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UNITED KINGDOM of ISRAEL
1100BC
1000BC
DIVIDED KINGDOM 930 BC
900BC
Saul (1070-1010) [40]
David (1040-970) [40]
Solomon (987-930) [40]
Shishak
[950–924]
Israel, the Northern Kingdom: Ten tribes. [931-722] Jeroboam, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Omri, Ahab, Ahaziah, Joram, Jehu, Athaliah, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, Hoshea
800BC
700BC
600BC
500BC
Moabite Stone
840 BC
Judah, the Southern Kingdom: Two tribes. [931-587] Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Ahaziah, Athaliah (Queen), Jehoash, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah
Assyrian
Exile [722BC]
Babylonian Captivity
of Judah
[586BC - 516BC]
Solomon's
Temple
Solomon's Temple: 966 BC
Taylor Prism
689 BC
Elijah [875BC]
Elisha [848BC]
Joel [833BC]
Isaiah [740BC]
Micah [735BC]
Zephaniah [630BC]
Jeremiah [627BC]
Habakkuk [607BC]
Lamentations [586BC]
Amos [760BC]
Hosea [755BC]
Jonah [760BC]
Nahum [660BC]
Obadiah [840BC]
Prophesied to both Judah and Israel
Prophesied to Judah
Prophesied to Israel
Prophesied to Other Nations
Prophets of the Old Testament
Daniel [605BC]
Ezekiel [592BC]
Haggai [520BC]
Zechariah [520BC]
600BC
500BC
400BC
300BC
200BC
100BC
0
70 yr Captivity
Malachi [430BC]
Chaldeans settle in Mesopotamia [1000BC]
Homer (Illad, Odyssey)
750 BC
Socrates
470-399 BC
Hippocrates
460-370 BC
Persian conquest of Babylon: 539 BC
Second return to Jerusalem under Ezra: 458 BC
First Return of exiles to Jerusalem: 538 BC
Third return to Jerusalem under Nehemiah: 445 BC
Xerxes
[486-465 BC]
Esther in Persia: 479 BC
Babylonian Captivity & 70 Yr Exile
-586 BC Temple destroyed
-538 BC First return to Jerusalem
-516 BC Temple rebuilt
Temple Destroyed Temple Rebuilt
Pythagorus
572-500 BC
Plato
428-348 BC
Aristotle
384-322 BC
Archimedes
287-212 BC
Ulmech Civilization
1200-400 BC
Library of
Alexandria
Cleopatra
69-30 BC
Alexander III
356-323 BC
Herod the Great
73 - 4 BC
Wall Rebuilt
Dead Sea Scrolls
150 BC – 100 AD
C. Augusta
63BC-14AD
Pharisees & Sadducees: 135 BC
Pompey
106-48 BC
Pompey conquers Jerusalem: 63 BC
Samaritan temple built on Mt. Gerizim
Herod Agrippa I
10BC-44AD
Birth of Christ
~ 4 BC
Cyrus Cylinder
539 BC
Seed Line (approx): David (& Bathsheeba) Solomon Rehoboam Abijah Asa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah Johoash Amaziah Uzziah Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah Manasseh Amon Josiah Jeconiah Shealtiel Zerubbabel
Seed Line (approx): Zerubbabel Abiud Eliakim Azor Zadok Achim Eliud Eleazar Matthan Jacob Joseph (Mary) Jesus
70 yr Captivity
Temple Destroyed Temple Rebuilt
Cyrus Cylinder
539 BC
Daniel & writing on wall: 539 BC
Nebuchadnezzar
634-562 BC
Battle at Tyre: 585 BC
Daniel [605BC]
Ezekiel [592BC]
Destruction of Tyre completed by Alexander: 332 BC (Ezekiel 26)
Haggai [520BC]
Zechariah [520BC]
Qin Dynasty
221-206 BC
Iron Age 2: 1000-586 BC
Iron Age 1: 1200-1000 BC
Babylonian ...
Pythagorus
572-500 BC
Persian Period: 539-332 BC
Babylonian: 586-539 BC
Hellenistic Period: 332-141 BC
Hasmonean Period: 141-37 BC
Shalmaneser
Obelisk 825 BC
House of David Insc
950 BC
Gezer Calendar
925 BC
Yahweh Ostracon
800 BC
Siloam Inscription
701 BC
Septuagint
250 BC
Elephantine Papyri
450 BC
Bnei-Hezir Tombs
450 BC
M
Maccabees
167 BC – 160 BC
Compiled by Tim Foster. Free download at www.LinearConcepts.com/bibletimeline
20100816
Maccabean Revolt: 167 BC
Antiochus Epiphanes
[175-163 BC]
Antiochus Desecrates Temple: 168
Petra
600 BC