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3500 BCE
Sumatra, Invention of Cuneiform
The earliest form of writing know. Around the time that it started.
https://www.ancient.eu/cuneiform/ -
2113 BCE
Fertile Crescent, God Renews Covenant
God once again promises Abram an heir
http://stepintothestory.ca/covenant-abram-affirmed-thirteen-years/ -
2100 BCE
Fertile Crescent, God Makes a Covenant with Abram
God promises Abram that he will have descendants that number as great as the stars and the sand http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/e1.htm -
2054 BCE
Canaan, Abraham almost sacrifices Isaac
God once again tests Abraham to see how much he trusts that his mission will be fulfilled. It shows that God provides a way, no matter how hopeless it may seem. God was already able to provide one son, he certainly could provide Abraham with another. Yet, God knew that Abraham loved his son, and gave a sacrificial animal to take the price, just as Jesus did.
https://biblehub.com/timeline/ -
2030 BCE
Egypt, Reign of Mentuhotep II
Lived in the second half of the 11th dynasty.
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/phar/hd_phar.htm -
Period: 2000 BCE to 403 BCE
Middle East and NE Africa, Timespan of the Old Testament
Beginning from Abraham to the end of the prophets
http://timeline.biblehistory.com/home
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/timeline_online/ -
1923 BCE
Egypt, Joseph becomes second in command in Egypt
Joseph once again rises up. Someone he helped in prison remembered him and asked him to interpret Pharoh's dream. It led to him becoming one of the most important men in Egypt.
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/q27_joseph_how_long_in_prison/ -
Period: 1921 BCE to 1923 BCE
Egypt, Joseph back in prison
Joseph was sent to prison and rose to one of the managers. He helped out others who remembered his gifts.
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/q27_joseph_how_long_in_prison/ -
1910 BCE
Canaan, Joseph Sold into Slavary
Joseph goes from the favorite son to being a slave in a foreign land
http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/e3.htm -
Period: 1910 BCE to 1921 BCE
Egypt, Joseph Works for Potiphar
Joseph was sold to a good master who liked him, and he quickly rose to the manager of the household. But after Potiphar's wife tried to cheat on her husband with him, he was wrongly accused to assault and sent to prison.
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/q27_joseph_how_long_in_prison/ -
1897 BCE
Fertile Crescent, Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed
Because God was unable to find enough good people in the cities, he destroys them
https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-qa/qa-archives/question/in-what-years-were-sodom-and-gomorrah-destroyed/ -
1875 BCE
Fertile Crescent, Joseph Typology Hunt Part 1
Even after all the pain and suffering, Joseph's brothers caused him, Joseph still forgave their actions and provided them with a way to survive. Similarly, Jesus calls us to forgive because that is what he had done for us. Genesis 50:15-21 and Genesis 37 -
Period: 1873 BCE to 1726 BCE
Fertile Crescent, Life of Jacob
This is the lifetime of Jacob
-tricking Esau
-getting married
-having 12 sons
-Wrestling with God
http://www.biblicalcalendarproof.com/Timeline/EsauJacobBirth -
1842 BCE
Fertile Crescent, Birth of Ismael
The father of Islam and son of Abraham is born
https://www.thebiblejourney.org/biblejourney2/23-the-journeys-of-adam-enoch-noah-abraham/the-birth-of-ishmael/ -
1700 BCE
Fertile Crescent, Invention of Hebrew Alphabet
First written language of Hebrew. Used in the time of Abraham and the forefathers of Genesis. Known as Semitic scripts- Aleph Bet
Pictographic
Written from right to left
No punctuation or capitalization, different grammar rules
No verses in the Bible
http://www.hebrewtoday.com/content/history-alphabet -
1445 BCE
Middle East, Writing of Genesis
Ch 1-11 are impossible to date, but Abram was around 2166
Genre and literary style: 2 historical narratives and a few passages of poetry and some genealogy
Themes- death, flood, covenant, providence
Ch 1-11 creation, fall, and Babel
Ch 12- 50 Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph Mr. Poole- source -
1200 BCE
Egypt, Life of King Tutankhamun
Famos and well preserved mummy that tells a lot about Ancient Egypt
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tutankhamun -
Period: 4 BCE to 96
Middle East, Eastern Europe, and NE Africa, Timespan of New Testament
Life fo Christ and then the early days of the church
https://www.compellingtruth.org/New-Testament-timeline.html
http://www.biblestudy.org/beginner/timelinent.html
https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/chart_40_00_nt_timeline/ -
27
Israel, Typology Hunt Part 2
On the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers that if anyone harms you, turn the other cheek and forgive them. You must love your enemies because God loved you first. Joseph was an example of this by not holding a grudge against his brothers even though they sold him into slavery. Mattew 5:38-48 -
30
Jerusalem, Crucifixion of Jesus
Event that began the new age of faith, creating Christianity https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1-300/possible-date-for-christs-death-11629554.html -
44
Antioch, Paul's First Missionary Journey
The events told in the early chapters of Acts, starting in Antioch in 44 AD, tell of the beginning of his mission to tell God's word throughout the world.
http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/pauls-first-journey-map.html -
49
Antioch, Paul's Second Missionary Journey
Paul decided to retrace his steps from his first journey to encourage the leaders and speak more on God's word. He once again started in Antioch in 49 AD.
https://www.compellingtruth.org/Paul-second-missionary-journey.html
http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/apostle-paul-second-missionary-journey-map.html -
52
Antioch, Paul's Third Missionary Journey
After spending more time in Anitoch, Paul decided in 52 AD to go out and continue to strenghten the churches he had planted.
https://www.compellingtruth.org/Paul-third-missionary-journey.html -
70
Rome, Colosseum was built
Commissioned by Vespian as an arena for gladiators to fight to the death as entertainment to the Roman people. It is one of the most famous landmarks in the world today.
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/colosseum -
Fertile Crescent, Birth of Ismael
Abram tries to fulfill the prophecy by getting Sarahi's servant pregnant
https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/hagar/ -
Israel, God's covenant fulfilled today
In Genesis 17:8 God promises to Abraham that the land he is in will be given to his descendants for years to come. We see that today, as the state of Isreal was granted for the Jews to live in.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/state-of-israel-proclaimed -
Florida, my birthday
The day the world began to fall apart, at least according to my mom. -
Hong Kong, Genesis reflected in my life
In Genesis 12, God tells Abraham to move from his land and all that he knows to go somewhere far off and unknown. He says that if Abraham obeys, he will be a blessing for others. I see that in my life when I moved to Hong Kong with little knowledge of what lay ahead. He provided when I knew nothing, and allowed me to impact people around me that I never would have been able to if I had not moved. -
Hong Kong, Year I started in ICS
The time I first stepped foot in the halls as a student