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2100 BCE
The Book of Job
Dates of the events are unclear and some argue that it never actually happened. -
1407 BCE
Psalm of Moses written
Psalm 90 -
Period: 1013 BCE to 970 BCE
Psalms of David written
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970 BCE
David's dies and Solomon rises to power
1 Chronicles 28, 29 and 1 Kings 1, 2 -
966 BCE
The Temple is built
1 Kings 6 -
950 BCE
Song of songs written
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950 BCE
Song of Songs/Solomon written
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950 BCE
Proverbs written
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939 BCE
Solomon's sin
1 Kings 11 -
937 BCE
Ecclesiastes written
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931 BCE
Solomon dies and the Kingdom of Israel is divided
1 Kings 11, 12 -
Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE
2 Samuel written
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930 BCE
Jews rebel against Rehoboam, Israel is divided
2 Chronicles 10 -
858 BCE
Elisha called
1 Kings 19:19 -
853 BCE
Book of Obadiah
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851 BCE
Elijah taken up to heaven and Elisha succeeds him
2 King 2:1-12 -
835 BCE
Book of Joel
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766 BCE
Book of Amos
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760 BCE
Book of Jonah
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753 BCE
Book of Hosea
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Period: 739 BCE to 681 BCE
book of Isaiah written
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735 BCE
Book of Micah
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697 BCE
Book of Nahum
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638 BCE
The Book of Zephaniah
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627 BCE
Jeremiah called
Jeremiah 1 -
625 BCE
The Book of Habakkuk
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Period: 605 BCE to 539 BCE
Events of Daniel
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586 BCE
Fall of Jerusalem
2 Kings 25 -
586 BCE
Lamentations written
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Period: 561 BCE to 538 BCE
1 and 2 Kings written
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539 BCE
Daniel survives the lions' den
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520 BCE
The Book of Zechariah
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520 BCE
The Book of Haggai
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Period: 483 BCE to 472 BCE
Events of Esther
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Period: 473 BCE to 331 BCE
Esther written
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430 BCE
The Book of Malachi