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Timeline of Jewish history
Summary
This is a list of notable events in the development of Jewish history. All dates are given according to the Common Era, not the Hebrew calendar.
Chronology of the BibleHistoricity of the BibleKingdom of Israel (united monarchy)History of ancient Israel and JudahMissing years (Jewish calendar)Time periods in the Palestine region and
c. 1312 BCE (?*) Moses and the Exodus from Egypt
c. 1250 BCE–c. 1025 BCE Biblical judges lead the people
c. 1025 BCE–c. 1010 BCE King Saul
c. 1010 BCE–c. 970 BCE King David
c. 970 BCE–c. 931 BCE King Solomon
c. 960 BCE Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem completed
c. 931 BCE Split between Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) and the Kingdom of Judah
c. 931 BCE–c. 913 BCE King Rehoboam of Judah
c. 931 BCE–c. 910 BCE King Jeroboam of Israel
840 BCE Mesha inscription describes Moabite victory over a son of King Omri of Israel.
c. 740 BCE–c. 700 BCE prophecy of Isaiah
c. 740 BCE–c. 722 BCE Kingdom of Israel falls to Neo-Assyrian Empire
c. 715 BCE–c. 687 BCE King Hezekiah of Judah
c. 649 BCE–c. 609 BCE King Josiah of Judah institutes major reforms
c. 626 BCЕ – c. 587 BCE prophecy of Jeremiah
c. 600 BCЕ Ketef Hinnom scrolls
597 BCE first deportation to Babylon
586 BCE Jerusalem falls to Nebuchadnezzar and Solomon's Temple destroyed
Second Temple periodYehud (Persian province)Maccabean RevoltHasmonean dynastyHerodian kingdomJewish-Roman Wars and
539 BCE Jews allowed to return to Jerusalem, by permission of Cyrus
520 BCE Prophecy of Zechariah
c. 520 BCE Zerubbabel leads the first group of Jews from captivity back to Jerusalem
516 BCE Second Temple consecrated
c. 475 BCE Often associated with Xerxes I of Persia, Queen Esther revealed her identity to the king and began to plead for her people, pointing to Haman as the evil schemer plotting to destroy them.
c. 460 BCE Seeing anarchy breaking out in Judea, Xerxes' successor Persian King Artaxerxes sent Ezra to restore order.
332 BCE Alexander the Great conquers Phoenicia and Gaza.
332 BCE? According to Josephus, Alexander visits Judea and seeks out the high priest Jaddus.
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