Understanding The Bible |
CENTRAL POWER |
DATE | COMMENTS | |
| Creation | |||
| Pre-Biblical Hisotry | The Book Of JOB | ||
| Pre-Biblical History | The Book of GENESIS | ||
| -9000 | Adam and Eve | ||
| -8000 | The Fall of Man | ||
| -2400 | The Great Flood, Genesis 7-8 | ||
| -2165 | Abram Born | ||
| IN CANAAN | -2126 | God Calls Abraham to Canaan (Genesis 12:1-2) | |
| -2100 | Death of Noah | ||
| -2090 | Abraham enters Canaan @ 75 years of age | ||
| -2089 | Abraham goes to Egypt (famine) | ||
| -2085 | Lot carried to Damascus by invading king | ||
| -2079 | Ishmael born of Hagar | ||
| -2066 | Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah | ||
| -2065 | Isaac Born | ||
| -2062 | Ishmael and Hagar cast out, Genesis 25 | ||
| -2050 | Isaac taken to Mt. Moriah by Abraham | ||
| -2028 | Death of Sarah | ||
| -2025 | Isaac marries Rebekah | ||
| -2005 | Jacob and Esau Born | ||
| -1942 | Death of Ishmael | ||
| -1928 |
Jacob deceives Isaac for birth right Jacob flees to Laban at Haran |
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| -1921 | Ruben born (first of Jacob's 12 sons) | ||
| -1919 | Levi born | ||
| -1914 | Moses born | ||
| -1913 | The Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 15) | ||
| -1908 | Jacob arrives in Shechem | ||
| -1898 | Jacob Returns to Bethel | ||
| -1897 | Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt (Genesis 37:36) | ||
| -1884 | Joseph exalted in Egypt | ||
| IN EGYPT | -1875 | Israel (Jacob) and family move to Egypt (Genesis 46:1-26) | |
| -1800 | Isaac Reconfirmation of Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 26:1-5) | ||
| -1860 | Jacob Reconfirmation of Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 28:13-15) | ||
| -1868 | Death of Jacob | ||
| -1804 | Death of Joseph | ||
| -1799 | Death of Levi | ||
| -1792 | Hammurabi Rules in Babylon | ||
| -1730 | Hyksos invasion of Egypt (new king who knew not Joseph) | ||
| -1528 | Birth of Aaron | ||
| -1525 | Birth of Moses | ||
| -1480 | Moses and the "Burning Bush" | ||
| IN THE WILDERNESS | -1445 | The Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 14) - Passover | |
| IN CANAAN | -1405 |
End of Wilderness
Wanderings Death of Moses and Aaron The Conquest of Canaan Begins |
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| The Elders (1391-1390) | -1391 | The Time of the Elders | |
| The Judges (1390-1043) | -1390 | The Time of the Judges | |
| -1373 | Othniel (1373-1334) | ||
| -1316 | Ehud (1316-1237) | ||
| -1237 | Deborah and Barack (1237-1198) | ||
| -1165 | Birth of Eli | ||
| -1151 | Abilelech (1151-1149) | ||
| -1149 | Tola (1149-1126) | ||
| -1126 | Jair (1126-1105) | ||
| -1107 | Eli rules at Shiloh (1107-1067) | ||
| -1105 | Birth of Samuel | ||
| -1087 | Jephthah (-1087-1081) | ||
| -1081 | Ibzan (1081-1075) | ||
| -1075 | Elon (1075-1065) | ||
| -1069 | Sampson (1069-1049) | ||
| -1067 | Death of Eli | ||
| SAUL | -1050 | The Kingdom United (1050-930) Under Saul as Saul Becomes King | |
| -1020 | Death of Samuel | ||
| -1011 | Ishbosheth and Abner (1011-1004) | ||
| DAVID | -1011 | David becomes King of Judah | |
| DAVID | -1004 | David becomes Full King (1004-971) | |
| SOLOMON | -971 | Solomon becomes King (971-931) | |
| -966 | Temple Started (480 years after Exodus) | ||
| -965 | The book: SONG OF SONGS, CANTICLES, SONG OF SOLOMON, by Solomon | ||
| DAMASCAS COMES TO POWER | -950 | The book of PROVERBS by Solomon and others | |
| -940 | The book of the PSALMS (some very early most in 900's) David & others | ||
| -935 | The book of ECCLESIASTES by Solomon | ||
| KINGDOMS DIVIDED | -931 | The Kingdom Is Divided SOUTHERN KINGDOM, JUDAH | The Kingdom is Divided NORTHERN KINGDOM, ISRAEL |
| -931 | JUDAH THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM | ||
-931 |
ISRAEL THE NORTHERN KINGDOM |
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| -931 | Jeroboam 1 becomes King of Israel, (931-910), Bad King, 22 Yrs. |
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| -931 | Rehoboam becomes King of Judah, (931-913), Bad King, 17 Yrs, (Shemaiah the prophet) | ||
| -930 | Book of 1 SAMUEL by Samuel and others | ||
| -920 | Abijah/Abijam becomes King of Judah, (913 911) | ||
| -911 | Asa becomes King of Judah, (911-870), Good King, 41 Yrs, | ||
| -910 | Nadab becomes King of Israel, (910-909), Bad King, 2 Yrs |
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| -909 | Baasha becomes King of Israel, (909-886), Bad King, 24 Yrs |
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| ASSYRIA COMES TO POWER | -886 | Elah becomes King of Israel, (886-885), Bad King 2 Yrs |
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| -885 |
Zimri becomes King of Israel, (885-874), Bad King, 7 Days |
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| -885 | Omri becomes King of Israel, (885-874), Bad King, 12 Yrs |
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| -874 | Ahab becomes king of Israel, (874-853), Bad King, 22 Yrs |
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| -860 | Elijah and Micaiah begin prophetic ministry |
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| -860 | Jehoshophat becomes King of Judah, (873-796), Good King, 25 Yrs | ||
| -853 | Ahaziah becomes king of Israel, (853-852), Bad King, 2 Yrs |
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| -852 | Joram becomes King of Israel, (852-841), Bad King, 12 Yrs |
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| -848 | Jehoram becomes King of Judah, (848-841), Bad King, 8 Yr | ||
| -848 | Elisha begins prophetic ministry |
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| -841 |
Ahazaih becomes King of Judah, (841), Bad King, 1 Yr |
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| -841 | Jehu becomes King of Israel, (841-814), Bad King, 28 Yrs |
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| -841 | Obadiah begins prophetic ministry |
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| -841 | Athaliah becomes King of Judah, (841-835), Bad King, 6 Yrs | ||
| Pre-Exilic | -840 | The book of OBADIAH, writes to Israel and Edom (Writes: 840-830 Mason) |
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| Pre-Exilic | -830 | Jehoahaz becomes King of Israel, (814-798), Bad King, 17 Yrs |
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| Pre-Exilic | -835 | Joash becomes King of Judah, (835-796), Good King, 40 Yrs | |
| Pre-Exilic | -835 | Joel begins prophetic ministry (Writes to Judah) | |
| Pre-Exilic | -800 |
Assyria asserts power in Israel |
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| Pre-Exilic | -814 | Jehoahaz becomes King of Israel, (814-798), Bad King, 17 Yrs |
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| Pre-Exilic | -798 | Jehoash becomes King of Israel, (798-782), Bad, 16 Yrs |
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| Pre-Exilic | -796 | Amaziah becomes King of Judah, (796-767), Good King, 29 Years | |
| Pre-Exilic | -782 | Jeroboam II becomes King of Israel, (793-753), Bad King, 41 Yrs |
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| Pre-Exilic | -782 | Shalmaneser IV becomes King of Assyria | |
| Pre-Exilic | -780 | Uzziah - Azariah becomes King of Judah, (790-739), Good King, 52 Yrs | |
| Pre-Exilic | -780 |
Jonah begins prophetic ministry |
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| Pre-Exilic | -780 | JONAH writes to Nineveh (Writes: 885-770 Mason) |
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| Pre-Exilic | -755 | Amos begins prophetic ministry | |
| Pre-Exilic | -755 | The book of AMOS by Amos (Writes: 765-755) | |
| Pre-Exilic | -755 | Hosea begins prophetic ministry |
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| Pre-Exilic | -755 | The book of HOSEA by Hosea (Writes: 755-715 Mason) |
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| Pre-Exilic | -753 |
ZECHARIAH becomes King of Israel, (753-752), Bad King, 6 Mo. |
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| Pre-Exilic | -752 |
Shallum becomes King of Israel, (752), Bad King, 1 Mo. |
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| Pre-Exilic | -752 | Menahem becomes King of Israel, (752-742), Bad King, 10 Yrs |
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| Pre-Exilic | -740 | Pekahiah becomes King of Israel, (742-740 Whitcomb) |
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| Pre-Exilic | -740 | Jotham becomes King of Judah, (750-735), Good King, 16 Yrs | |
| Pre-Exilic | -740 | Pekah becomes King of Israel, (742-752), Bad King, 20 Yrs |
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| Pre-Exilic | -740 | The book of MICAH by Micah (Writes: 740-690) | |
| Pre-Exilic | -739 | Isaiah begins prophetic ministry, (739-692), Under the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah (Kings of Judah), Wrote concerning Judah and Jerusalem in THE BOOK OF ISAIAH | |
| Pre-Exilic | -732 | Ahaz becomes King of Judah, (732-716), Bad King, 16 Yrs | |
| Pre-Exilic | -732 | THE LAST KING OF ISRAEL - Hoshea becomes King of Israel, (732-712), Bad King, 9 Yrs |
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| Pre-Exilic | -733 |
Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria invades Israel |
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| Pre-Exilic | -716 | HEZEKIAH becomes King of Judah, (716-687), Good King, 29 Years | |
| Pre-Exilic | -722 |
Samaria Falls to Assyria as CAPTIVITY OF ISRAEL Begins |
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| Pre-Exilic | -720 |
Senacherib of Assyria surrounds Jerusalem |
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| Pre-Exilic | -687 | Manasseh becomes King of Judah, (687-642), Bad King, 55 Yrs | |
| Pre-Exilic | -642 | Amon becomes King of Judah, (642-640), Bad, 2 Yrs | |
| Pre-Exilic | -640 | Josiah becomes King of Judah, (640-608), Good (last good King of Judah) | |
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BABYLON COMES TO POWER |
-640 | ||
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -630 | NAHUM writes to Judah (Writes: 630-612 Mason) | |
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -630 | The book of HABAKKUK by Habakkuk (Writes: 630-612 Mason) | |
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -627 | JEREMIAH begins public ministry, (627-574), under the reigns of Josaih, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoaichin, and Zediciah (Kings of Judah), Writes concerning Judah and the Nations (Jeremiah 1+2) in THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH | |
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -625 | The book of ZEPHANIAH by Zephaniah (Writes: 625) | |
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -622 | Book of LAW discovered | |
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -620 | Habakkuk begins prophetic ministry | |
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -612 | Assyrian Capital of Nineveh sacked by Babylonians | |
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -608 | Jehoahaz becomes King of Judah, (608), Bad King, 3 mo. (he was taken to Egypt by Pharaoh Neco) | |
| Pre-Exilic/Exilic | -608 | Jehoikim becomes King of Judah, (608-597), Bad King, 11 Yrs | |
| Exilic | -612 | Fall of Nineveh | |
| Exilic | -605 | Judah begins being taken into Babylonian Captivity (605-536 70 year Captivity, Whitcomb) (Babylon overthrows Asyria) | |
| Exilic | -605 | DANIEL begins public ministry, (605-536), under the reigns of Zedekiah of Judah and Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, concerning Israel and the Gentile Nations, (Daniel Ch. 2+9) in THE BOOK OF DANIEL | |
| Exilic | -597 | Jehoiachin becomes King of Judah, (597), Bad, 3 Mo. | |
| Exilic | -595 | THE LAST KING OF JUDAH - Zedekiah becomes King of Judah (597-586), Bad, 11 Yrs, most of his kingship was as a Babylonian Vassal State | |
| Exilic | -592 | EZEKIEL begins public ministry, (593-559), under the reigns of Zedekiah of Judah and Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, writes concerning the Whole House of Israel (and Judah), (Ezekiel Ch. 2-3), in THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL | |
| Exilic | -586 | Jeremiah taken to Egypt | |
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PERSIA COMES TO POWER |
-586 |
Judah taken into Captivity by Nebuchadnezzar (Babylon),
and The Destruction of Jerusalem |
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| Exilic | -586 | The book of LAMENTATIONS by Jeremiah | |
| Exilic | -580 | 1 Jerusalem Falls to Babylon | |
| Exilic | -580 | 2 Temple Destroyed by Babylon | |
| Exilic | -580 | 3 Babylonian Captivity Complete | |
| Exilic | -580 | Judah 70 Years in Babylonian Captivity begins | |
| Exilic | -560 | Babylon King Merodach | |
| Exilic | -555 | Babylon King Labashi-Marduk | |
| Exilic | -550 | 1 The book of 1 KINGS by Jeremiah | |
| Exilic | -550 | 2 The book of 2 KINGS by Jeremiah | |
| Exilic | -550 | Babylon King Nabonidus | |
| Exilic | -540 | Babylon King Belshazzar | |
| Exilic | -539 | Cyrus of Medo-Persia conquers Babylon - Fall of Babylon | |
| Exilic | -538 | Cyrus of Medo-Persia decrees return of Jews | |
| Exilic | -538 | Zerubbabel decrees return of Jews (538-? Whitcomb) | |
| Exilic | -537 | The book of DANIEL by Daniel (Writes: 605-536 Mason) | |
| Post Exilic | -536 | The 1st Delivery from Babylon (360 Jews) | |
| Post Exilic | -536 | Temple Construction Begins (535-616) | |
| Post Exilic | -530 | Temple Construction Halted | |
| Post Exilic | -521 | Darius I becomes King of Persia | |
| Post Exilic | -520 | Temple Construction Resumed | |
| Post Exilic | -520 | Haggai begins prophetic ministry | |
| Post Exilic | -520 | The book of HAGGAI by Haggai (Writes: 520-505 Mason) | |
| Post Exilic | -520 | The book of ZECHARIAH by Zechariah (Writes: 520-528) | |
| Post Exilic | -516 | Second Temple Completed | |
| Post Exilic | -480 | Xerxes becomes King of Persia | |
| Post Exilic | -475 | Esther becomes Queen of Persia | |
| Post Exilic | -470 | Book of ESTHER, author unknown | |
| Post Exilic | -460 | Artaxerxes becomes King of Persia | |
| Post Exilic | -460 | Book of EZRA By Ezra | |
| Post Exilic | -458 | Ezra returned to Jerusalem 458-? Whitcomb) | |
| Post Exilic | -458 | Second Delivery from Babylon | |
| Post Exilic | -450 | 1 CHRONICLES (Ezra) | |
| Post Exilic | -450 | 2 CHRONICLES (Ezra) | |
| Post Exilic | -446 | Third Delivery from Babylon | |
| Post Exilic | -446 | Walls of Jerusalem destroyed | |
| Post Exilic | -445 | The book of NEHEMIAH by Nehemiah | |
| Post Exilic | -444 | Nehemiah (as Governor) goes to Jerusalem | |
| Post Exilic | -443 | Walls of Jerusalem Rebuilt | |
| Post Exilic | -430 | Book of Malachi (begins prophetic ministry) (450-400) | |
| Post Exilic | -425 | Xerxes II becomes King of Persia | |
| Post Exilic | -420 | Darius II becomes King of Persia | |
| Post Exilic | -410 | Artaxerxes II becomes King of Persia | |
| 400 YEARS OF SILENCE (400-001) | |||
| -355 | Artaxerxes III becomes King of Persia | ||
| GREECE COMES TO POWER | Greek Rule (333-142) | ||
| -330 | Arses becomes King of Persia | ||
| -330 | Greek Empire - Egypt, Judea, Syria | ||
| -330 | Third Delivery from Babylon | ||
| -328 | Darius III becomes King of Persia | ||
| -333 | Alexander the Great (Greece) Conquers Persia | ||
| -320 | Alexander Dies at age 32, Judea under Ptolemy of Egypt | ||
| -275 | Judah Governs itself under Ptolemies | ||
| -240 | Septuagint Translated from Hebrew to Greek | ||
| -220 | Antiochus III comes to power in Syria | ||
| -200 | Syria takes Judea from Egypt (Greek Empire) | ||
| -175 | Priesthood Sold under Seleucus IV | ||
| -170 | The Abomination of Desolation - end of priesthood | ||
| -167 | Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) defiles Temple | ||
| -165 | The Maccabean Revolt | ||
| -142 | Brief period of almost Semi Autonomy under Macabeans | ||
| ROME COMES TO POWER | -130s | Roman Empire Develops into World Power | |
| -90 | Judea Civil War under Antiochus 11 | ||
| -65 | Pompey Captures Judea and Syria (Roman Empire) | ||
| -60 | Julius Caesar | ||
| -48 | Herod (King of the Jews) under Octavian Augustus of Rome | ||
| -48 | Marc Antony rules Syria | ||
| -37 | -37 through -4 bc Herod The
Great (Jesus birth) (https://www.biola.edu/blogs/good-book-blog/2014/how-many-herods-are-there-in-the-bible) |
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| -4 | -4 through 6 ad Herod Archelaus | ||
| -4 | -4 through 34 ad Herod Phillip | ||
| -4 | -4 through 39 ad Herod Antipas (Jesus' trial and crusifixion) | ||
| -4 | John the Baptist Born | ||
| -6 to -3 | Jesus Is Born | ||
| 26.1 | John the Baptist's Public Ministry | ||
| 26.2 | Solomon becomes King | ||
| 26.5 | Jesus Baptized | ||
| 26.6 | 40 Days in Wilderness - The 3 Temptations | ||
| 27 | Jesus First Miracle - Cana | ||
| 27.25 | The Cleansing of the Temple | ||
| 28.5 | Chooses 12 Apostles | ||
| 28.6 | Sermon on the Mount | ||
| 29 | John The Baptist beheaded | ||
| 29.25 | The Feeding of the 5000 | ||
| 29.5 | The Feeding of the 4000 | ||
| 29.75 | The Transfiguration (Summer) | ||
| 30.25 | Lazarus Raised from the Dead | ||
| 30.33 | The Last Week - Triumphal Entry | ||
| 30.34 | Jesus Dies on the Cross | ||
| 30.35 | Jesus is Buried | ||
| 30.36 | Jesus is Resurrected | ||
| 30.4 | The Ascension | ||
| 30.41 | Pentecost | ||
| 37 | 37 through 44 ad Herod Agrippa I | ||
| 45 | The Book of JAMES | ||
| 45 | The Book of GALATIANS | ||
| 50 | 50 through 90 Herod Agrippa II | ||
| 50 | The First Church Council | ||
| 50 | The Book of MATTHEW | ||
| 51 | The books of First and Second THESSALONIANS | ||
| 56 | The book of ROMANS | ||
| 56 | The book of First CORINTHIANS | ||
| 57 | The book of Second CORINTHIANS | ||
| 60 |
The books of: LUKE PHILEMON COLOSSIANS PHILIPPIANS EPEHESIANS |
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| 64 | The book of First TIMOTHY | ||
| 65 |
The books of: First PETER TITUS |
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| 66 | The book of Second PETER | ||
| 66-73 | Romans Destroy Jerusalem (First Jewish Uprising) | ||
| 67 |
The books of: MARK ACTS HEBREWS JUDE |
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| 68 | The book of Second TIMOTHY | ||
| 70 | The Destruction of Jerusalem | ||
| 85-90 |
The books of: The Gospel of JOHN 1-2-3 John |
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| 95 | The book of The Revelation of Jesus Christ | ||
| 99-100 | The Death of John - The End of the Apolostic Age | ||
| 132-135 |
Emperor Hdrian
renames Judah to Sameria, and Galilee to Palestina (2nd Jewish Revolt) |
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| 311 | The Edict of Toleration - Galerius | ||
| 330 | Emperor Constantine embraces Christianity | ||
| 350 | The division of the Roman Church Empire (East/West) | ||
| 354 | St. Agustine | ||
| 476 | The Fall of the Roman Empire (63-476) | ||
| 570 | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah is born in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) | ||
| 622 | Muhammad persecution begins | ||
| 632 | Muhammad dies | ||
| 732 |
The Battle of
Tours - Holy Wars end by 800 AD East / West Struggle begins |
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| 639-1099 | Muslims rule Palestine | ||
| 962 | "Holy Roman Empire" begins | ||
| 1054 | East / West Church Splits | ||
| 1099-1187 |
Pope Urban II
conquers Jerusalem and massacres Jews and Muslims (Crusades) |
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| 1350-1675 | The Renaissance | ||
| 1455 | Gutenberg Press | ||
| 1492 | Columbus discovers America | ||
| 1588 | Spanish Armada | ||
| 1509 | John Calvin | ||
| 1513-1917 |
Turkish Ottoman
Empire rules Palestine (The Balfour Declaration - Jewish Homeland) |
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| 1517 | Martin Luther born again | ||
| 1611 | Kings James Authorized Version | ||
| 1607 | Christianity Comes to America | ||
| 1730 | John Wesley and George Whitfield | ||
| 1725 | John Newton | ||
| 1703 | Jonathan Edwards | ||
| 1830 | George Mueller | ||
| 1850 | Karl Marx and Charles Darwin | ||
| 1914-1918 | World War I | ||
| 1936-1939 | The Arab Revolts in Palestine | ||
| 1939-1946 | World War II | ||
| 1947 |
Jewish War of
Independence The Forming of the Jewish State |
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| 1964 | Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) creation | ||
| 1967 |
The Six Day War June 5-10, 1967 |
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| 1973 | The Yom Kippur War | ||
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