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ESV Global Study Bible :: old testament charts :: Patriarchs to Judges (c. 2166-1030)

ESV Global Study Bible :: Patriarchs to Judges (c. 2166-1030)

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Patriarchs to Judges (c. 2166-1030)*

Abraham
2166-1991
Isaac
2066-1886
Jacob
2006-1859
Joseph
1915-1805
Moses' birth
1526
Exodus
1446
Desert wanderings
1446-1406
Entrance into Canaan
1406
Period of the judges
1375 to 1050-1030

United Monarchy (c. 1050-931)

 
Dates
Notes
Saul's reign
1050-1030 to 1010
For Saul's age and length of reign, see 1 Sam. 13:1 and its esv footnote**
David's reign
1010-971
 
Solomon's reign
971-931
 

Divided Monarchy to Exile (931-586)

Kingdom divided
931
See The Divided Kingdom, pp. 490-491
Syro-Ephraimite war
740-732
Pekah (Israel) and Rezin (Syria) pressure Jotham and Ahaz (Judah) to join their opposition to Tiglath-pileser III (Assyria)
Fall of Samaria (Israel)
722
Shalmaneser V (727-722) and Sargon II (722-705) of Assyria
Josiah's reforms
628
 
Battle of Carchemish
605
Daniel and three friends exiled to Babylon
Jerusalem attacked
597
Nebuchadnezzar II takes exiles to Babylon including Jehoiachin and Ezekiel
Fall of Jerusalem (Judah)
586
Nebuchadnezzar II takes more exiles to Babylon

Return from Exile (539-445)

Fall of Babylon
539
Cyrus of Persia (539-530)
1st return of exiles to Jerusalem
538
 
Temple building begins
536
 
Temple completed
516
Darius I (522-486)
Esther in palace of Xerxes
478
Xerxes I/Ahasuerus (485-464)
2nd return of exiles to Jerusalem under Ezra
458
Artaxerxes I (464-423)
3rd return of exiles to Jerusalem under Nehemiah
445
 

*The dates for the period of the Patriarchs to Judges follow the common view among many scholars that the exodus occurred c. 1446 b.c. Many other scholars would date the exodus c. 1260 b.c. (See Introduction to Exodus).

**Possible dates for the beginning of Saul's reign are calculated based on other data in the OT: e.g., David's age at accession and length of reign (2 Sam. 5:4-5); Ish-bosheth's age when he became king (2 Sam. 2:10); and Jonathan's probable age in relation to both Ish-bosheth and David, presuming that Jonathan was Saul's firstborn son (1 Sam. 14:49; 31:2) and was at least 20 when referred to as a commander of troops early in Saul's reign (1 Sam. 13:2).

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