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1800 BCE
Avraham & Sarah settle in Cna'an
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1600 BCE
Yaakov & family relocate to Egypt due to famine
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1300 BCE
Exodus from Egypt, return to Cna'an
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957 BCE
First Beit Hamikdash built
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930 BCE
Jewish kingdom splits into Yisrael and Yehuda
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733 BCE
Assyrian Exile
Northern Kingdom of Yisrael is exiled and dispersed throughout Assyrian kingdom (10 lost tribes) -
587 BCE
Babylonian Exile
Beit Hamikdash is destroyed -
538 BCE
Persian Empire conquers Israel
Jews allowed to return, build second Beit Hamikdash -
333 BCE
Greeks conquer Israel
Second Beit Hamikdash partially destroyed -
110 BCE
Macabean rebellion
Macabees gain semi-independence, re-dedicated Beit Hamikdash -
63 BCE
Romans conquer Israel
Second Beit Hamikdash is destroyed, Jerusalem renamed Aelia Capitolina, Israel renamed Palestina -
Period: 395 to 1519
Israel changes hands many times
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1519
Ottoman Empire conquers Israel
Jewish population increases -
WWI Ends
Ottomans lose the war, British Mandate begins in 1920 -
UN Partition Plan
UN votes to partition Palestine into two states: Jewish & Arab -
Israel declares independence!
