant (Gen 15)
God promises Abram a child of his own blood and flesh. He also promised Him a promised land.
Sources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+15&version=NIV
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm -
2080 BCE
Birth of Ishmael (Gen 16)
Ishmael was born on this year to Abram and Hagar because Sarai couldn't bear a child at the moment.
Sources:
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen+16&version=NIV -
2054 BCE
Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac
How does God continue to advance his mission to reflect His glory in this story?
This shows how God will always provide for us and it reflects His glory because it reminds us of what we have is always given by Him and can be taken away just as easily. This story also reflects His mission on sacrificing Jesus later on, just like how Abraham almost had to sacrifice Isaac, and instead of us having to die for our sins, Jesus (the ram) would die instead.
Sources:https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm -
1929 BCE
Jacob Typology part 1
OT-When Jacob put on Esau’s clothing and animal skin to get a blessing from Isaac (Gen 27: 5-25).
NT- Jesus came down to Earth as a human, he came down dressed as one of us (equal to us) (1 Pet 2: 21-24; Isa 53: 4-6).
How it relates to NT: Jacob putting on Esau’s clothes is kind of like how Jesus came down to Earth as a human being to be a sacrifice for us.
Sources:
http://wiscopts.net/spiritual-library/bible-studies/165
https://www.biblegateway.com
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm -
1898 BCE
Near Shechem and Egypt - Joseph gets sold into slavery
Cause: Joseph was Israel's favorite son and Israel gave him a robe
Effect: Joseph's brothers were jealous of him and sold him into slavery sources:
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm -
Period: 1898 BCE to 1885 BCE
Egypt - Joseph works for Potiphar
Cause: Joseph was sold into slavery
Effect: Potiphar bought him as a slave Sources:
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/q27_joseph_how_long_in_prison/ -
Period: 1889 BCE to 1886 BCE
Joseph is back in Prison
Cause: Joseph refuses to sleep with Potiphar's wife
Effect: Potiphar's wife falsely accuses him of wanting to sleep with her and tells Potiphar. Potiphar throws Joseph in prison.
Sources:
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm -
1886 BCE
Egypt - Joseph becomes 2nd in command of Egypt
Cause: Joseph interprets the Pharoah's dreams
Effect: He got put as 2nd in command of Egypt
Sources:
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm -
Period: 1873 BCE to 1726 BCE
Life of Jacob
Jacob lived a life of 147 years.
source: http://www.biblicalcalendarproof.com/Timeline/EsauJacobBirth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob -
1850 BCE
Israel/Judah - The Invention of the Hebrew Alphabet
-Known as Semitic script - Aleph Bet
-pictographic
-written from right to left
-no punctuation/capitalization, different grammar rules
-no verses in the bible
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebrew-alphabet -
1445 BCE
The Writing of Genesis
-approx. 1445 BC, by Moses sorta
-Ch. 1-11 are impossible to "date", but Abraham is born around c. 2166 BC
-Genre&Literary Style: 2 Historical Narratives & a few passages of poetry&some genealogy
Themes & Structure:
-Creation,death, flood, covenant, Providence
-Ch. 1-11: creation, fall, flood, Babel
-Ch. 12-50: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
Sources:
https://www.allaboutcreation.org/when-was-genesis-written-faq.htm
https://trumpet-call.org/2017/09/17/when-was-the-book-of-genesis-written-1060-bc/ -
1200 BCE
Bronze Age Ends
Humans made a lot of technological advances during this time. It happened in the Middle East and parts of Asia. It started from 3300 to 1200 B.C., it ended because of the near-simultaneous collapse of several prominent Bronze Age civilizations.
Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/pre-history/bronze-age
https://www.timemaps.com/encyclopedia/history-middle-east/#2 -
Period: 6 BCE to 95
New Testament
This is when the events of the new testament took place. Source:
https://biblehub.com/timeline/new.htm
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa11 -
30
Jacob Typology part 2
NT- Jesus was despised and rejected especially by Jews(wanted to kill Him)-could be seen brothers since they also followed God’s words strictly.(Isaiah53:3) OT- Jacob lived his life in a lot of suffering and was often troubled(always on the run). At one point his brother wanted to kill him because Jacob stole his blessing and took his birthright.(Gen47:9) NT-OT: Jesus being hated and wanted to be killed by the Jews(brothers) can be represented by Jacob who was wanted to be killedbyEsau(brother). -
33
Golgotha, Jerusalem - Crucifixion of Jesus
On this day Jesus was crucified on a cross.
Sources:
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/when-precisely-did-jesus-die-the-year-month-day-and-hour-revealed
https://www.biblicalfoundations.org/when-was-jesus-born-and-when-did-he-die/ -
43
London was First Discovered by the Romans
At around 50 AD, the Romans founded London, the name came from the Celtic word Londinios, which meant the "place of the bold one."
Sources:
http://www.localhistories.org/london.html
http://humanhistorytimeline.com/a-d/ -
46
Syrian Antioch to Derbe - Paul's First Missionary Journey
Paul's first missionary journey took place between 46-48 AD. He traveled from Syrian Antioch to Derbe, and back again.
Sources:
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/paulfirs.htm
http://www.about-jesus.org/paul-first-missionary-journey-map.htm -
49
Paul's Second Missionary Journey
Paul's Second Missionary Journey took place between 49-52 AD.
He traveled through part of Asia and Europe.
Sources:
http://www.about-jesus.org/paul-second-missionary-journey-map.htm
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/paulsec.htm -
54
Paul's Third Missionary Journey
Paul's third missionary journey took place between 54-58 AD. He traveled through parts of Asia and Europe.
Sources:
http://www.about-jesus.org/paul-third-missionary-journey-map.htm -
500
African Oral Tradition
This is an approximate guess of when the African Oral Tradition began.
Source:
https://study.com/academy/lesson/written-oral-traditions-in-africa-500-1800-ce.html
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53cfd0e5e4b057663ea1bc61/t/57b1e0b746c3c406dd172afd/1471275383444/Oral+Traditions+of+West+Africa.pdf -
How can we see God’s covenant with Abraham being fulfilled today?
Genesis 12:2 ”I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.”
The Arabs(407-420mill) and Israelites(6.5mill) both makeup 2 great nations today. Genesis 16:12 states that Ishmael: “He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers." It shows in modern day in the Arab-Israeli conflict. E.g Arab-Israeli War 1948 -
The day I was born
I was born in Hong Kong on October 14, 2003. -
The Year I Started at ICS
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Personal Reflection
Genesis 31:3 New International Version (NIV)
3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.” This verse relates to me because it really shows how God is with me. Although my life might not be what I want or expect it to be, I always will remember that God is here with me. I often think back if I didn't get accepted into this school, I would have never met any of my friends I have today. -
Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed (Gen 19)
The Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah in this year, but spared Lot and his family.
Sources:
https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm