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2000 BCE
Abraham Born
Abraham is described as the father of 3 faiths -
1925 BCE
Abraham and Sarah arrive in Canaan
Canaan is located in present-day Lebanon -
1900 BCE
Sarah gives birth to Isaac
Isaac prays they will be able to have a child because she is barren. -
1836 BCE
Rebekah gives birth to Jacob and Esau
She dresses Jacob up in Esau's clothing so he will get their father's blessing. -
1750 BCE
Israelites settle in Egypt
God said Abraham's descendants would be as numerous as the stars. -
1250 BCE
Moses leads the Exodus from Egypt
Moses means "Taken From the Water" -
1250 BCE
Joshua invades Canaan with the Israelites
Canaan is also known as the "Promised Land" -
1200 BCE
Judges (Deborah, Samson, etc) lead Israelites in Canaan
Judges were leaders and struggled to stay faithful to Yahweh. -
1020 BCE
Saul is named 1st king of Israel
Samuel anoints Saul as king. -
1000 BCE
King David names Jerusalem as the capital.
David from the tribe of Judah is the youngest son of Jesse -
961 BCE
King Solomon builds the Temple
Solomon wrote the Song of Songs, Proverbs, and Wisdom. -
922 BCE
Kingdom drives into Israel and Judah
Israel is the Northern Kingdom, Judah is the Southern. -
783 BCE
Time of the prophet Amos
Amos was a part of the 12 prophets. -
721 BCE
Assyrians conquer Israel
Israelites are in exile so they turn to prater/scriptures. -
587 BCE
Babylonians conquer Judah
The term "Jew" comes from Judah. -
538 BCE
Persians allow Jews to return to Judah
The Jews rebuild their temples in Jerusalem -
332 BCE
Greeks conquer Holy Land
Greeks rule for almost 300 years. -
166 BCE
Maccabees revolt against Greeks
Maccabees fight and retake Jerusalem -
63 BCE
Romans conquer Holy Land
Romans are very oppressive rulers. -
5 BCE
Jesus is born
Jews do not believe that one person can be God.
