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4000 BCE
Creation 4000ish BC
God created the heavens and the earth. -
Period: 2500 BCE to 1 CE
OT Timeline
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2166 BCE
Abraham is born
Abraham was born in the year 2166 BC. -
1876 BCE
Jacob goes to Egypt
Jacob is sold into slavery in Egypt this year. -
1446 BCE
The Exodus
The Exodus from Egypt has begun. God freed the Israelites from slavery from Egypt through the Exodus. -
1406 BCE
The Conquest of Canaan
God delivers His people to the chosen land from the hands of the Canaanites. -
1051 BCE
Saul is King
Saul becomes the King of Israel. -
1011 BCE
David is King
David becomes King of Israel after the reign of Ish-bosheth (Saul's son). David was a shepherd boy who slayed Goliath and eventually became King, and a part of the genealogy of Jesus. -
971 BCE
Soloman is King
Soloman, the son of David, becomes King of Israel. -
931 BCE
Kingdom is divided
The Kingdom of Israel Divided into the Northern Kingdom of Israel, under Jeroboam, and the Kingdom of Judah (the southern kingdom), under Rehoboam. -
722 BCE
Northern Kingdom is Destroyedd
The Northern Kingdom of Israel is destroyed by Assyria. The king of Israel, Pekah, threatened Jerusalem and caused Ahaz, the king of Judah, to ask Assyria for help. -
586 BCE
The Southern Kingdom is Destroyed
The Southern Kingdom of Israel is destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II and the Babylonians. -
539 BCE
The Decree Of Cyrus
Cyrus returned the exiles to the Promised Land from Babylon with a command to rebuild God's temple in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. -
515 BCE
The Temple is rebuilt.
The Temple of the Lord is rebuilt after the original was destroyed in the conquest of the Babylonians. -
1 CE
Jesus is born.
