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3500 BCE
Mesopotamia, Invention of Writing
Cuneiform was first invented by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia. It is a wedge shaped style of writing and a stylus was used to write on clay. Source:
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Period: 2001 BCE to 432 BCE
Middle East/ Egypt, The Old Testament
This timespan is about the events that happened in the Old Testament, from Abraham to Malachi.
http://usccb.org/bible/nehemiah/0
https://www.matthewmcgee.org/ottimlin.html -
1938 BCE
Egypt, Amenemhet I was Pharoah during Abraham's lifetime
Amenemhet I reigned Egypt during 1938-1908 BC. One major thing he did was he moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to the south of Memphis. Source:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amenemhet-I -
1921 BCE
Ur of the Chaldeans, God makes the First Covenant with Abram
God made the first covenant with Abram when he was 75 years old, telling him to go away from his home country and his home land, promising him with many blessings. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12&version=NIV https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/bible_timeline_chronology/ -
1912 BCE
Valley of Shaveh, God makes the Second Covenant with Abram
In Genesis 15, God renews the covenant with Abram as he was getting older. I couldn't find a website, and I don't know when God renewed the covenant. In Genesis 16, right after God renews the covenant, it talked about Abram being in the land of Canaan for 10 years, and so using deductions, I would think God renewed the covenant during 8-9 years after the first covenant, and this was how I came up with 1912 BC. Sources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+15&version=NIV -
1910 BCE
Canaan, Ishmael was born
In Genesis 16, because Sarai could not bare a son for Abram, they decided to have a son through Hagar, who was an Egyptian slave of Sarai. The boy born was called Ishmael. When Ishmael was born, the Bible says Abram was 86 years old. Sources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+16&version=NIV https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/bible_timeline_chronology/ -
1900 BCE
Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed
Due to the wickedness and corruptness of the people in Sodom and Gomorrah, God sent two angles to destroy it. According to the Britannica website, it was approximately 1900 BC when Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed, and some sort of earthquake was recorded. Source:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Sodom-and-Gomorrah -
1860 BCE
Mount Moriah, Abraham Almost Sacrificing Isaac
God commanded Abraham to go to Mount Moriah to offer Isaac, his son, as a sacrifice to him. Just when Abraham was about to sacrifice Isaac, God commanded Abraham to not lay a hand on Isaac. God continues to advance his mission because Abraham decided to offer his one and only son as a sacrifice, and God blessed Abraham and promised that his descendants will shine greatly. http://www.apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=82&article=1272
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/isaac/ -
Period: 1838 BCE to 1689 BCE
Jacob's Life
The Life of Jacob. I got my information from the class' google slides on Jacob. -
1766 BCE
Jacob Typology Part 1
In Genesis 27:42-45, Rebekah learned that Esau wanted to kill Jacob because he took his blessing. Rebekah told Jacob to flee to Laban in Harran. This connects to the New Testament in Matthew 2:13-23. The Lord told Joseph in a dream that Herod is going to find baby Jesus and that they need to flee to Egypt. Both had a warning to tell the person to flee.
Sources:
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/isaac/
https://study.com/academy/answer/how-old-was-isaac-when-he-blessed-jacob-in-the-bible.html -
1750 BCE
Dothan, Joseph is Sold Into Slavery
Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers after getting the rainbow coat from his father and telling his brothers about a dream that they all bowed down to him. Source:
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/joseph-in-egypt/
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/timeline_online/ -
Period: 1750 BCE to 1742 BCE
Egypt, Joseph Works for Potiphar
Joseph was sold into slavery and was bought by Potiphar (Egyptian official) to work for him. Eventually, Joseph becomes in charge of Potiphar's household because of his hard work. Source:
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/joseph-in-egypt/ (I used the photo in the presentation where it says how old was Joseph in each of the events as a reference) -
Period: 1742 BCE to 1737 BCE
Egypt, Joseph is Back In Prison
Joseph, being in charge of Potiphar's household got framed by Potiphar's wife for messing with her and "making sport" of her. He was put into prison and eventually became in charge of all the prisoners. Source:
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/joseph-in-egypt/ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+39&version=NIV -
1737 BCE
Egypt, Joseph Becomes Second In Command of Egypt
When Joseph was 30 years old, he was sent to Pharoah from the prison and interpreted Pharoah's dream. He became second in command of Egypt. Source:
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/timeline_online/ https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/joseph-in-egypt/ -
1700 BCE
Ancient India, Oral Tradition of Vedas
In ancient India, many religions have utilized oral tradition. One example would be the Hindu Vedas, which was passed down orally. The Vedas was passed down orally and was preserved as a part of the Vedic chanting tradition. Source:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldcivilization/chapter/sanskrit/ -
1445 BCE
Middle East, The Writing of Genesis
The word Genesis means "beginning". The book was written by Moses. The genre and literary style was 2 historical narratives and a few passages of poetry and some genealogy. The themes are creation, death, flood, covenant, and providence. The structure: Chapters 1-11: creation, fall, blood, Babel. Chapters 12-50: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph. Source:
https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/don_stewart_678.cfm -
776 BCE
Greece, First Olympic Games
In Ancient Greece, the first Olympic Games was created, originally as a festival for Zeus that eventually included athletic competitions.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Middle_Eastern_history
https://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml -
600 BCE
Middle East, Invention of the Hebrew Alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet was created and used by the Jewish Nation. There are two distinct types- the Early Hebrew and the Classical (Square). It was written from right to left. There was no punctuation, captilization, different grammar rules. There are no verses, and it was pictographic. Source:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebrew-alphabet -
Period: 4 BCE to 89
Roman Empire, The New Testament
This timespan is about the events that happened from the start and end of the New Testament. Source:
https://www.bible-history.com/new-testament/timeline.html -
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Jacob Typology Part 2
In Luke 22:47-52, Judah brought the chief priests, officers of the temple guard, and the elder and they arrested Jesus. Judah betrayed Jesus for money. This connects to Jacob betraying Esau and taking his birthright in the whole Genesis 27. Both passages had someone betraying another for advantages, one being money and the other being a blessing. Source:
https://carm.org/how-old-when-jesus-died
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/timeline_online/ -
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Golgotha, Jerusalem, Crucifixion of Jesus
Jesus Christ was crucified on the hill of Golgotha on a cross. On the third day, he resurrected. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus
http://www.biblicalcalendarproof.com/Timeline/YearJesusCrucified -
43
Britain, Roman Conquest of Britain
Around the time of Paul's journeys, the Romans conquered Britain during 43- 84 AD. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_conquest_of_Britain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/overview_roman_01.shtml -
44
Antioch (Asia Minor), Paul's first missionary journey
Paul and his apostles had their first missionary journey around the Asia minor, spreading the gospel wherever they went. Sources:
http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/pauls-first-journey-map.html -
49
Antioch (around Asia and Europe), Paul's Second missionary journey
Paul and his apostles start their second missionary journey, traveling around part of Asia and Europe.
Sources:
http://www.about-jesus.org/paul-second-missionary-journey-map.htm -
52
Antioch (around Asia and Europe), Paul's Third missionary journey
Paul and his apostles travel around Asia and Europe for their third missionary journey. Source:
http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/apostle-paul-third-missionary-journey-map.html -
Hong Kong, Birth of Toviel
Toviel was born in the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong. -
Hong Kong, Toviel's First year in ICS
Toviel went to ICS since R1, in the year 2007. -
Hong Kong, Personal Reflection
In Genesis 27, Jacob deceived Isaac and Esau and got the blessing. In my life, back in two years ago, someone deceived a teacher and told a teacher that I did something wrong. I got in trouble for doing nothing. I felt very angry, just like Esau, and actually wanted to revenge on that person. But eventually I forgave that person after I learned about forgiving and that Esau forgave Jacob in Genesis 33. -
West Bank, God's Covenant with Abraham being fulfilled
God made a covenant with Abraham saying that he will become a great nation. God also made a covenant with Abraham on Ishmael in Genesis 16:9-13, saying that Ishmael's descendants will clash with Isaac's descendants. We can see that happening in the past 2 weeks, where two Israelis were killed by a Palestinian. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47610426?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c207p54m4rqt/israel-the-palestinians&link_location=live-reporting-story
