Jewish History

By Anikakmo
  • 1900 BCE

    1990 BCE

    The history of the Jewish people began with Abram and his family including his son Issac, his son Jacob, and their descendants called the Israelites. The twelve tribes are named after Jacob's twelve sons. Jacob's son went to Egypt where the people of Irsrael were prosperous for 150 years.
  • 1500 BCE

    1500-1290 BCE

    The Israelites are under Egyptian rule and are slaves.
  • 1290 BCE

    1290-1000 BCE

    Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt, Yahweh assembled the Covenant of Sinai, settled in the promise land, and fought against the Israelites enemies.
  • 1000 BCE

    1000 BCE

    Saul and David were the first two kings of the new kingdom of Israel. David was the greatest of the Hebrew Kings, establishing Jerusalem and his son Solomon built the Temple. After Solomon's death the kingdom was divided in two. The northern kingdom of Israel and southern kingdom of Judah.
  • 721 BCE

    721-587 BCE

    The northern kingdom of Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians and the southern part survived until the Babylonians took over. The Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed and thousands of people were captured in captivity.
  • 538 BCE

    538-515 BCE

    The Persians came and drove out the Babylonians and the captured Israelites were able to go back home to Jerusalem. The rebuilt the Temple and calimed the name of Jews.