House Hunting; Judaism style

Abraham recieves message

1800 BCE

Abraham receives a message from god to go and travel north to Haran. circa 1800 B.C.E

Abraham is again directed to a location

1775 BCE

God informs Abraham to leave Haran and travel to a yet unknown location. Circa 1775 B.C.E

Covenant is created

1770 BCE

Abraham creates a covenant or pact with god on his journey. Circa 1770 B.C.E

Isacc is born

1760 BCE

Abraham and his wife Sarah give birth to their first son Isacc at impossible ages. Abraham was 99 and his wife Sarah was 90. Circa 1760 B.C

Sarah passes

1723 BCE

Abraham's wife Sarah passes at the young age of 127. Circa 1723 B.C

Abraham passes

1684 BCE

Abraham is somehow able to live to the impossible age of 175 when he passes away. Circa 1684 B.C.E

Isaccs in charge

1684 BCE

Isacc takes up the mantle of Covenant leader after his father passes. He then marries Rebecca the second matriarch. Circa 1684 B.C

Rebecca's twins

1683 BCE

Rebecca gives birth to twins, two sons for Isacc. Esau and Jacob

Jacob flees

1663 BCE

Jacob, fearing his brother Esau, flees to Paddan-Aram to escape his brothers wrath. Circa 1663 bc

Jacob's favorite son is sold

1650 BCE

Jealous of Jacob's affection with his son Joseph, Jacob's other sons sell their brother Joseph into slaver in Egypt. Circa 1650 B.C

Jacob and Polygamy

1633 BCE

While away Jacob marries two women, Rachel and Leah, and fathers a daughter and twelve sons. Circa 1633

Jacob returns

1623 BCE

After twenty years away Jacob returns with his family and is named Israel. He is pronounced the third patriarch. Circa 1623 B.C

Joseph forgives

1600 BCE

Joseph discovers his brothers, who sold him into slaver, and his father and allows them safe passage into Egypt. Circa 1600 B.C.E

Jacob passes

1516 BCE

Jacob follows in his grandfather's footsteps and lives to an incredibly old age. Jacob dies at the ripe old age of 147. Circa 1416 B.C.E

Pharaohs rise up

1315 BCE

Powerful pharaohs rise up to reclaim their land in Egypt. They enslave the occupying Hyksos and the Hebrews as well. Circa 1315 B.C.E

Ramses II and paranoia

1279 BCE

Ramses II fears that he will be overthrown, so he declares that all male Hebrews infants be put to death. Circa 1279 B.C.E

Moses the prince of Egypt

1279 BCE

Moses is found in a basket and is taken in by the pharaos daughter to be raised as a prince of Egypt. Circa 1279 B.C.E

Moses exiled

1259 BCE

Moses accidently killed an Egyptian overseer who was viciously beating a slave. Racked with guilt Moses fled to become a Shepard. Circa 1259 B.C

Moses saves the Hebrews

1249 BCE

Moses, with the power of god behind him, saves the Hebrews by bringing disaster upon the Egyptians. The Pharaoh let the Hebrews go. Circa 1249 B.C.E

Moses dies

1220 BCE

Moses passes away in 1220 B.C.E after a long trip through the desert.

Israelite judges

1200 BCE

The twelve judges serve as rulers and protectors of the holy land starting in circa 1200 B.C.E and ending around circa 1100 B.C

First Israelite king

1006 BCE

Saul is appointed first king of the Israelites. Circa 1006 B.C

Greatest King David

1004 BCE

Saul falls in battle, and his successor I named, King David. David is called the greatest of the forty-two kings of Israel.

David passes

965 BCE

Great king David passes around 965 B.C.E probably at some impossibly old age.

Solomon takes over

964 BCE

Solomon takes over king when his father David died. Circa 964

Solomon passes

928 BCE

King Solomon dies after a very unfavorable rule. Circa 928 B.C

Israel captured by Assyrians

722 BCE

The Assyrians moved in and conquer the country of Israel. Circa 722 B.C.E

Babylonians take Judah

586 BCE

The small country of Judah south of what was Israel is conquered by the Babylonian empire. Circa 586 B.C

Babylonia overtaken

539 BCE

The Persian Empire takes over Babylonia and reinstates the country of Judah. Circa 539 B.C

Persia falls and in come the Greeks

332 BCE

The Greek empire moves in and takes over Persia. They spread their language and culture throughout their empire too Judah. Circa 332 B.C

Civil war arises

175 BCE

The Syrian King Antiochus Epiphanes despised the Greek culture and caused infighting among the people at Judah. Circa 175 B.C

Peace is made

143 BCE

Judah and Syria finally make peace after long fighting. Circa 143 B.C.E

Romans in command

63 BCE

The Roman General Pompeius took over the city of Jerusalem and captured it for the Romans. Circa 63 B.C.E

Roman Crucifiction and the death of Christ

1 BCE

The Romans crucified radical religious zealots, and of them some were peaceful such as the "lord and savior" Jesus Christ himself. Circa 0

Jews Persist

100

The Romans raze most of Jerusalem and change the name of the area to Palestine. The Jewish people persevere and continue to carry on their legacy ever more.