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Period: 1813 BCE to 1638 BCE
Life of Abraham
- Abraham was born under the name Abram in the city of Ur in Babylonia in the year 1948 from Creation (circa 1800 BCE).
- Abraham was the first to believe of one true creator and fathered many nations.
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1713 BCE
God promises Abraham a son
- Genesis 17:3-6 Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations." Genesis 17:20 "As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation." Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Abraham,--Family-And-Descendants
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1638 BCE
Death of Abraham
- The two lessons we might learn from the experience of Abraham would be that; If you believe enough, anything can happen. If you consistently try to get something you really desire, you will find it in your hands one day.
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1429 BCE
Egyptian enslavement of the Hebrews begins
Thousands of years ago, according to the Old Testament, the Jews were slaves in Egypt. The Israelites had been in Egypt for generations, but now that they had become so numerous, the Pharaoh feared their presence. He feared that one day the Isrealites would turn against the Egyptians. Gradually and stealthily, he forced them to become his slaves. He made the slaves build grand 'treasure cities'. http://www.bl.uk/learning/cult/inside/goldhaggadahstories/enslave/enslavement.html -
1393 BCE
Birth of Moses
It is he who leads the Jews out of slavery, unleashes the Ten Plagues against Egypt, guides the freed slaves for forty years in the wilderness, carries down the law from Mount Sinai, and prepares the Jews to enter the land of Canaan. source: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/moses -
1314 BCE
Moses sees the burning bush
An angel of the Lord appears to him in the guise of a bush that is burning but is not consumed. The symbolism of the miracle is powerful. In a world in which nature itself is worshiped, God shows that He rules over it. God commands-over Moses' strenuous objections-that he go to Egypt and along with his brother, Aaron, make one simple if revolutionary demand of Pharaoh: "Let my people go." http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/moses -
Period: 1200 BCE to 1000 BCE
Period of the Judges (Israel)
The Tribes of Israel are the traditional divisions of the ancient Jewish people. Biblical tradition holds that the twleve tribes of Israel are descended from the sons and grandsons of the Jewish forefather Jacob and are called "Israel" from Jacob's name given to him by God. They are ruled by Judges. The twelve tribes are as follows: Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Ephraim and Manasseh.
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Period: 1030 BCE to 1010 BCE
Saul (transitional king)
Saul's life and reign are described in the Hebrew Bible. He was anointed by the prophet Samuel and reigned from Gibeah. He fell on his sword (committing suicide) to avoid capture in the battle against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa, during which three of his sons were also killed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul -
Period: 970 BCE to 931 BCE
Solomon builds the First Temple
The crowning achievement of King Solomon's reign was the erection of the magnificent Temple (Hebrew- Beit haMikdash) in the capital city of ancient Israel - Jerusalem. His father, King David, had wanted to build the great Temple a generation earlier, as a permanent resting place for the Ark of the Covenant which contained the Ten Commandments. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-first-temple-solomon-s-temple -
Period: 4 BCE to 30
Joshua/Jesus “the Christ”
The New Testament depiction of Jesus suggests that he was largely a law-abiding and highly nationalistic Jew, and a man with strong ethical concerns. Like many of Judaism's great rabbis, he saw love of neighbor as religion's central demand. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jesus-the-crucifixion-pontius-pilate-and-the-new-testament -
30
Jesus is crucified
Crucifixion, a Roman form of execution, was forbidden by Jewish law because it was torture. Some 50,000 to 100,000 Jews were themselves crucified by the Romans in the first century. How ironic, therefore, that Jews have historically been associated with the cross as the ones who brought about Jesus' crucifixion. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jesus-the-crucifixion-pontius-pilate-and-the-new-testament
