The Jewish History timeline

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  • 1900 BCE

    Abraham

    Abraham
    Abraham and his wife Sarah were promised many descendants.
  • 1900 BCE

    12 sons of Jacob

    12 sons of Jacob
    Their grandchild named Jacob had twelve sons which become the 12 tribes of Israel . One of the twelve sons, Joseph, settled in Egypt with his father and 150 years of prosperity followed the people of
    Israel.
  • 1500 BCE

    Israelites in Slavery

    Israelites in Slavery
    Israel suffered from a famine.Israelites suffered slavery in Egypt by the Pharaoh to be fed. They were treated badly by getting beaten.
  • 1290 BCE

    Moses and the Burning Bush

    Moses and the Burning Bush
    Moses finds out he is not actually royalty and kills one of the guards for beating a slave. Then God appears to Moses as a burning bush and tells him to free the his people, the Israelite's. Two lessons we learned: To stay true to yourself and those you care about. And to always trust in God
  • 1290 BCE

    Moses Frees the Israelites

    Moses Frees the Israelites
    God punished the Pharaoh every time he refused to free the Israelite's, which resulted in the death of his son. The Pharaoh agreed to free them and Moses led his people out of Egypt.
    Acts 7:22: "and Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
    Hebrews 11:24: "by faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter."
  • 1000 BCE

    The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments
    God formed a new covenant, the ten commandments, on mount sinai and had these commandments carved in stone
  • 1000 BCE

    The Kingdom of Israel

    The Kingdom of Israel
    The Kingdom of Israel was formed by Saul who was later succeeded by King David. King David became the greatest of all kings. He later established Jerusalem as the central city for his people.
  • 1000 BCE

    Solomon

    Solomon
    King David was succeeded by Solomon who built the temple. After his death the kingdom split into the Northern Kingdom.
  • Period: 781 BCE to 587 BCE

    The Assyrians & Babylonians

    The Northern Kingdom was destroyed by the Assyrians. The southern kingdom survived until 597 B.C.E., when its leading citizens were captured by the Babylonians.
  • Period: 721 BCE to 587 BCE

    Destruction of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed and thousands
    more were led into captivity.