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2000 BCE
Abraham is born
Terah gives birth to Abraham in Ur of the Chaldees -
1925 BCE
Abraham & Sarah arrive in Canaan
Abraham lived in Haran and God told him to leave and he would guide Abraham to canaan. -
1878 BCE
Sarah gives birth to Isaac
Isaac is the son of Sarah and Abraham and he was born in Canaan -
1836 BCE
Rebekah gives birth to Jacob & Esau
Isaac and Rebekah have unexpected twins, born in Canaan -
1290 BCE
Moses leads the Exodus from Egypt
Moses leads the exodus from egypt after the ten plagues for 40 years -
1250 BCE
Joshua invades Canaan with the Israelites.
God tells Joshua to conquer the promised land -
1200 BCE
Israelites settle in Egypt
The israelites go to egypt to escape the famine in Canaan -
1200 BCE
Judges (Deborah, Samson, etc) lead Israelites in Canaan.
After Joshua dies the judges lead the Israelites -
1020 BCE
Saul is named 1st king of Israel.
Saul was anointed by the prophet Samuel, and named king by Israel. -
1000 BCE
King David names Jerusalem as the capital.
David is king of Israel for 40 years and names Jerusalem capital -
961 BCE
King Solomon builds the Temple.
In his fourth year reigning, Solomon builds the temple dedicated to the god of Israel -
922 BCE
Kingdom divides into Israel and Judah.
the Kingdom of Israel included the cities of Shechem and Samaria in the north and the Kingdom of Judah contained Jerusalem In the south. -
738 BCE
Time of the prophet Amos.
He was one of the 12 prophets. He was from Judah and preached in Israel. -
721 BCE
Assyrians conquer Israel.
Assyrians conquered Israel and overthrew their government and ruled their way. -
587 BCE
Babylonians conquer Judah.
After the Babylonians conquer Judah, Judah is ruled under the force of King Jehoiachin. -
538 BCE
Persians allow Jews to return to Judah
The Jew were allowed to return their homes and continue their lives. -
332 BCE
Greeks conquer Holy Land.
Greeks take over the Holy Land and cause the Jews to leave their land. -
166 BCE
Maccabees revolt against Greeks.
This was the first known religious war -
63 BCE
Romans conquer Holy Land
The Roman republic conquered israel under the rule of Pompey the Great -
5 BCE
Jesus is born
Jesus is born in a stable in bethlehem to Mary and Joseph
