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3200 BCE
Mesopotamia, Invention of Writing
The first form of writing, cuneiform, was invented around 3200BC in Mesopotamia.
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2091 BCE
God makes covenant with Abram (Gen 12)
Abram is called by God.
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2081 BCE
God renews covenant (Gen 15)
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2080 BCE
Birth of Ishmael (Gen 16)
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2067 BCE
Sodom & Gomorrah Destroyed (Gen 19)
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2054 BCE
Mount Moriah, Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac
When God saw that Abraham feared God so much that he didn't even withhold his only son from God, He provided a ram to replace Isaac. This also foreshadows God providing us with Jesus to take our place as a sacrifice, filling the earth with God's glory. He then sent his angel back down to tell Abraham and Isaac once again of his covenant to use them to advance his mission of spreading glory. -
Period: 2006 BCE to 1859 BCE
Jacob's Life
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Period: 1960 BCE to 430 BCE
Middle East & North Africa, Old Testament
Starting with the birth of Abraham and ending with Malachi being written. https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm
https://www.preceden.com/timelines/165246-old-testament-events-timeline
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1928 BCE
Jacob Typology Hunt Part 1
Genesis 28:14 - "All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring." This connects to John 14:6 when Jesus says “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me". Through Jesus, we are all blessed with life. Jesus is one of Jacob's offspring, shown in Jesus' genealogy in Matthew 1:1-17. Therefore, all peoples on earth are blessed through Jacob's offspring. -
1900 BCE
Hittite Empire, Hittites start smelting iron
The Hittites discover how to smelt iron, and heavily guard their new technology.
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1900 BCE
Pharaoh Amenemhat II
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1898 BCE
Joseph is sold into slavery
his brothers jealous so they sold him into slavery
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Period: 1898 BCE to 1889 BCE
Joseph works for Potiphar
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1889 BCE
Joseph gets put in prison
Potiphar's wife frames Joseph to get him put in prison
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1886 BCE
Joseph becomes 2nd in command of Egypt
Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams and predicted 7 years of abundance followed by 7 years of famine, so the Pharaoh put him in charge of Egypt to deal with these events.
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1850 BCE
Israel, Invention of the Hebrew Alphabet
Hebrew alphabet was invented
Semitic scripts - aleph bet
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1450 BCE
The writing of genesis
The date the first time the book of Genesis was written down, which is also believed to be the first book of the Bible written down. However, chapters 1-11 (Creation, Fall, Blood, Babel)are impossible to accurately date.
Genre & Style: Historical Narratives & some poetry & genealogy
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Period: 6 BCE to 95
Middle East & NE Africa, New Testament
From the birth of John the Baptist to the book of Revalations being written on Patmos.
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Golgotha, Crucifixion of Jesus
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Jacob Typology Hunt Part 2
John 14:6 - “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." We also know from Jesus' genealogy in Matthew 1:1-17 that Jesus is a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, all of whom God promised to in Genesis. He promised to use their offspring to carry out his mission of bringing his glory to the earth. He fulfilled his promise using Jesus. -
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Antioch in Syria, Paul's First Missionary Journey
Paul's first missionary journey started from a church in Antioch, Syria then traversed modern day Cyprus, and Turkey. -
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Paul's 2nd Missionary Journey
Lasting until 52 AD, Paul started from Jerusalem, then went up along the Mediterrainian coast and then through Turkey to Greece -
50
Establishment of Direct Sea Trade between Rome and India
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52
Galatia & Phrygia, Paul's 3rd Missionary Journey
Paul first visited the churches in Galatia & Phrygia, then went on the rest of his missionary journey around the middle east and europe. -
1500
Aztec Empire, Oral Tradition
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How can we see God's Covenant with Abraham being fulfilled today?
Scripture quotes from Abraham's covenant in Genesis 12 "great nation" - Modern day Israel was founded in 1948 "make your name great" - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all Abrahamic religions. Almost half the world follows a religion somehow based on Abraham, so he's famous. "bless those who bless you... whoever curses you I will curse" - The allies of Israel, such as the US, Canada, & India, are generally better off than those against Israel, such as Palestine, Iran, & Pakistan. -
Hong Kong, Birthday
birthday
noun [ C ] UK /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ US /ˈbɝːθ.deɪ/
The day that is exactly a year or number of years after a person was born
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Joined ICS
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Hong Kong, Personal Reflection
God blessed Jacob in Genesis 28, even after Jacob deceived his brother. He realised how much he didn't deserve God's great promises to him. In verse 17, he says “How awesome is this place!". Over the summer, I realised how fortunate I am even though I did nothing to deserve it. In verse 22, Jacob vows that he will give back a tenth of all that God gives him. It gave me a certain sense of responsibility to use my blessings well and give back, and a feeling of regret for wasting them for so long.