Hannah.M By MrsHill 3761 BCE End of creation 2103 BCE The flood 1813 BCE Avraham’s birth 1562 BCE Yoseph’s birth 586 BCE First temple destroyed 516 BCE The Bet Hamikdash was rebuilt 356 BCE Purim 164 BCE Chanukah 70 The second Bet Hamikdash was destroyed 1880 First Aaliyah Oct 16, 1886 David Ben gurion 1897 First Zionist congress 1916 Balfour Decleration May 14, 1948 The state of israel This is the date when Israel became a Jewish homeland. Jan 10, 2013 Me