History Of Ancient Israel Timeline

Main

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Biblical Date of the Exodus

1450 BCE

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Decline in Canaanite City-States

1200 BCE

Saul's Reign

1049 BCE - 1006 BCE

Reign of King David

1005 BCE - 970 BCE

Divided Monarchy

925 BCE - 722 bce

Jeraboam I becomes first king of Israel

Omride Dynasty

885 BCe - 843 BCE

Omri --> Ahab

Josiah's Reign

639 BCE - 609 BCE

Babylonian Exile

586 BCE - 539 BCE

Destruction of Jerusalem --> Cyrus II ends exile

Secondary Events

Egypt controls Canaan

1500 BCE - 1200 BCE

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Alternative Date for Exodus

1250 BCE

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Ishbaal

1005 BCE

Saul's son who wants to be king

Nathan

1000 BCE - 900 BCE

David's Prophet; foretold the collapse of David's kingdom after he had the affair with Bathsheba

Ataliah

900 BCE - 800 BCE

Omride Princess; Marraige Alliance

Elijah

900 BCE - 800 BCe

Prophet; ended the Omride dynasty

Elisha

843 BCE - 800 BCE

elijahs successor

Jehu

843 bce - 800 bce

Jehu defeats Omrides (but is a weak king himself)

Hosea, Amos and Isaiah

800 BCE - 700 BCE

Hosea and Amos were more criquers of social stuff; Isaiah was the PROPHET

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Syro-Ephramitic Alliance

735 BCE

Ahaz

734 BCe - 727 BCE

King of Judah; Isaiah told him to stick with Assyria, thus Judah was saved

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Sennacherib Campaign Against Babylon

705 BCE

Sennacherib was an Assyrian Prince

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Josiac Reforms

622 BCE

Nebachudnezzer II's Reign

605 BCE - 562 BCE

Responsible for the destruction of temple and exile of Judah

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Second Temple Rebuilt

516 BCE

Constructed after Cyrus released Jews from Exile in Babylon

Ezra

480 BCE - 444 BCE

• Led a group of exilees back to Jerusalem, only to discover that the Jerusalemites had been marrying foreign women
• She condemned them

Steles

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Amarna Letters

1350 BCE

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Merneptah Stele

1207 BCE

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Monolith (Shalmaneser III) Inscription

853 bce

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Mesha Inscription

840 BCE

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Hazael/ Tel-Dan Inscription

790 BCE

History of Ancient Israel