1. 2200 BC210020001900180017001600150014001300 Abraham’s life (C2166 ~ 1991 BC) Isaac’s life (C2066 ~ 1886 BC) Jacob’s life (C2006 ~ 1859 BC) Joseph’s life (C1915 ~ 1805 BC) Desert wandering (C1446 ~ 1406 BC) Moses' birth (C1526 BC) The Plagues; the Passover; Exodus (C1446 BC) Ten Commandments (C1445 BC) Exploration of Canaan (C1443 BC) Moses dies; Joshua becomes leader; Israel enters Canaan (C1406 BC) Conquest of Canaan (C1406 ~ 1375 BC) Joshua’s death (C1390 BC) Judges begin to rule (C1375 BC)

2. 1200 BC11001000900800700600500400300 Deborah’s rule (C1206 ~ 1169 BC) Gideon’s rule (C1162 ~ 1122 BC) David’s reign (1010 ~ 970 BC) Samson’s rule (C1075 ~ 1055 BC) Samuel' birth (1105 BC) Jepthah’s rule (C1078 ~ 1072 BC) Saul named king (1050 BC) Building of the temple (966 ~959 BC) Saul’s reign (1050 ~ 1010 BC) David kills Goliath (1025 BC) Saul dies; David named king (1010 BC) Solomon’s reign (970 ~ 930 BC) Division of the kingdom (930 BC) Next two pages King Jehoiachim released from prison (C561 BC) Persia’s conquest of Babylon (539 BC) First return of exiles to Jerusalem (538 BC) Ministry of Haggai and Zachariah (C520 ~ 480 BC) Completion of temple restoration (516 BC) Xerxes’ reign in Persia (486 ~ 465 BC) Esther’s reign in Persia (479 BC) Second return to Jerusalem under Ezra (458 BC) Third return to Jerusalem under Nehemiah (445 BC) Jerusalem wall rebuilt (445 BC)

4. Exile of Israel (722BC) Fall by Assyria

5. Ancient Empires Egyptian 3000 B.C.E. Old Babylonian (Hammurabi) 2000 B.C.E. Assyrian (Shalmaneser V/Sargon) 700s B.C.E. Babylonian (Nebuchadnezzar) 600s B.C.E. Persian (Cyrus) 500s B.C.E. Greek (Alexander) 330 B.C.E. (Hellenization) Romans in Palestine (Pompey) 63 B.C.E.