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4004 BCE
Adam and Eve created
God created man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into the nostrils, creating the first soul. He put the first man, named Adam in Garden of Eden, growing pretty trees (with one evil tree), lots of good food, rivers, animals. Finally gave man a woman to live with named Eve made from his rib, as well as animals for him, Adam and Eve were the first to populate the earth. Genesis 2:1: "And HaShem G-d commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;'" -
2348 BCE
Noah's flood
God saw the wickedness of man and that he was only evil, which made him angry because he made man, so he decided to kill them. God decided to save Noah and his family as long as many animals. Noah built an ark to save them from the flood. Noah survived and repopulated the earth from Mt. Ararat. Genesis 6:17: "And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall perish." -
1980 BCE
Abraham (near Ur) made Covenant with god
God revealed himself to Abram, with the promise of being the father of nations and Judaism. On Abram's side, all males must be circumcised. God announced all of Abram's descendants would be kings and his new name became Abraham. All his sons and soon population would be all blessed and Jewish. Genesis 7:17: "And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a G-d unto thee and to thy seed after thee." -
1706 BCE
Jacob went to Egypt (after making Covenant with god)
After Jacob makes a Covenant with god that his family will be blessed and he gets land and is told to multiply, he goes to Egypt. The land of Egypt is given to Joseph (Jacob's son), and their family. Genesis 47:6: "the land of Egypt is open before you: settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land; let them stay in the region of Goshen. And if you know any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.” -
1571 BCE
Moses born
A man conceived a son with a Levite woman, when he was born, the mother hid him due to how beautiful he was. One day she put him in a basket and left him, soon found by the Pharaoh's daughter. The boy was sent to a paid nurse, who was the mother of the baby. Later, the Pharaoh's daughter adopted the boy, and named him Moses. Exodus 2:10: When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, who made him her son. She named him Moses, explaining, “I drew him out of the water.” -
1491 BCE
Exodus from Egypt; Moses received the 10 Commandments
In the middle of the night, God killed all Egyptian first-borns to punish the Egyptian gods. That night, Moses and Aaron were summonsed to begin the journey to leave Egypt, along with flocks and herds. On the third day of the exodus, God gave Moses 10 commandments for all Jews to live by. Exodus 20:16: “You speak to us,” they said to Moses, “and we will obey; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.” -
1080 BCE
David, king of Israel
God makes David the king of Israel, saying even when Saul was king, he was the leader. All of Israel gathers in Hebron, and sets out for Jerusalem, which they take over, and renamed as the City of David. Chronicles 11:2: "And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel." -
1012 BCE
Solomon started building temple
God claims the temple as his eyes and heart when Solomon completes the project. Solomon is told that if him and his descendants act unfaithful to God, he will reject the house and hurt Israel. I Kings 9:6: "[But] if you and your descendants turn away from Me and do not keep the commandments [and] the laws which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them," -
722 BCE
Assyria conquered Kingdom of Israel and scattered its people (the "lost" tribes)
The king of Assyria caught Hoshea (king of Israel) in an act of treachery, and arrested him. After this, the king of Assyria marched across the land, and besieged Samaria for 3 years. He deported the Israelites away, because they sinned against the lord, like trying to vex him, so God punished them. II Kings 17:9: The Israelites committed against the LORD their God acts which were not right: They built for themselves shrines in all their settlements, from watchtowers to fortified cities;" -
586 BCE
Neo-Babylonians conquered the Kingdom of Judea, destroyed temple, took Judeans to Babylon
The people were unfaithful towards God, so he allowed the king of the Chaldeans to attack Judea. The Chaldeans killed youth, women, and old people, having no mercy. They burned the House of God, mansions, tore down walls, and exiled the Jews to Babylon. The people learned another lesson to stay faithful to their gods. II Chronicles 36:16: "But they mocked the messengers of God and disdained His words and taunted His prophets until the wrath of the LORD against His people grew beyond remedy." -
539 BCE
Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon, ending Babylonian Exile
King Cyrus decides to let all the Jews return back to Jerusalem. The neighbors supported the chiefs of the clans of Judah and Benjamin with gold, goods, livestock, etc. as freewill. Sheshbazzar brought all of these goods back to Jerusalem, and the kingdom begins to rebuild. Ezra 1:3: "Anyone of you of all His people—may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem that is in Judah and build the House of the LORD God of Israel, the God that is in Jerusalem;" -
