Maggie and Madeline Timeline

Abraham Born

2000 BCE

Abraham, originally Abram, is considered the "Father of Three Faiths": Christianity, Judaism and Islam. His name, given by God himself, literally means "Father of Many Nations."

Salvation History

Period: 2000 BCE to 1 CE

Abraham and Sarah Arrive in Canaan

1925 BCE

Abraham and Sarah traveled to Canaan with Abraham’s nephew, Lot, and his family. Lot saw Haran on the way to Canaan and decided that the land there was good enough so Lot stayed.

Sarah gives birth to Issac

1900 BCE

Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah 99 when she gave birth to Isaac. When the angel told them that Sarah would bear a son, she laughed. When he was born, he was named Isaac, which means “he laughs”

Rebekah gives birth to Jacob and Esau

1836 BCE

Isaac was sixty years old when his sons, Jacob and Esau were born. Esau was first born, so he was in line to receive Isaac’s blessing. However, Rebekah tricked Isaac and got Jacob to receive the blessing instead.

Israelites Settle in Egypt

1750 BCE

God spoke to Israel and said for his people to go down to Egypt and make it a great nation. So Jacob and all his descendents took their possessions and went down to Egypt from Canaan

Moses leads the Exodus from Egypt

1290 BCE

Moses had talked to the Pharaoh and with God’s help, convinced him to let the Israelites go. Moses did this after a series of plagues that God sent to Egypt.

Joshua Invades Canaan with the Israelites

1250 BCE

Joshua invaded Canaan with the Israelites because Moses had died and appointed Joshua in his place.

Judges (Deborah, Samson, etc) lead

1200 BCE

The people of Israel asked for leaders from God and God sent them judges to help the people follow God better.

Saul is named 1st king of Israel

1020 BCE

Saul was anointed by the prophet Samuel and he reigned from Gibeah from around 1047 to around 1007.

King David names Jerusalem as the Capital

1000 BCE

The Lord commanded David to reclaim Jerusalem, and in 2 Chronicles, he does and names it as the capital of Israel

King Solomon Builds the Temple

961 BCE

King Solomon decided to build the temple because he was the wisest and richest man in the Bible and he wanted to dedicate a part of himself to God fully.

Kingdom Divides into Israel and Judah

922 BCE

After Solomon died, his son Rehoboam ruled. He spoke severely to his people, therefore, the kingdom split into two: Israel and Judah.

Time of the prophet Amos

783 BCE

Amos was a prophet, and the first prophet that wrote down what God said to him. He preached against social injustice and taught of God’s omnipotence and divine judgement.

Assyrians conquered Israel

721 BCE

The Assyrians captured the capital city of Israel and soon conquered the entire nation. The reign lasted for many years

Babylonians Conquer Judah

587 BCE

After the king of Judah was killed in battle, the Babylonians captured Judah and harshly ruled the Jewish. Though Jerusalem was destroyed, much of Judah still was inhabited after the fall of Babylon.

Persians allow Jews to Return to Judah

538 BCE

After Babylon fell to Cyrus, king of Persia, he allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. He even allowed stolen precious items to be returned to the temple.

Greeks Conquer Holy Land

332 BCE

Alexander the Great captured much of the Middle East, including Jerusalem. The temple was destroyed and never rebuilt, all that remains is the Western Wall.

Maccabees Revolt Against Greeks

166 BCE

The Maccabees revolted and started to burn oil that they only had enough for one day of burning. The oil, by the grace of God, ended up burning for 8 whole days.

Romans Conquer Holy Land

63 BCE

The Romans came in and took over the area that Moses and all the Israelites had worked so hard to get. THis was a sign that a savior was coming soon

Jesus is Born

5 BCE

Jesus was born in a Manger in a cave like structure behind an Inn that was too full for him and Mary and Joseph because of the ongoing census.