1. Please draw the following timeline in your notebook.
Judaism
Timeline
Please draw the following timeline in your notebook.
1730 B.C.
1310 B.C.
957 B.C.
586 B.C.
539 B.C.
515 B.C.
70 A.D.

2. 1730 B.C. Abraham makes a covenant with God.
The Sacrifice of Isaac by Rembrandt, 1635
1730 B.C.

3. 1310 B.C.
Exodus from
Egypt
1310 B.C.

4. First Temple Built in Jerusalem by King Solomon
957 B.C.
First Temple Built in Jerusalem by King Solomon
The illustration above shows what Solomon’s temple may have looked liked based on written descriptions.
957 B.C.

5. Babylonian Marriage Market
586 B.C.
Destruction of first temple by the Babylonians. The Jews are enslaved and exiled to Babylon.
Babylonian Marriage Market 
by Edwin Long, 1875
586 B.C.

6. The Jews are freed by Cyrus the Great and return to the land of Canaan
539 B.C.
The Jews are freed by Cyrus the Great and return to the land of Canaan
The “Cyrus Cylinder” pictured above is a clay tablet inscribed with Akkadian Cuneiform. It was discovered in the ruins of Babylon in It describes the “liberation” of Babylon by Cyrus the great.
539 B.C.

7. The second Jewish Temple is Built in Jerusalem
515 B.C.
The second Jewish Temple is Built in Jerusalem
515 B.C.

8. 70 A.D.- The 2nd Jewish Temple is destroyed by the Romans
This event is depicted on the Titus Arch located in Rome. After Emperor Titus died in 81 A.D. his younger brother, Emperor Domitian commemorated his military successes by building the arch.
70 A.D.

9. This story is told in the Torah (The Sacred text of Judaism)
The Story of “Abraham”
This story is told in the Torah (The Sacred text of Judaism)

10. Abraham was originally from the city of Ur
Abraham was originally from the city of Ur. Ur was located close to the Euphrates river in ancient Mesopotamia.
The people of Mesopotamia worshiped many gods. They built large temples called Ziggurats to worship these gods.

11. Abraham moved from Ur to Haran with his father Terah, his wife Sarai, and his nephew Lot.
Terah made and sold idols (fake gods) to the people of Haran. His customers would worship these idols.

12. While in Haran, Abraham had an encounter with God
While in Haran, Abraham had an encounter with God. Abraham and God then made a covenant. (Contract or agreement)
God promised to make Abraham the father of a great people and said that Abraham and his descendants must obey God.
In return God would guide them and protect them and give them the land of Canaan.

13. Abraham and his family then left Haran to journey to the land of Canaan (the promised land). When they arrived, there was a terrible drought, so they continued on to Egypt.
After being kicked out of Egypt, Abrahams family returned to Canaan to begin their life.

14. Abraham died in the town of Hebron, but his legacy lived on through his family.
His grandson Jacob had 12 sons who formed the 12 tribes of Israel.