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c. 1200 BCE: occupation of land of Israel
c. 1000 BCE: David becomes king
c. 950 BCE: Solomon builds temple; approximate date of start of
J document
c. 922 BCE: split of kingdom into Israel (north) and Judah (south)
c. 860-840 BCE: prophets Elijah and Elisha
734-732 BCE: campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser III
722 BCE: northern kingdom of Israel defeated by Shalmenesar V
c. 850-750 BCE: approximate date of E document
701 BCE: campaign of Sennacherib into Judah
609 BCE: Josiah killed at Megiddo
597 BCE: first defeat of Jerusalem
587 BCE: Jerusalem defeated by Nebuchadnezzar; exiles sent to
Babylon
562 BCE: Nebuchadnezzar dies
555 BCE: Nabonidus rules in Babylon
539 BCE: Cyrus conquers Babylon
520 BCE: rebuilding of Temple
458 BCE: Ezra
445 BCE: Nehemiah
332 BCE: Alexander the Great
142-63 BCE: Hasmonean kings rule Judah
63 BCE: Pompey makes Judea part of Roman Empire
c. 4 BCE - 30 CE: Jesus Christ
35 - 62 CE: Paul's ministry
70 CE: Jerusalem destroyed by Roman army
80-90: Matthew and Luke are written
90 CE: Rabbinical Council of Jamnia
200 CE: Mishnah (first part of Talmud) is compiled