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God created the heavens and the earth.
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Abraham was born in the year 2166 BC.
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Jacob is sold into slavery in Egypt this year.
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The Exodus from Egypt has begun. God freed the Israelites from slavery from Egypt through the Exodus.
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God delivers His people to the chosen land from the hands of the Canaanites.
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Saul becomes the King of Israel.
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David becomes King of Israel after the reign of Ish-bosheth (Saul's son). David was a shepherd boy who slayed Goliath and eventually became King, and a part of the genealogy of Jesus.
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Soloman, the son of David, becomes King of Israel.
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The Kingdom of Israel Divided into the Northern Kingdom of Israel, under Jeroboam, and the Kingdom of Judah (the southern kingdom), under Rehoboam.
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The Northern Kingdom of Israel is destroyed by Assyria. The king of Israel, Pekah, threatened Jerusalem and caused Ahaz, the king of Judah, to ask Assyria for help.
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The Southern Kingdom of Israel is destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II and the Babylonians.
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Cyrus returned the exiles to the Promised Land from Babylon with a command to rebuild God's temple in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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The Temple of the Lord is rebuilt after the original was destroyed in the conquest of the Babylonians.
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