-
1813 BCE
Abraham is born
God chooses Abraham to be the father of Isaac, the founder of Jewish people. -
1713 BCE
Abraham forms first covenant with God
Abraham circumcises himself, symbolizing a covenant between God and all his descendants. God promises to make Abraham a father of a great nation and to give his descendants the land that later became Israel. This is where circumcision came from in Judaism -
1280 BCE
Moses leads the Jews on an exodus from Egypt
For hundreds of years, Jews are enslaved in Egypt. Moses (Jewish Egyptian prince) is appointed Gods prophet. Around 1280 BCE he lead his people out of enslavement on a journey to the Exodus. Moses presents the Israelites with the Ten Commandments and forms a new covenant with God. This lays foundation for the Jewish tradition/ -
970 BCE
King Solomon constructs First Temple
The First Temple is built on Mount Moriah. The temple houses to Ark of the Covenant, which is a holy relic that contains the Ten Commandments. Hundreds of years later, the temple is destroyed. -
66
Jews revolt against Roman rule
This becomes one of the greatest tragedies of a Jewish tradition. Jews rebel in response to years of cruelty by Roman rulers. In 70 Romans breach the walls of Jerusalem, destroying the second temple and kill one million Jews. In 132, a second revolt results in Jews being banned from Jerusalem -
200
The Mishna is compiled and codified
Jewish academics focus on compiling and codifying the teachings of the Rabbis. A Mishna is a collection of rabbinic teachings, sayings, and interpretations -
920
Israel splits into two kingdoms
After King Solomon died, the land of Hebrews split into two kingdoms: the kingdom of Israel in the north and the kingdom of Judah in the south. Separated for over 200 years, the Hebrews begin to spit into even smaller groups -
1096
Europeans massacre Jews in the First Crusade
Members of the First Crusade massacre Jewish citizens of European cities. This launches centuries of pogroms against Jews in Europe -
Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov is born
Rabbi Tov founds Hasidism, one of the most religious movements in Jewish history. -
First Zionist Congress meeting
Theodore Herzl convenes the First Zionist Congress. It is the first major gathering of Jews to discuss the Zionist movement. The movement in which seeks to establish a Jewish nation after centuries of Jews living away from Israel -
Period: to
The Holocaust
A genocide during WWII in which Nazi Germany murdered six million European Jews. -
Nuremberg laws begin to rescind Jewish rights in Germany
This is the first of many anti-Jewish statutes aiming to rescind Jewish rights. -
The state of Israel is created
After the Holocaust, almost 700,000 Jews immigrate to Israel.