Hebraic Chronology
John Lewis
Jan 30, 2003
c. 2300 BC Patriarchal
Period: Roots of Judaic Peoples in
Migrations of clans and
families into Canaan
Legend of Abraham, called
by God, to find a homeland
1700-1270 Egyptian Captivity
Moses moves people
out of Egypt towards Canaan via desert
10 Commandments at
Mt Sinai
1180 Period of Judges: Renewal of Religious, Political and Legal
order
1020 Period of Kings
Death of Samuel. Saul, King. Revolt by David. Saul
slain
1002 David, King
970
Solomon, King
930
Death of
Solomon. Division of Kingdom
Various wars with
Assyria and Babylonia
732 Attack of Jerusalem by
Assyrian Sennacherib
612
Capture of Ninevah by Babylonians
586
Babylonian
Captivity: Capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchradezzar
End
of Hebrews as a nation; Judaism as religious community.
538 Conquest of Babylonia by
Cyrus of Persia.
536 Cyrus releases Jews to
return to Jerusalem.
534-516 Rebuilding of temple
445 Nehemiah, a Babylonian
Jew, to Jerusalem. City walls rebuilt
Law Book published (Covenant
between Jews and Yahweh)
415 Period of Rule by High
Priests and Elders
333 Alexander overthrows
Persian Empire
323 Hellenistic Period; Death of Alexander;
Judea a satrapy of
Judea a pawn between
Seleucid (Syria) and Ptolemaic (Egypt) empires
290 Judea a province of
Seleucid Empire
219 Falls back under Rule of Ptolemies (Egypt)
204 Judea back under Seleucid
Rule
167 Maccabaean
Uprising against forced worship of heathen deities
142 Judea freed from Syrian
control; Decades of feuding between rival factions
65-63 Romans appear in
Syria; Pompey captures Jerusalem
47 Antipater
made Procurator (Governor) of Judea, Samaria and Galilee by Julius Caesar
43-37 Antipater
assassinated; Herod made King of the Jews; captures Jerusalem
4 Birth of Jesus; Death
of Herod
6
AD Judea made a Roman
province
Jews had appealed
against mistreatment by Archelaus, son of Herod
26 Pontius Pilate made
Procurator
33 Death of Jesus
38 Jews persecuted for
failing to worship Caligula
41 Judea committed by
Claudius to Agrippa, grandson of Herod.
Signs of revolt among Jews
66 Procurator Florus seizes temple treasure; Jews revolt
67 Roman General Vespasian to Galilee
68-70 Jewish Revolt; Siege and
capture of
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