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4000 BCE
Creation
Before 4000 BC -
2500 BCE
The Flood
Before 2500 BC -
2197 BCE
The Tower of Babel
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2067 BCE
Call of Abraham
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2066 BCE
Isaac is born
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1978 BCE
Esau sells birthright to Jacob
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1886 BCE
Joseph is made ruler of Egypt
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1875 BCE
Jacob moves to Egypt
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1446 BCE
The Exodus
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1406 BCE
Conquest of Jericho
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1169 BCE
Gideon
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1143 BCE
Call of Samuel
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1075 BCE
Samson
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1043 BCE
Saul becomes king
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1003 BCE
David becomes king of all Israel
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966 BCE
The Temple is built
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931 BCE
The kingdom divides
-
930 BCE
Jeroboam II of Israel begins to rule
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863 BCE
Elijah's ministry begins
-
857 BCE
Fall of Samaria
-
790 BCE
Uzziah of Judah begins to rule
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739 BCE
Isaiah's ministry begins
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627 BCE
Jeremiah's ministry begins
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586 BCE
Fall of Jerusalem
-
538 BCE
Daniel is made viceroy of Babylon
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537 BCE
Edict of Cyrus the Great
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536 BCE
Zerubbabel's return to the land
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457 BCE
Ezra's return to the land
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444 BCE
Nehemiah's return to the land