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2166 BCE
Birth of Abraham
(Merrill, 41) Origins: Gen. 11:10-26 -
2091 BCE
Abraham's Departure from Haran and entrance into Canaan/Departure to Egypt
(Merrill, 47) Gen. 12:4 -
2081 BCE
Abraham's Marriage to Hagar
(Merrill, 47) -
2081 BCE
Birth of Ishmael
(Merrill, 47) -
2067 BCE
Reaffirmation of the Covenant
(Merrill, 47) -
2067 BCE
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
(Merrill, 47) -
2066 BCE
Birth of Isaac
(Merrill, 47) Gen. 21:2 -
2029 BCE
Death of Sarah at Hebron
(Merrill, 47) Gen. 23:1-2 -
1991 BCE
Death of Abraham
(Merrill, 47) -
1446 BCE
Start of Exodus from Egypt
(Merrill, 84) -
1406 BCE
Beginning of the Conquest
(Merrill, 166) -
1120 BCE
Birth of Samuel
Born after the beginning of Philistine oppression in 1124 BC, brought about their end in 1084 BC; 35 years before first monarchical King (Saul) 1 Sam. 7:13-14 (Merrill, 197) -
Period: 1051 BCE to 1011 BCE
Reign of King Saul (Bad)
(Merrill, 212) -
Period: 1011 BCE to 971 BCE
Reign of King David
1011 over Judah, 1004 over all Israel to 971 (Merrill, 261) -
Period: 971 BCE to 931 BCE
Reign of King Solomon (Bad)
(Merrill, 330) -
966 BCE
Building of Solomon's Temple
1 Kings 6:1, April/May 966 BC (Merrill, 310) -
931 BCE
Start of the Divided Monarchy: United Kingdom Split into Israel and Judah
(Merrill, 210) Coincided with death of Solomon, 1 Kin. 11:42 -
Period: 931 BCE to 910 BCE
Reign of King Jeroboam of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 931 BCE to 913 BCE
Reign of King Rehoboam of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 913 BCE to 911 BCE
Reign of Abijah of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 911 BCE to 870 BCE
Reign of Asa of Judah (Good)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 910 BCE to 909 BCE
Reign of King Nadab of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 909 BCE to 886 BCE
Reign of King Baasha of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 886 BCE to 885 BCE
Reign of King Elah of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 885 BCE to 885 BCE
Reign of King Zimri of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 885 BCE to 881 BCE
Reign of King Tibni of Israel (Bad)
(Keiser, 457) -
Period: 885 BCE to 874 BCE
Reign of King Omri of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 874 BCE to 853 BCE
Reign of King Ahab of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 873 BCE to 848 BCE
Reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah (Good)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 860 BCE to 852 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Elijah
Trek to Horeb in 857 BC Ahab had many confrontations with Elijah; 1 Kgs. 17-19, 21; 2 Kgs. 1:1-2:14 (Kreider, 477) -
Period: 853 BCE to 852 BCE
Reign of King Ahaziah of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 852 BCE to 841 BCE
Reign of King Joram of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 852 BCE to 841 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Joel
(Merrill, 398) -
Period: 850 BCE to 795 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Elisha
(Kreider, 482) During reign of Joram/Jehoram; 2 Kgs. 5; 2 Kgs. 6:10 -
Period: 848 BCE to 841 BCE
Reign of King Jehoram of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
845 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Obadiah
(Keiser, 487) -
Period: 841 BCE to 814 BCE
Reign of King Jehu of Israel (Bad)
Jehu's Accession Associated with the Assyrian Eclipse of June 15, 763 BC (Merrill, 336) -
Period: 841 BCE to 841 BCE
Reign of King Ahaziah of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 841 BCE to 835 BCE
Reign of Queen Athaliah of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 835 BCE to 796 BCE
Reign of King Joash of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 814 BCE to 798 BCE
Reign of King Jehoahaz of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 798 BCE to 782 BCE
Reign of King Jehoash of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 796 BCE to 767 BCE
Reign of King Amaziah of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 793 BCE to 753 BCE
Reign of King Jereboam II of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 792 BCE to 740 BCE
Reign of King Uzziah of Judah (Good)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 780 BCE to 765 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Jonah
(Keiser, 509) -
763 BCE
Assyrian Eclipse
June 15, 763 BC -
Period: 753 BCE to 753 BCE
Reign of King Zechariah of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 752 BCE to 752 BCE
Reign of King Shallum of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 752 BCE to 742 BCE
Reign of King Menahem of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 752 BCE to 732 BCE
Reign of King Pekah of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
750 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Amos
(Keiser, 508) -
Period: 750 BCE to 731 BCE
Reign of King Jotham of Judah (Good)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 745 BCE to 735 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Hosea
(Keiser, 508) -
Period: 742 BCE to 740 BCE
Reign of King Pekahiah of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 740 BCE to 686 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Isaiah
(Keiser, 510) -
Period: 735 BCE to 715 BCE
Reign of King Ahaz (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 732 BCE to 722 BCE
Reign of King Hoshea of Israel (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 729 BCE to 686 BCE
Reign of King Hezekiah of Judah (Good)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 727 BCE to 722 BCE
Reign of Shalmaneser V of Assyria
(Keiser, 515) -
725 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Micah
(509, Keiser) -
722 BCE
Fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel by Assyria
Kings Sargon II and Shalmaneser V of Assyria involved 2 Kgs. 17:5; 18:9-10 (Keiser, 522) -
Period: 722 BCE to 705 BCE
Reign of Sargon II of Assyria
(Keiser, 516) -
Period: 722 BCE to 612 BCE
Assyria is the World Power in the Ancient Near East
Invasion of Northern Kingdom to destruction of Nineveh -
Period: 696 BCE to 642 BCE
Reign of King Manasseh of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 663 BCE to 612 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Nahum
(Merrill, 402) -
Period: 642 BCE to 640 BCE
Reign of King Amon of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE
Reign of King Josiah of Judah (Good)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 627 BCE to 562 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Jeremiah
(Keiser, 559) -
622 BCE
Book of the Law Recovered During Temple Repairs
(Merrill, 456) 2 Kgs. 22:8-13 -
Period: 615 BCE to 598 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Habakkuk
(Keiser, 559) -
612 BCE
Fall of Nineveh
Assyria is Considerably Weakened by Babylon (Merrill, 467) -
Period: 609 BCE to 609 BCE
Reign of King Jehoahaz of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 608 BCE to 598 BCE
Reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
605 BCE
First Attack on Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar
Resulted in First Babylonian Exile - 605 BC (Keiser, 571) -
605 BCE
Egypt is Defeated and Assyria Falls at the Battle of Carchemish
Death of Nabopolassar in August 15, 605 BC (Merrill, 463) -
Period: 605 BCE to 562 BCE
Reign of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
Accession of King Nebuchadnezzar: September 7, 605 BC (Merrill, 482) -
Period: 605 BCE to 536 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Daniel
(Merrill, 494) -
Period: 605 BCE to 539 BCE
Bablyon is the World Power in the Ancient Near East
Fall of Assyria and defeat of Egypt to Persian invasion -
Period: 598 BCE to 597 BCE
Reign of King Jehoiachin of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
597 BCE
Second Attack on Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar
Resulted in Second Babylonian Exile - 597 BC (Merrill, 464) (Keiser, 571) -
Period: 597 BCE to 586 BCE
Reign of King Zedekiah of Judah (Bad)
(Merrill, 336) -
Period: 593 BCE to 571 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Ezekiel
(Merrill, 495) -
588 BCE
Third Attack on Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar
Resulted in Destruction of the Temple - 586 BC
Resulted in Third Babylonian Exile - 586 BC (Merrill, 465) (Keiser, 571) -
539 BCE
The Fall of Babylon at the Hand of Persia
October 29, 539 BC, Cyrus enters in peace (Merrill, 489) -
Period: 539 BCE to 333 BCE
Persia is the World Power in the Ancient Near East
Defeat of Babylon to entrance of Alexander the Great (Merrill, 510) -
537 BCE
First Return from Babylonian Exile
Cyrus's decree in 583 BC Predicted in Jer. 25:12; 29:10 (Merrill, 482) -
520 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Haggai
(Keiser, 600) -
520 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Zechariah
(Keiser, 600) -
516 BCE
Completion of the Rebuilding of the Second Temple (Zerubabbel's Temple)
(Keiser, 570) -
458 BCE
Second Return from Babylonian Exile
Ezra's Return Ezra 7:9; 8:31 (Keiser, 606) -
445 BCE
Third Return from Babylonian Exile
Nehemiah's Return Neh. 2 (Keiser, 608) -
Period: 433 BCE to 425 BCE
Ministry of the Prophet Malachi
(Keiser, 611)