Ancient Israel

king David founds (starts) Jerusalem

1940 BCE

King David and his son (King Solomon) has found the city from the Jerusalem and established is as capital of the untied kingdom of Israel and then building of the first temple

Abraham Sent To Sacrifice Isaac

1940 BCE

Abraham had obeyed God many times in his walk with Him, but no test could have been more severe than the one . God commanded, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering” . This was an astounding command because Isaac was the son of promise. God had promised several times that from Abraham’s own body would come a nation as multitudinous

Exodus From Egypt

1446 BCE

The Israelite Exodus from Egypt, recounted in the Bible, tells of the oppression of the Israelites as slaves in Egypt, their flight from the country led by Moses and their journey through the wilderness before eventually settling in the "Promised Land"

Solomon becomes King

970 BCE

The biblical King Solomon was known for his wisdom, his wealth and his writings. He became ruler in approximately 967 B.C.E. and his kingdom extended from the Euphrates River in the north to Egypt in the south. His crowning achievement was the building of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Almost all knowledge of him is derived from the biblical books of Kings.

God's Covenant with Abraham

821 BCE

Gods covenant with Abraham was that he would be the father of many nation. God told him he would leave hiss home in Sumer of Mesopotamia.

Assyrians Conquer Northern Kingdom of Israel

722 BCE

In 722 BC, the Assyrians conquered Israel. The Assyrians were aggressive and effective; the history of their dominance over the Middle East is a history of constant warfare. In order to assure that conquered territories would remain pacified, the Assyrians would force many of the native inhabitants to relocate to other parts of their empire.

Nebuchadnezzar Conquers Judah

586 BCE

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it. So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

Romans Capture Jerusalem

70

The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 was the decisive event of the First Jewish–Roman War. The Roman army, led by the future Emperor Titus, with Tiberius Julius Alexander as his second-in-command, besieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem, which had been occupied by its Jewish defenders in 66

Revolt of the Maccabees

167

The Maccabean Revolt was a conflict, lasting from 167 to 160 BC, between a Judean rebel group known as the Maccabees and the Seleucid Empire