Salvation History Timeline

Abraham was born

2000 BCE

First called Abram, he is an important figure of 3 major world religions; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Abraham and Sarah arrive in Canaan

1925 BCE

Once they arrived in Canaan he built an altar in the land of the Canaanites so he could make offerings to God.

Sarah gives birth to Isaac

1900 BCE

Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time that God had stated.

Rebekah gives birth to Jacob and Esau

1836 BCE

Esau was Isaac's favorite son. Jacob and Esau were twins.

Israelites settle in Egypt

1750 BCE

Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They received property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.

Moses leads the Exodus from Egypt

1290 BCE

The Exodus from Egypt is 250 miles long.

Joshua invades Canaan with the Israelites

1250 BCE

Joshua instructed the people "go through the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your supplies, for within three days you will cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest of the land the Lord your God is ready to hand over to you."

Judges (Deborah, Samson, etc.) lead Israelites in Canaan.

1200 BCE

God threatens to abandon Israel because of the disobedience of the youth, but he selects a series of judges, or rulers, to act as temporary leaders for the people.

Saul is named 1st king of Israel.

1020 BCE

Saul was the son of Kish, of the family of the Matrites, and a member of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel. It appears that he came from Gibeah.

King David names Jerusalem as the capital

1000 BCE

King David was buried in Jerusalem on Mount Zion.

King Solomon builds the Temple

961 BCE

This temple took over 150,000 workers and was overseen by over 300,000 men

Kingdom divides into Isreal and Judah

922 BCE

All the tribes of Judah were made up of the grandsons of Jacob.

Time of the Prophet Amos

783 BCE

Amos is a Hebrew name meaning strong, and brave.

Assyrians conquer Isreal

721 BCE

In 722 BCE, nearly ten to twenty years after the initial deportations, the ruling city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Samaria, was finally taken by Sargon II after a three-year siege started by Shalmaneser V. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria.

Babylonians conquer Judah

587 BCE

Like Assyria before it, Babylonia used a combination of conquest and deportation of whole populations to do so.

Persians allow Jews to return to Judah

538 BCE

The Jew's were allowed to return to Judah due to Cyrus the Great's decree, who was a king.

Greeks conquer Holy Land

332 BCE

Isreal is considered the Holy Land because it is associated with Jesus' early life and death.

Macabees revolt against Greeks

166 BCE

In the narrative of I Maccabees, after Antiochus IV issued his decrees forbidding Jewish religious practice, a rural Jewish priest from Modiin, Mattathias the Hasmonean, sparked the revolt against the Seleucid Empire by refusing to worship the Greek gods.

Romans conquer Holy Land

63 BCE

The Roman Empire becomes increasingly powerful and expands its empire, annexing the land of Israel.

Jesus is born

5 BCE

Jesus was crucified in 30 AD.