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2000 BCE
Abraham was born
First called Abram, he is an important figure of 3 major world religions; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. -
1925 BCE
Abraham and Sarah arrive in Canaan
Once they arrived in Canaan he built an altar in the land of the Canaanites so he could make offerings to God. -
1900 BCE
Sarah gives birth to Isaac
Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time that God had stated. -
1836 BCE
Rebekah gives birth to Jacob and Esau
Esau was Isaac's favorite son. Jacob and Esau were twins. -
1750 BCE
Israelites settle in Egypt
Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They received property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number. -
1290 BCE
Moses leads the Exodus from Egypt
The Exodus from Egypt is 250 miles long. -
1250 BCE
Joshua invades Canaan with the Israelites
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." -
1200 BCE
Judges (Deborah, Samson, etc.) lead Israelites in Canaan.
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. -
1020 BCE
Saul is named 1st king of Israel.
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. -
1000 BCE
King David names Jerusalem as the capital
King David was buried in Jerusalem on Mount Zion. -
961 BCE
King Solomon builds the Temple
This temple took over 150,000 workers and was overseen by over 300,000 men -
922 BCE
Kingdom divides into Isreal and Judah
All the tribes of Judah were made up of the grandsons of Jacob. -
783 BCE
Time of the Prophet Amos
Amos is a Hebrew name meaning strong, and brave. -
721 BCE
Assyrians conquer Isreal
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. -
587 BCE
Babylonians conquer Judah
Like Assyria before it, Babylonia used a combination of conquest and deportation of whole populations to do so. -
538 BCE
Persians allow Jews to return to Judah
The Jew's were allowed to return to Judah due to Cyrus the Great's decree, who was a king. -
332 BCE
Greeks conquer Holy Land
Isreal is considered the Holy Land because it is associated with Jesus' early life and death. -
166 BCE
Macabees revolt against Greeks
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. -
63 BCE
Romans conquer Holy Land
The Roman Empire becomes increasingly powerful and expands its empire, annexing the land of Israel. -
5 BCE
Jesus is born
Jesus was crucified in 30 AD.
