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4004 BCE
Creation
In the beginning, God created heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. -
3969 BCE
Adam and Eve
God creates Adam and Eve. Ussher's chronology of the Old Testament places their creation at 4004. -
3000 BCE
Abraham sacrifices Isaac
By asking him to sacrifice, God was testing Abraham to see if he trusted him. and he did: Abrahams faith in god was so great that he was willing to give him his only son -
2472 BCE
Noahs ark
Noah was told to build the ark by god. God's instructions he took into the ark male and females species of all the worlds species of animals. -
1700 BCE
The twelve son of Jacob, Josephs rise to power
The offspring of Jacob sons became the tribe of Israel following exodus when the Israelites conquered and settled in the land of Israel. -
1440 BCE
Moses and the exodus
After the Ten Plagues, Moses led the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea, after which they based themselves at Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments. -
1250 BCE
The crossing of the Red Sea
When the Israelites reached the red sea Moses stretched out his hand and the water divided allowing his follower's safe passage. -
1200 BCE
Old Testament
The first part of the Christian bible, comprising thirty-nine books and corresponding approximately to the Hebrew bible. -
800 BCE
The burning bush
There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush he looked and the bush was blazing yet it was not consumed. -
70 BCE
Jacobs ladder
In any case, the ladder symbolizes ''stepping up'' into heaven through means provided by god and administered by his servants.