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History of Israel and Judah
DATES AND IMPORTANT EVENTS
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01/05/2010
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Age of the Patriarchs
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2200-1800 B.C.
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Early (late) date for Israel's exodus from Egypt
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1450 B.C. (1250)
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Israel's Conquest of Canaan
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1400 B.C.
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Israel's Tribal Confederacy [Judges]
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1400-1050 B.C.
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Israel's United kingdom
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1050-931 B.C.
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Saul Becomes King
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1050 B.C.
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David Becomes King
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1000 B.C.
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Solomon Becomes King
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970 B.C.
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Solomon Founds the first Jerusalem Temple
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966 B.C.
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Period of Divided Kingdoms. Rehoboam King of Judah (capital= Jerusalem), Jerobaom I King of Israel (Samaria).
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930-722 B.C.
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Reign of Ahab in the northern Kingdom of Israel
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874-853 B.C.
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Syro-Ephramite threat against Jerusalem during the days of Ahaz of Judah
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735-732 B.C.
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Samaria and the northern Kingdom falls to Assyrians
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722 B.C.
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Period of Kingdom of Judah remaining alone
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721-586 B.C.
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Neo-Assyrian threat of King Sennecharib against Jerusalem during king Hezekiah of Judah
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705-701 B.C.
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Reign of Josiah
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640-609 B.C.
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Nebuchadnezzar defeats Assyria and Egypt at Carchemish
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605 B.C.
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Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem and deports the elite including Ezekiel
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597 B.C.
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Jerusalem and Temple destroyed by Neb. II of Babylon
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586 B.C.
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Babylonian exile of Judah
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586-539 B.C.
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Cyrus the Great conquers Babylonian Empire
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539 B.C.
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Persian Empire allows Judean exiles to return from Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem and Temple in 3 waves
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538-432 B.C.
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Cyrus decrees first return of exiles led by Sheshbazzar
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538 B.C.
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Second group of exiles return under Ezra
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458 B.C.
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Third group returns under Nehemiah
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432 B.C.
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Hellenistic (Greek prominence) Age
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330- 64 B.C.
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Alexander the Great conquers Persian Empire
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330 B.C.
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes oppresses Judea
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175-164 B.C.
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes desecreates the Jerusalem Temple
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168 B.C.
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Maccabean Revolt against Antiochus IV Epiphanes; First led by Mattathias (Hasmonian family) then by Judas the Maccabee
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167-164 B.C.
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Judas the Maccabee reconsecrates the Jerusalem temple. Gives rise to festival of Chanukah
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165 B.C.
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Judean period of independence under the Hasmonians
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141-63 B.C.
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Roman Empire
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63 B.C.-395 A.D.
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Pompey Conquers Jerusalem
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63 B.C.
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Herod the Great is King of Judea
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37-4 B.C.
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First Jewish War against Rome. Roman army destroys temple around 70 AD
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A.D. 66-70
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Romans conquer Jewish rebels at Masada
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A.D. 73
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Second Jewish Revolt against Rome. Jewish resistance completely crushed
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A.D. 132-135
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