Israel History Timeline

Creation

4004 BCE

When God created the heavens and the earth. God made all the animals on the earth. God made man and woman.
He made Everything we know today

Flood

2349 BCE

God sent a huge world wide flood over the earth. God was angry at everyone. He had Noah Build a huge boat to carry 2 of every animal. He killed everyone except for Noah, his sons, and their wives

Abraham

2166 BCE

Abraham's descendants would be a great nation. God had a big plan for Abraham. Abraham was Born in 2166BC. Abraham believed in God.

Joseph

1728 BCE

Was sold into slavery in 1728. He became the second most important person in all of Egypt. He was his dads favorite child. He trusted God very much

Moses and the Exodus

1446 BCE

Moses casts 10 plagues on Egypt. Moses frees Israel from Egypt. They travel 40 years instead of 11 days. Moses kills an Egyptian and runs away from Egypt

The Ten Commandments

1445 BCE

Moses get told by God to go onto a Mountain. God gives Moses 10 tablets with commandments on them. God commands everyone to obey these commandments but we don't. Moses obeys God and takes them.

Settling Canaan

1406 BCE

Israel conquered Canaan. They established their own city-states. It gave them their own land. Israel escaped slavery.

David

1011 BCE

David became king in in 1011BC and died in 971BC. David had a 40 year reign. David killed a 9ft man. David trusts God very much.

Solomon and Building the Temple

971 BCE

Solomon Builds the first temple. he constructed the temple from 966BC to 957BC. Solomon's reign lasts for 40 years like Davids. Solomon's Temple on the inside is made out of pure gold.

The Division of the kingdom

931 BCE

Israel split into 12 tribes. 10 of the tribes formed the Northern Kingdom and the other 2 formed the Southern Kingdom. The northern tribes kept the name Israel and the Southern tribes took the name Judah. They split because Rehoboam said said that he would rule them more severely.

The Assyrian Conquest of Israel

722 BCE

Assyrian Conquered Israel. They relocated the wealthy and important people from the northern tribes or Israel. The Israelites were assimilated into the Assyrian culture. The tribes of Israel were gone.

Sennacerib vs. Hezakiah

709 BCE

Sennacherib-Took the Israelite's captive. conquered Israel. Hezekiah- enacted Sweeping religious forms. Made a strict mandate for the sole worship of Yahweh. Hezekiah won the war they had.

Daniel

605 BCE

Was thrown into a lions den. God closed the mouth's of the lion. Trusted God so much that he let them do it. God threw Nebuchadnezzar the 2nd and his family instead.

The Exile

586 BCE

Nebuchadnezzar conquered and destroyed Jerusalem.
Jerusalem fell after a prolonged siege. Thousands of people were deported to Babylon. The palace and temple were burned to the ground

The Babylon Conquest of Judah

586 BCE

King Nebuchadnezzar The 2nd besieged Jerusalem.The rebellious king was killed, and many of his people were exiled to Babylon. The king's wickedness had accelerated the deterioration of the people of Judah. He was succeeded by his young son Jehoiachin, who continued to resist the Babylonians but was defeated within three months.
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Cyrus the Great

538 BCE

Exile officially ended when Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon in 539BC. The Jews could return to their homeland and rebuild their temple. Around 538, Zerubbabel led a group of over sixty thousand back to Jerusalem. They rebuilt the temple from 520 to 515BC