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----{{Brief_ot_timeline}}
722 BC: Exile of Northern Kingdom of Israel===Old Testament Era===
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{{box | text=There is significant disagreement among Christians as to the historical nature of some of the stories described in [[Genesis]]. For the purposes of this time-line, events after Abraham will be considered; for events prior to Abraham, see [[Historical understandings of Genesis]]; see also [[Timeline of church history]] and [[Chronology (EBD)]].}}{{rtoc}}==Overview of events==
==Detailed timeline==
[[852 BC]]
: Death of king [[Ahab]] of Israel
[[745 BC]]
: [[Tigleth-Pileser III]] ascends to the Assyrian throne
[[735 BC]]
: [[Syro-Ephraimite]] wars against Judah begin
[[732 BC]]
: [[Syro-Ephraimite]] wars against Judah end
[[722 BC]]
: Exile of Northern [[Kingdom of Israel]]
[[715 BC]]
: Hezekiah becomes king of the southern [[Kingdom of Judah]] and reverses Ahaz's religious policies and places his trust in [[God]]
[[701 BC]]
: [[Sennacharib]] (king of Assyria) invades the [[Kingdom of Judah]] taking [[Lachish]] and laying siege to [[Jerusalem]]
[[640 BC]]
: [[Josiah]] comes to the throne of [[Kingdom of Judah]]
[[622 BC]]
: Book of the Law found leading [[Josiah]] to repent and implement religious reforms, reaffirming the covenant with the people
[[612 BC]]
: [[Nineveh]] (of Assyria) destroyed by [[Babylon]]ian armies ([[Nahum 3:19]])
[[609 BC]]
: Death of [[Josiah]]
: Assyrian army finally wiped out by Babylon
[[605 BC]]
: Battle of [[Carchemish]] with Egyptian retreat to Egypt after being defeated by Babylonians
[[597 BC]]
: Babylonians defeat armies of [[Jehoiachin]], king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] resulting in the "first" exile
[[587 BC]]
: "Second" exile of Jews from [[Kingdom of Judah]] to [[Babylonia]]
[[562 BC]]
: [[Nebuchadnezzar]], king of Babylon, dies
[[539 BC]]
: Babylonian Empire ends
: Decree to allow return of exiles from Babylon
[[538 BC]]
: [[Sheshbazzar]] leads exiles back to Jerusalem
[[536 BC]]
: Temple begins to be rebuilt in Jerusalem, but people face opposition and stop
[[520 BC]]
: [[Haggai]] calls on the people to continue rebuilding the Temple
[[516 BC]]
: Temple completed
===Inter-Testamental Era===
[[333 BC]]
: Conquest of much of the Middle East by [[Alexander the Great]]
[[168 BC]]
: Maccabean Revolt
[[63 BC]]
: Pompey-Roman occupation
===New Testament Era - see also [[Timeline of church history]]===
Around 4-6 BC
: [[Birth of Jesus]]
[[27 AD]]: Jesus begins his ministry in Galilee, [[Samaria]] and Judea [[30 AD]]: [[Death of Jesus]] by crucifixion and [[Resurrection of Jesus]] 3 days later {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Bible]] [[Category:Timelines]]
