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Updated: 22 May 2018
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Moses delivers words of Deuteronomy. Moses dies (Det. 34); Joshua leads next generation of israelittes into Canaan. (Josh. 1)Exodus from Egypt (Ex. 12:40) Ten Commandments given at Mt. Sinai (Ex. 20)Joseph's father Jacob and family move to Egypt to escape famineGod creates Adam and EveAbraham (Abram) is bornTower of Babel Language Confused People ScatteredGod initiates covenant with AbrahamJoseph sold to Egypt by his brothersJews refuse to enter Canaan (promised land).Events of Ruth take place sometime in the time of the judges
(Ruth 1:1)Saul becomes king
(1 Sam. 10)Samuel is born
(1 Sam. 1)David defeats Jebusites to gain Jerusalem
(2 Sam. 5:7)Jonah preaches to Assyrian capital, Ninevah
(Jonah)Assyria conquers Israel (Northern Kingdom)
(2 Ki. 17)Babylonian empire conquered by Persians
(Dan. 5: 25-31)Ezra leads second group of Jews back to Israel (Ezra 7:1-10); Calls on Jews in Israel to abandon their sinsAlexander dies in Babylon; Grecian empire divided,; Ptolemy takes Egypt, Seleucus the East, and Cassander MacedoniaSeleucids of Syria govern Palestine after the Grecian Empire is dividedJudea formally subject to RomeRomans destroy Jewish Temple; Jesus prophesized this
(Luke 21:20-24)John writes the book of Revelation; New Testament completedHerrod the Great is made governor of JudeaBabylon conquers Judah (2 Ki 24:1-7); Daniel and his companions are taken to Babylon (Dan. 1)Jerusalem starts rebuilding their temple
(Ezra 3:8)David becomes king
(2 Sam 2)Solomon (David's son) becomes king
(1 Ki. 1:39)Cyrus, King of Persia, issues decree allowing Jews to return to their homeland
(2 Chr. 36:22-23; Ezra 1)Temple rebuilding finished
(Ezra 6:15)Jewish kingdom divided into North (Israel) and South (Judah)
(1 Ki. 12)Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem and guides Jews to rebuild the city walls that were destroyed by the BabyloniansPersian Empire conquered by Alexander the Great and the GreeksJudas Maccabeus and the people of Israel unite to overthrow Seleucid domination of their land and rededicate their templeNarmer united upper and lower EgyptEgyptian gov collapsed; during the next century, various kings ruled upper and lower EgyptMentuhotep II gained control of upper and lower EgyptRamses fought at the battle of KadeshFirst depictions of gods and afterlife on Egyptian tombs.Composition of The Book of the DeadTutankhamun creates religious reforms; returns Egypt to traditional religious beliefsImhotep is deified in EgyptPeriods
Noah's FloodIsraelites wander the desert for 40 years; older generation dies off
(Numbers)Job livesIsraelites in Egypt (430 years)Time of the judges (299 years)Isaiah ministers to Judah
(Book of Isaiah)God uses Esther to preserve Jews living in exile in Persian empireNew time periodMalachi written, Old Testament closesJews exiled to Babylon (70 years)
(2 Chr. 36: 17-21)Luke tells how the disciples begin taking the gospel to Judea, Samaria and the ends of the Earth.
(Acts 1-28)Christ crucified and resurrected (Mt. 27; Mk. 15; Lk. 23; Jn. 19) Ascends to Heaven 40 days later (Acts 1)Ancient Egyptian MythologyHieroglyphics createdFirst stone pyramid builtPyramids at Giza builtThe country just over Egypt's southern border was called Nubia. Nubia had valuable natural resources such as gold and semi-precious stones. The ancient Egyptians tried to control Nubia so that they would have access to Nubia's resources.The temple of Karnak is a large temple complex. Although the first parts of this complex were built in the Middle Kingdom, later pharaohs added buildings, halls and chapels.One main branch of the Nile carries water into the western desert. It feeds into a lake in the middle of a large fertile area known as the 'Faiyum'.Ahmose unified upper and lower EgyptNew time periodHyksos took control of Egypt's Delta RegionNew time periodHatshepsut becomes pharaoh of EgyptTutankhamun ruled Egypt;Hypostyle hall was added to the temple at KarnakAkhenaten ruledThe Armana PeriodPlato travels in Egypt, Cerene, Italy, Syracuse, and Sicily
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