Promised Land

By lena.hellwig
  • 2000 BCE

    Abraham's arrival

    Abraham and his family migrated to Canaan
  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1501 BCE

    Migration to Egypt

    Famine forced Israelis to migrate to Egypt.
  • 1440 BCE

    Escape from Egypt

    Moses led Israelis out of Egypt.
  • 922 BCE

    Split kingdom

    Revolts began after Solomon's death and the kingdom split into Israel in the north and Judah in the south.
  • 722 BCE

    Assyrian conquest

    Israel was conquered by Assyrians.
  • 586 BCE

    Babylonian captivity

    Babylonians took over Judah and destroyed the great temple.
  • 539 BCE

    Persian conquest

    Persian ruler Cyrus conquered Babylon and freed all Jews (Israelis). Many of them returned to their homeland and then rebuilt the great temple.
  • 63 BCE

    Roman conquest

    Romans conquered Judea, where most Jews lived at that time.
  • Period: 132 to 135

    No entry

    Jews were forbidden to enter Jerusalem Diaspora.

  • Zionist movement

    Through his movement, Theodor Herzl rebuilt a Jewish community in Palestine.

  • Balfour declaration

    Britain helped set up "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.

  • Return to Palestine

    Antisemitism mostly in Germany forced many Jews to escape to Palestine.