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2000 BCE
Abraham Born
The bible never included the information of his birth. He first appeared in Genesis 11:27 -
1950 BCE
Sarah gives birth to Isaac
God gave Sarai the name Sarah and blessed her with a son when Abraham was 99 years old -
1925 BCE
Abraham and Sarah arrive in Canaan
Abraham realized that he was surrounded by tribes. He built an altar so he could make offerings to God. -
1836 BCE
Rebekah gives birth to Jacob and Esau
After Abrahams death, God tells Isaac's wife that she is pregnant with two twin boys. Esau was born first who was very hairy, Jacob was born second. -
1750 BCE
Israelites settle in Egypt
Israelites settled in the region of Goshen which is located in Egypt. They got land and they became fruitful and their numbers grew. Jacob lived there at the same time. -
1290 BCE
Moses leads the Exodus from Egypt
After the ten plagues, Moses lead the exodus out of Egypt, across the red seas, where he received the 10 commandments. After that, he wondered for 40 years looking for the promised land. -
1250 BCE
Joshua invades Canaan with the Isrealites
After Moses died, God took Joshua under his wing and told him to invade Canaan and promised he would watch over him just like Moses. Joshua prepared by telling everyone to gather supplies and he sent spies. -
1100 BCE
Judges lead Israelites in Canaan
After Joshua's death, the Israelites continued their quest but eventually couldn't make it without a leader. God eventually selects leaders or rulers to act as temporary rulers for the people. -
1020 BCE
Saul is named 1st king of Israel
Son of Kish, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. He ruled in the land of Benjamin. He united tribes and defeated enemies. -
1000 BCE
King David names Jerusalem as the capital
By his successful wars David succeeded in making Israel an independent state. The conquest of Jerusalem, which he made the capital of his kingdom. -
961 BCE
King Solomon builds the Temple
The best achievement that Solomon got was building the Temple in Israel. The building process was long and hard but there was no expense on him. Once finished, he used it for prayer and sacrifice. -
922 BCE
Kingdom divides into Israel and Judah.
On the succession of Solomon's son, The country split in two, The Kingdom of Israel in the north and The Kingdom Of Judah in the south. -
783 BCE
Time of Prophet Amos
Amos was one of the 12 minor Prophets. He was present during the reign of Jeroboam. He was from the southern Kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern Kingdom of Israel. -
722 BCE
Assyrians conquered Israel
The ruling of Israel was taken over after Shalmanese, who was a part of the Assyrians, started a 3 year war. -
609 BCE
Babylonians conquer Judah
The king of Judah, was killed in a battle with the Egyptians at the Battle of Megiddo. That let the Babylonians conquer Judah all together. -
332 BCE
Greeks conquer Holy Land
Alexander the great conquered the Holy land after he conquered many other places around the world. -
320 BCE
Persians allow Jews to return to Judah
The Persians allowed the Jews to return when they were receiving many rebellions and threats about not allowing them to come back. -
166 BCE
Maccabees revolt against Greeks
A roman Jewish priest sparked a revolt against the Seleucid empire by refusing the worship the Greek gods. -
63 BCE
Romans conquer Holy Land
The Romans conquer the Holy Land before the decline of their empire. -
5 BCE
Jesus is born
Mary was blessed to be pregnant with a little boy, Jesus. Mary was engaged to Joesph. He was born in the city of Bethlehem.
