Pre-Biblical and Early New Testament Dates
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 10,000 bce | The Ice Age glaciers retreat from area; Stone Age permanent settlements begin |
| 9,000 bce | The first permanent stone settlements begin in the area of the city later called Jericho. |
| 4,004 bce (italicized) | According to the chronology of the Bible, the world is created this year from Saturday night October 22 to Friday night, Sabbath, October 29. |
| 3,500 bce | Mesopotamia: the wheel is invented, resulting in further advances in various technologies, and in travel, trade and military usage. |
| 3,300 bce | Mesopotamia: the first writing system, cuneiform, is invented, providing the first evidence of record-keeping for government, commerce and military, Sumerian and Akkadian languages |
| 3,000 bce | Egypt: the first nation-states form; the beginning of the idea of creation by a god and the idea of divine justice (that law derives from god); the Egyptian writing system, hieroglyphs, is invented, |
| 1,250 bce (italicized) | According to the Bible, Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and promotes worship of a local god named Yahweh at Mount Sinai. |
| 1,200 bce (italicized) | According to the Bible, Israelite tribes invade the land of Canaan by military force, committing genocide on the "evil people" of the land. |
| 1,000 bce | A local tribal chieftain or powerful bandit named David gains control of a large agriculturally based village later called Jerusalem. |
| 1,000 bce (italicized) | According to the Bible, David becomes king of a large and strong united Kingdom of Israel that dominates its neighbors militarily and culturally. |
| 721 bce | The Assyrian Empire destroys the northern kingdom of Israel, and deports much of the population; the prophet Isaiah is active in Judah. |
| 587 bce | The Babylonian Empire, under Nebuchadnezzar, destroys Jerusalem. |
| 587- 538 bce | Babylonians deport much of the populace (the first Jewish Diaspora). |
| 538-539 bce | Persian King Cyrus the Great conquers the Babylonian Empire and orders the Jewish people in Babylon to return to their homeland, to restore their culture, rebuild their priesthood and temple, and begin writing their holy books (which today make up the Hebrew Bible). |
| 515 bce | The "Second Temple" is completed in Jerusalem (and stands until it is destroyed by the Roman military in 70 ce). |
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