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: Exile of Northern [[Kingdom of Israel]]

* : [[Sennacharib]] (king of Assyria) invades the [[Kingdom of Judah]] taking [[Lachish]] and laying siege to [[Jerusalem]]

* : [[Josiah]] comes to the throne of [[Kingdom of Judah]]

* : Book of the Law found leading [[Josiah]] to repent and implement religious reforms, reaffirming the covenant with the people

* : [[Nineveh]] (of Assyria) destroyed by [[Babylon]]ian armies ([[Nahum 3:19]])

* : Death of [[Josiah]]* : Assyrian army finally wiped out by Babylon

* : Battle of [[Carchemish]] with Egyptian retreat to Egypt after being defeated by Babylonians

* : Babylonians defeat armies of [[Jehoiachin]], king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] resulting in the "first" exile

* : "Second" exile of Jews from [[Kingdom of Judah]] to [[Babylonia]]

* : [[Nebuchadnezzar]], king of Babylon, dies

* : 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

* : Conquest of much of the Middle East by [[Alexander the Great]]

* : Maccabean Revolt

* : Pompey-Roman occupation

===New Testament Era- see also [[Timeline of church history]]===

[[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]]