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After being barren until the age of 90, Sarah gives birth to a son, Isaac. Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac to God however an angel stopped him. Isaac's life is spared and Abraham shows his faithfulness to God. -
Jacob is a man of great faithfulness to God. Jacob deceived his father Isaac into giving him the blessing of the firstborn. Jacob married Leah then Rachel Jacob had 12 sons, each handled a Tribe out of the 12 of Israel. In the Land of Canaan, each tribe settled a different region on either side of the Jordan River.(https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacob-Hebrew-patriarch) -
Joseph was sold into slavery because his brothers were jealous of his new coat. Joseph ends up in Egypt and becomes an interpreter of dreams for the Pharaoh. Within 20 years, Joseph rose to the top of the Egyptian government and brought his brothers and father to Egypt. Their descendants live in Egypt for the next 400 years.(http://timeline.biblehistory.com/event/joseph) -
Moses lead the Israelites to leave Egypt and eventually settled in Canaan. Moses receives the Ten Commandments. Moses wrote the Torah which is the sacred Jewish text (the Pentateuch). -
After they left Egypt, the Hebrews wandered in the Sinai desert for 40 years. Moses dies before he reaches the promised land. Joshua leads the Hebrews into Canaan (modern Israel). -
David was a much-loved king of Israel. He is a warrior and musician and wrote many Psalms. David used a slingshot to defeat Goliath, and became king of Israel, making Jerusalem his capital.(https://embassies.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/The%20Kingdom%20of%20David%20and%20Solomon%20-%201000%20BCE.aspx) -
Following Solomon's death(David's son), the Kingdom was divided into two sections: Northern (Israel) and Southern (Judah). Fall of the kingdom of Israel to the Assyrians and then fall to Babylonian hands. Babylonians took Jerusalem and destroyed Solomon's temple. The Jewish nation is taken into captivity in Babylon (the exile). -
Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple. During this time, the Hebrew scriptures were assembled, edited, and commentary was added. -
Greek Leader Alexander the Great conquered Jerusalem and Judea. After the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander's death, Jerusalem and Judea fell under Ptolemaic and Seleucid rule.(https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/timeline-for-the-history-of-jerusalem-4500-bce-present) -
The Romans ruled through a king and largely allowed free religious practice in Judea. At times, the divide between monotheistic and polytheistic religious views caused clashes between Jews and Gentiles. Roman rule of Israel begins and Rome becomes a significant Empire.(https://www.britannica.com/event/Siege-of-Jerusalem-70) -
Jesus was born in Bethlehem which lies 10 kilometers south of the city of Jerusalem. His mother, Mary, was engaged to a man named Joseph, who was descended from King David and was not his biological father, and his birth was caused by divine intervention.(https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-stories/birth-of-jesus.html) -
John the Baptist was the last prophet in the Bible who spoke about the coming Messiah. He was also a preacher who baptized people and denounced their sins. John the Baptist also baptized Jesus Christ(https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/john-the-baptist-in-the-bible-biography/) -
Jesus' death on the cross was no ordinary death. Jesus was crucified with two thieves, with the charge of claiming to be King of the Jews. Jesus was punished for all the things that sinful humanity has done wrong so they could receive forgiveness from God. -
The leaders of the new Christian movement discuss the terms of the recent mission to the Gentiles. The council decided that any Gentile who converted to Christianity was not obligated to keep most of the rules prescribed to the Jews by the Mosaic Law, such as Jewish dietary laws. -
From his origin in Antioch, Saint Paul traveled widely, preaching to the Gentiles. By asserting that non-Jewish disciples of Christ did not have to observe Jewish law, he helped to establish Christianity as a separate religion rather than a Jewish sect.(https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/missions.html) -
Motivated by a desire to destroy the city, Nero secretly sent out men pretending to be drunk to set fire to the city. Nero watched from his palace on the Palatine Hill. Most of the victims were bishops or other male leaders. -
Ignatius was one of the first Bishops of Antioch, leading the Christian community there in a time of persecution. He wrote seven letters as a prisoner on his way from Antioch to Rome. His letter tells us more about the Church at that time of persecution. (https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/martyrs/ignatius-of-antioch.html) -
The Second Jewish Revolt was a rebellion by Jews in Judea in the region of Palestine against Roman rule. The region had been part of the Roman Empire since the 1st-century BC. Some groups of Jews had long wanted to overthrow the Romans and reestablish an independent Jewish kingdom. More than a half million Jews were killed in the Second Jewish Revolt. -
The persecution of Christians continues under the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Christianity continues to spread across Asia Minor, Greece, Rome, and Africa via the disciples and apostles.(https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/spread-of-christianity-5b42f70b-d601-444b-9036-111aa424e89f) -
The three main reasons of the spilt was the language barrier, issues with communion (yeast or no yeast) and the Filioque cause (the son). This led to a split that divided the European Christian church into two major branches: the Western Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. This split is known as the Great Schism.