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Old Testament

Timeline









Timeline
         



  8000 B.C.
 »
 Earliest villages. (Prehistoric period)

  3000
 »
 Earliest decipherable inscriptions.

  2000
 »
 Abraham. (Approx. date believed)

  1491
 »
 Exodus. (Earlier approx. date believed)

  1451
 »
 Moses' death. (Promised land entered)

  1348
 »
 (Exodus. Later approx. date believed)

  1053
 »
 Reign of Saul. (First king of United Israel)

  1013
 »
 Reign of David. (Second king of United Israel)

    973
 »
 Reign of Solomon. (Third king of United Israel)

    933
 »
 Kingdom divided:

 
     » Northern 10 Tribes = Israel (Capital = Samaria)

         » Southern 2 Tribes = Judah (Capital = Jerusalem)

    721
 »
 Northern kingdom ends. (Assyrian captivity)

    606
 »
 Southern kingdom defeated by Babylon. (1st captivity)

    587/6
 »
 Jerusalem destroyed. (Last captive group to Babylon)

    539
 »
 Persian rule begins under Cyrus.

    536
 »
 Return from Babylon captivity. (First group)

    515
 »
 Temple rebuilt.

    444
 »
 Nehemiah rebuilds Jerusalem's walls.

    430
 »
 Old Testament period ends.

 
Although some of the above Timeline Historical Record Dates can be pinpointed with a certain degree of accuracy, others are still debatable until further evidence can be found. These are simply offered to provide the reader a grasp of the context of the events themselves through the Old Testament Times.