History of Judaism

  • 2000 BCE

    Drought in Israel

    The grandsons of Abraham lead the tribes of Israel to escape the drought
  • 1812 BCE

    Judaism is founded

    Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions in the world, with over 12 million followers around the world.
  • 1440 BCE

    Exodus of Moses

    Moses started an exodus to free the Jews from slavery in Egypt and creates the 10 Commandments
  • 1200 BCE

    War with the Philistines

    The Jews fought with the Philistines and the Canaanites for the control of the land
  • 1020 BCE

    Kingdom of Israel

    They united into one kingdom under King Saul and was succeeded by King David who made Jerusalem
  • 320 BCE

    Israel

    Israel was split into two kingdoms and taken by the Babylonians and the Assyrians
  • 63 BCE

    First Jewish-Roman War

    Resulted in the destruction of Jewish towns, until the Romans conquered it