2. Historical Timeline of Abraham’s JourneyBC
1480/1280 BC
1440’s/1213 BC
1446/1213-
~1100 BC
1050 BC
1003 BC
970 BC
930 BC
Patriarchal Age
Abraham ~1900 B.C.
Sojourn in Egypt (~1700-~1300)
Exodus from Egypt
Conquest of Canaan
Time of the Judges
Saul anointed king
David’s capture of Jerusalem
Solomon takes the Throne
Kingdom Splits
Jeroboam takes 10 Northern Tribes as “Israel”
Rehoboam takes Benjamin and Judah as “Judah”
Canaan under Egyptian influence
Mycean, Minoan, and Hittites empires collapse. Egypt contracts. No strong presence in Canaan.
“Sea Peoples” defeated by Egypt. Resettled as slaves in southern Canaan.
“Sea Peoples …Philistines… overthrow their Egyptian lords and settle under five city-states.
Philistine threat diminished; Moab, Edom, Aram subdued until split.
Egypt re-emerges, exacting tribute to spare Jerusalem.
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3. Historical Timeline of the Kings
Begin
End
Saul
1050
1010
David (Judah)
970
Solomon
930
Israel
KINGDOM DIVIDES 930 B.C.
Judah
909
Jeroboam
Pharoah Shishak invades Judah in 925
Rehoboam
913
908
Nadab
Abijam
910
886
Baasha
Asa
869
885
Elah
Zimri
880
Tibni*
874
Omri
Notable Prophets
853
Ahab
Assyria’s first westward expansion Ahab part of coalition that repels Assyria at Qarqar, in Northern Syria
Elijah (North)
Jehoshaphat
872
848
852
Ahaziah
841
Joram
Assyria in decline until 744;
Elisha (North)
Jehoram (Joram)
Aram exacts tribute from Israel
814
Jehu
Athaliah*
835
798
Jehoahaz
Joash (Jehoash)
796
782
Jehoash (Joash)
Amaziah
767
793
753
Jeroboam II
Assyrian low-point;
Amos (North)
Azariah
792
740
Pinnacle of Northern Kingdom
Hosea (North)
Zechariah
752
Shallum
742
Menahem
Jotham
750
732
Pekahiah
Pekah
Assyria’s Tiglath-Pileser overwhelms West
Isaiah (South)
Micah (South)
Ahaz
735
715
722
Hoshea
Assyria’s Tiglath-Pileser dies; Samaria falls to successor, Sargon II,
Sennacharib beseiges Jerusalem
Hezekiah
729
686
Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal subdue Egypt, take Thebes in Manasseh pays heavy tribute.
Manasseh
697
642
Amon
640
Assyria falls; Josiah dies trying to stop Egypt/Assyria’s coalition vs. Babylon.
Zephaniah
Josiah
609
Deposed by Egypt
Jeremiah (thru 586)
Egypt routed by Babylon at Carchemish. Jeh. withholds tribute and brings first Judah exile
Habakkuk (thru 598)
Jehoiakim
598
Taken captive in second Judah Exile;
Jehoiachin
597
Withholds tribut e 588; fall of Jerusalem and 3rd exile.
Zedekiah
586
* Not recognized as legitimate
Recognized as good king
Overlapping begin/end dates signifies co-regency.
Thanks, (David Howard, Intro to OT Historical Books, 187)
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4. Historical Timeline Post-Exile
586 BC
538 BC
450 BC
330s BC
144 BC
60 BC
Final destruction of Jerusalem
Time of Daniel
First Jewish exiles return to Jerusalem
Return of Ezra
Return of Nehemiah
Haggai
Malachi
Alexander and Greek armies conquer entire Middle East
Seleucids desecrate the temple.
Maccabean revolt drives out the Seleucids; First Jewish independence in 400 years.
Maccabeans overthrown by Rome
Medes and Persians conquer Babylon
Persians rule from capital of Susa.
Alexander dies; Hellenic kingdom divided into 4 regions. Israel ruled by Seleucid dynasty.
Caesar is killed; Octavian and Antony duel for supremacy; .
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