Events
Key to convert “relative” to “absolute”
dates 1 Kings 6:1 2091Solomon began
his reign in 970 BC
(absolute date)Israel's exodus from Egypt 1446Jacob enters Egypt 1876Birth of Abram 2166Abram enters Canaan 2091 BCAbraham's death
1991 BCDivision of the kingdom 931Hilkiah finds the book of
the law and gives it to JosiahMoses writes Deuteronomy 1406Abram departs HaramAbram marries Hagar 2081Birth of Ishmael 2080God reaffrims the covenant w/Abram 2067Birth of Isaac 2066Sodom & Gomorah destroyed 2067First deportation 605
when Nebuchadezzar
attacked JerusalemSecond deportation 597 when
Nebuchadezzar returnedThird deportation 586 when
Nebuchadezzer returned a final timeFirst return 537Babylon falls to Persia 539Assyrian Eclipse June 15, 763Jehu's accession 841End of Jeremiah's 70 years Zerubabbel's
temple is complete in 515 and worship
can once again take place in IsraelPurim established 458Second return (Ezra) 458Third return (Nehemiah) 445Micah 725Zechariah 520Fall of Samaria (Northern kingdom) 722 to
Shalmaneser V in his last year (727-722)
and Sargon II in his first year (722-405)Fall of Jerusalem and the
destruction of the temple 586Egypt defeated in the
battle of Carchemish 612Nineveh falls to
the Babylonians 605Temple restoration starts the
clock of for the Messiah's returnPersia falls to Alexander
the Great 332The desecration of the temple
in 168 under Antiochus IVPeriods
Late Bronze Age 1550-1200Middle Bronze Age 2000-1550Early Bronze Age 3000-2000Initial conquest of Canaan 1406-1399Samuel's birth 1116 and ministry 1021Elijah ~860 to ~848Elisha 850-795Daniel 605-539Assyrian documents connect the date of the eclipse with a
definite period of time to a battle fought with King Ahab
and twelve years later Shalmaneser III received a tribute
from King Jehu linking Israel and Judah's history with an
absolute chronology and other world events.Isaiah 740-681Jeremiah 627-586Ezekiel 593 to end of exile? 537Hosea 753-722Temple rebuilding
535-515Obadiah, Joel, Amos and Jonah 840-740Nahum 640-627Habakkuk 615-598Zephaniah 640-609Haggai 520-515Malachi 433-425Persian empire 539-332Babylonian empire 628-540Assyrian empire 900-628Grouping
Kings of Judah (divided kingdoms)
Periods
Rehoboam reign 931-913 (bad)Abijah reign 913-911 (bad)Asa reign 911-870 (bad)Jehoshaphat 873-848 (good)Jehoram 848-841 (bad)Ahaziah 841 (bad)Athaliah 841-835 (bad)Joash 835-796 (good)Amaziah 796-767 (good)Uzziah 792-740 (good)Jotham 750-731 (good)Ahaz 735-715 (bad)Hezekiah 729-686 (good)Manasseh 696-642 (bad)Amon 642-640 (bad)Josiah 640-609 good)Jehoahaz 609 (bad)Jehoiakim 608-598 (bad)Jehoiachin 598-597 (bad)Zedekiah 597-586 (bad)Baasha 909-886 (bad)Joram 852-841 (bad)Menahem 752-742 (bad)Kings of Israel (divided kingdoms)
Periods
Jeroboam 931-910 (bad)Nadab 910-909 (bad)Elah 886-885 (bad)Zimri 885 (bad)Omri 885-874 (bad)Tibni 885 (bad)Ahab 874-853 (bad)Ahaziah 853-852 (bad)Jehu 841-814 (bad)Jehoahaz 814-798 (bad)Jehoash 798-782 (bad)Jeroboam II 793-753 (bad)Zechariah 753 (bad)Shallum 752 (bad)Pekahiah 742-740 (bad)Pekah 752-732 (bad)Hoshea 732-722 (bad)Kings of United kingdom
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