Western religions timeline

By Omronneilcaas
  • 1813 BCE

    Abraham born

    Abraham is born around 1813 BCE. according to the first five books of the bible, god chooses Abraham to b the father of Isaac, the founder of the Jewish people will be special to god, as well as an example of holiness to others around the world.
  • 1482 BCE

    Judaism founded

  • 1312 BCE

    Torah is written

    Torah is written
    the torah is written in Hebrew, the oldest of the Jewish languages. it is also known as torat moshe, the law of moses. the torah is the first section or the first five books of the Jewish bible. but, tanach is more commonly used to describe the whole Jewish scriptures
  • 970 BCE

    king Solomon constructs the first temple

    king Solomon constructs the first temple
    king Solomon of isreal builds his crowing achievement, the first temple, on mount moriah around 970 BCE. this temple houses te ark of the covenant, a holy relic that contains the ten commandments. several hundred years later, the temple is destroyed by the Babylonians.
  • 4 BCE

    Jesus's birth

    Jesus's birth
    Jesus was born to a woman called Mary who was engaged to Joseph, a carpenter in the town of Bethlehem. it was here, with the animals, that Mary gave birth to her son and laid him in a manger. Luke and Mathew both tell of visitors to the baby Jesus.
  • 30

    death of Jesus Christ

  • 54

    jews expelled from rome

  • 70

    fall of the temple in jerusalem

    fall of the temple in jerusalem
  • 90

    book of revelation & gospel of saint johns written

    book of revelation & gospel of saint johns written
  • 325

    Christianity founded

    Christianity began in the 1st century AD as a Jewish sect but quickly spread throughout the greco-roman world. despite early persecution of Christmas under the roman empire, it became the state of religion in the end.
  • 380

    Christianity becomes an official religion of roman empires

  • 570

    muhammed born

  • 609

    quran revealed to muhammad in vision

    muhammad's first revaluation was an event described in Islam as taking place in 610 AD. during which the Islamic prophet, muhammad was visited by the archangel Gabriel, who revealed to him the beginnings of what would later become the quran.
  • 610

    Islam founded

  • 632

    islam splits into 2 main parts

    when king Solomon dies around 920 BCE. northern tribes revolt, and the land of the Hebrews splits into two kingdoms. the kingdom of isreal in the north, and the kingdom of Judah in the south. they remain separate for over two hundred years, and the Hebrews begin to splinter into smaller groups