Jewish History

  • 1900 BCE

    God's covenant with Abraham

    God tells Abraham that he will be the father of all nations and that he will have a son
  • 1900 BCE

    Abraham Questions

    1. Abraham is the father of the Jewish people and lived in the 1900 BCE 2.he will have many decedents as many as the stars in the sky
    2. 1. "It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.' 2. And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."
  • 1899 BCE

    Questions Continued

    1. 1. The greater the cost, The greater the sacrifice 2. What God requires, He provides.
  • 1290 BCE

    Moses frees his people from slavery

    God tells moses that he is the one to free his people from slavery and bring them to the promised land
  • 1250 BCE

    Moses is given the 10 commandments

    Moses goes to the top of the mountain and is given the 10 commandments
  • 1020 BCE

    Saul is appointed as the first king of the isrealite's

    Saul is appointed the first king of the Israelite's
  • 1000 BCE

    David becomes King

    after Saul's death David becomes the king and is named one of the greatest kings
  • 587 BCE

    Babylonian Exile

    Jerusalem is overrun and the leading citizens of the kingdom of Judah are carried off as captives into Babylon
  • 538 BCE

    Persians defeat the Babylonians

    The Persians defeat the Babylonians and the exiles were allowed to return to Jerusalem
  • 515 BCE

    Recreation of the temple

    The temple is rebuilt
  • 323 BCE

    Alexander the great dies

    The Greek empire is divided and the Greeks in Egypt ruled most of Israel for one hundred years
  • 198 BCE

    The Greeks control Israel

    heavy taxation and political as well as religious factions began to develop among the jews
  • 4 BCE

    Jesus is born

    Jesus is born in Bethlehem
  • 30

    Jesus is crucified

    Jesus is crucified by pontius Pilate and resurrects the next day