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DATE * (B.C.)	Old Testament Event		DATE * (B.C.)	Old Testament Event
3984	God creates Adam and Eve. Ussher's chronology places their creation at 4004, while other research suggests a date of 4024.		1010 - 970	King David reigns over Israel. He writes Psalms 1-71, 107-119, 135-150.
3984 - 3054	Life of Adam (Genesis 5:3-5) who will live 930 years		1010 - 970	Davidic priests write Psalms 73-88, 90-106.
3854 - 2942	Life of Seth (Genesis 5:6-8)		970 - 930	King Solomon reigns over Israel. He writes Psalm 72, Proverbs 1-24, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.
3749 - 2844	Life of Enos (Genesis 5:9-11)		966 - 965	Solomon begins building Jerusalem's temple. (1Kings 6:1)
3659 - 2749	Life of Cainan (Genesis 5:12-14)		959 - 958	Solomon completes building Jerusalem's temple. (1Kings 6:38)
3589 - 2694	Life of Mahalaleel (Genesis 5:15-17)		930	Solomon dies at the age of around 70. Israel splits into two distinct kingdoms. The nation of Israel is composed of ten of Israel's tribes. Its capital is in Samaria. The kings of Israel are descendants of King Jeroboam. The kingdom of Judah is composed of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi. Jerusalem is the capital. The kings of Judah are descendants of Kings David and Solomon.
3524 - 2562	Life of Jared (Genesis 5:18-20)
3362 - 2997	Life of Enoch (Genesis 5:21-24)
3297 - 2328	Life of Methuselah (Genesis 5:25-27)
3110 - 2333	Life of Lamech (Genesis 5:28-31)
2928 - 1978	Life of Noah (Genesis 9:29)
2426 - 1826	Life of Shem (Genesis 11:10-11)		930 - 723	Period of the nineteen Kings of Israel
2328	Noah was 600 years old when the great flood covered the earth (Genesis 7:6)		930 - 586	Period of the twenty rulers (19 Kings and 1 Queen) over Judah
1975 - 1800	Life of Abraham (Genesis 25:7)		884 - 612	Period when Assyria is a world empire
1876 - 1696	Life of Isaac (Genesis 35:28)		809 - 757	Part of the book of 2Kings written
1815 - 1668	Life of Jacob (renamed Israel - Genesis 32:24-28)		798 to c. 400	The books of the Minor Prophets are written
1724 - 1614	Life of Joseph (Genesis 50:22)		757 - 696	Books of Isaiah, 1Kings, 1Samuel and 2Samuel written.
1685	Jacob and his entire household enter the land of Egypt (Genesis 46-47:9)		753	City of Rome is founded by Romulus
c. 1660's	The earliest book included in the Bible, the Book of Job, is written		745 - 727	Tiglath-pileser III ("Pul") is King of Assyria. King Menahem of Israel pays him tribute money (2Kings 15:19-20).
1550 - 1069	Period when Egyptian Empire, also called the New Kingdom of Egypt, is at the height of its power and prosperity		727 - 722	Shalmaneser V reigns as King of Assyria.
1550 - 1526	Ahmose I reigns as Pharaoh of Egypt (dates disputed)		723	Samaria is conquered by Assyrian King Shalmaneser V. Israel is taken captive to Assyria (2Kings 17:1-6).
1526 - 1506	Amenhotep I reigns as Pharaoh of Egypt (dates disputed)		715 - 686	Hezekiah writes Psalms 120-134 and has Proverbs 25-29 written for him
1525 - 1405	Life of Moses (Deuteronomy 34:7)		705 - 681	Sennacherib reigns as King of Assyria
1506 - 1493	Thutmose I reigns as Egyptian Pharaoh		701	Sennacherib threatens to destroy Jerusalem. God has Angel of the Lord kill 185,000 troops as they prepare to enter city (2Kings 18-19).
1493 - 1479	Thutmose II reigns as Egyptian Pharaoh
1490 - 1380	Life of Joshua (Joshua 24:29)		626 - 585	Book of Jeremiah, Psalm 89 and a part of 2Kings written
1479 - 1458	Hatshepsut reigns as Pharaoh of Egypt		612	Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire, falls to Babylonian King Nabopolassar.
1479 - 1425	Thutmose III reigns as Pharaoh of Egypt. From 1479 to 1458, he is co-regent with stepmother Hatshesut		612 - 539	Period when Babylon is a world empire
1445	Exodus of the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage		608 - 586	Book of Lamentations written
1445 - 1405	Children of Israel wander in wilderness 40 years (Deut. 8:2). Moses writes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy		605	King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon makes his first attack of Jerusalem. Taken captive are the prophet Daniel and his companions
1405	Joshua leads the Children of Israel into the Promised Land		605 - 530	Book of Daniel written
1398	The Land of Canaan (Promised Land) is divided by lot among the children of Israel (Joshua 14)		597	Jerusalem falls to King Nebuchadnezzar. He takes Judah's king as prisoner to Babylon and sets up Zedekiah as a puppet king (2Kings 24-25).
1398 - 1380	Joshua serves as Israel's Judge		597 - 570	Book of Ezekiel written
1358 - 1350	Children of Israel oppressed by Cushan, King of Mesopotamia (Judges 3:8)		586	Nebuchadnezzar attacks Jerusalem a third time. He destroys the city and burns the temple. Judah goes into captivity in Babylon (2Kings 24-25)
1350 - 1310	Othniel serves as Israel's Judge. (Judges 3:9-11)		586 - 513	Books of Ezra, 1Chronicles and 2Chronicles are written
1310 - 1292	Children of Israel oppressed by Eglon, King of Moab (Judges 3:12-14)		585 - 572	Book of Esther written
1292 - 1212	Ehud serves as Israel's Judge. (Judges 3:15-30)		565 - 513	Book of Nehemiah written
1212 - 1192	Children of Israel oppressed by Jabin, King of Canaan (Judges 4:1-4)		559 - 530	Cyrus the Great reigns as King of Persia
1192 - 1152	Deborah and Barak serve as Israel's Judges (Judges 4-5)		555 - 539	Nabonidus reigns as last king of the Babylonian empire
1153 - 1113	Eli serves as one of Israel's Judges (1Samuel 4:18)		539	King Nabonidus fights, surrenders to King Cyrus of Persia. Cyrus issues decree allowing Jews to go to Jerusalem
1152 - 1145	Children of Israel oppressed by Midianites (Judges 6:1)		539 - 331	Period when Persia is a world empire
1145 - 1105	Gideon serves as Israel's Judge (Judges 6:11-40; 7; 8)		521 - 486	Darius I the Great is King of the Persian empire
1105 - 1102	Abimelech serves as Israel's Judge in the North (Judges 9:1-54)		516	The rebuilding of Jerusalem's temple is completed during the reign of Darius I
1105 - 1065	Children of Israel oppressed by Philistines in the South and West (Judges 13:1, 1Samuel 7:13)		500s - 400s	Ezra and priests, Levites known as The Great Assembly complete the canonization of the Old Testament
1105 - 1087	Children of Israel oppressed by the Ammonites in the East (Judges 10:7-8)		336 - 323	Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, builds and rules his world empire
1102 - 1079	Tola serves as Israel's Judge in the North (Judges 10:1-2)		331	Persian King Darius III is defeated in battle by Alexander the Great. Persia falls.
1087 - 1081	Jephthah serves as Israel's Judge in the East (Judges 11; 12:1-7)		175	Antiochus IV Epiphanes becomes ruler of Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. He begins to force Greek culture into Judea.
1085 - 1065	Samson serves as Israel's Judge in the South and West (Judges 15:20)		167	Mattathias, a Jewish priest, starts a revolt against the Seleucids by refusing to worship their Greek gods.
1085 - 1053	Samuel serves as Israel's Judge (1Samuel 7:6, 15-17)		164	Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias, leads an army of Jewish dissidents to victory over the Seleucids.
1081 - 1074	Ibzan serves as Israel's Judge in the East (Judges 12:8-10)		147	Judea gains independence
1079 - 1057	Jair serves as Israel's Judge in the North (Judges 10:3-5)		63	Roman troops occupy Palestine (Judea). Jerusalem falls.
1074 - 1064	Elon serves as Israel's Judge in the East (Judges 12:11-12)		60 - 54	A coalition between Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus governs the Roman Republic
1067 - 1050	Samuel the prophet writes the books of Judges and Joshua		44	Julius Caesar is assassinated
1064 - 1056	Abdon serves as Israel's Judge in the East (Judges 12:13-14)		37	Herod the Great becomes King of Judea through Rome
1060's	Book of Ruth written		27	The Roman Republic ends. Augustus Caesar becomes Roman Emperor.
1053 - 1050	Samuel's sons serve as Israel's Judge (1Samuel 8:1-5)		20	Herod the Great begins work to rebuild Jerusalem's temple
1050 - 1010	King Saul, anointed by Samuel, reigns over a united Israel		5	Jesus is born in Bethlehem
			c. 4	Herod the Great dies. Herod Antipas, his son, becomes tetrarch.