OT Chronology

Abraham’s birth and life (major events).

- Birth (2166) KOP and Logos clipping

2091 -Abram departs from Haran.

2091 - Abram avoids famine. Heads to Egypt.

2067 - Destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah

2066 - Birth of Isaac

The Exodus

1446 Exodus

The beginning of the conquest

1406

Birth and ministry of Samuel. No specific dates are necessary. Just indicate approximately when he was born and ministered relative to other events in your chart.

1124 Birth of Samuel

1084 Samuel ends the Philistine rule

1104 The fall of Shiloh

1050 Samuel anoints Saul as first king over Israel

1025 Samuel anoints David as King

Dates for the 3 kings of the united kingdom (Saul, David, Solomon) and indicate whether the Bible describes them as a “good” or “bad” king.

1051 - Saul begins reign over Israel. Bad king. KOP 210-211

1011 - David begins reign in Hebron. Good King.

971 - Solomon succeeds David as King. Good king.

931 - Death of Solomon. Kingdoms split into Northern and Southern.

The building of Solomon’s Temple and biblical reference.

966 Solomon begins building the Temple.

959 Solomon finishes the Temple

1 Kings 3:1, 1 Kings 6:1, 1 Kings 6:38.

The divided monarchy: date and kings.

JUDAH

931-913 Rehoboam - bad

913-911 Abijah - bad

911-870 Asa - good

873-848 Jehoshaphat - good

848-841 Jehoram - bad

841 Ahaziah - bad

841-835 Athaliah - bad

835-796 Joash - Started good, but ended bad.

796-767 Amaziah - bad

792-740 Uzziah - good

750-731 Jotham - good

735-715 Ahaz - bad

729-686 Hezekiah - good

697-642 Manasseh - bad

642-640 Amon - bad

640-609 Josiah - good

609 Jehoash - bad

609-598 Jehoiakim - good

597- 586 Zedekiah - bad

ISRAEL

931-909 Jeroboam - bad

909-908 Nadab - bad

908-886 Baasha - bad

886-885 Elah - bad

885 Zimri - bad

885-874 Omri - bad

874-853 Ahab - bad

853-852 Ahaziah - bad

852-841 Joram - bad

841-814 Jehu - some good/some bad

814-798 Jehoash - bad

798-782 Jehoash - bad

793-753 Jeroboam II -

753 - Zechariah -

752 - Shallum -

752-742 Menahem - bad

742-740 Pekahiah -

740-732 Pekah -

732-722 Hoshea

Dates of the reigns of all the kings of Israel (20) and Judah (20) and indicate whether the Bible describes them as a “good” or “bad” kings.

Approximate dates of the ministries of Elijah and Elisha.

Jehu’s accession date. Also, note how this is associated with the Assyrian eclipse (June 15, 763 B.C.), also known as the Bur-Sagale (Bur-Saggile, Pur-Sagale or Par-Sagale) eclipse.

841 BC.

. The actual short entry reads as follows: Bur-Sagale of Guzana, revolt in the city of Assur. In the month Simanu an eclipse of the sun took place.

Assyrian eclipse (June 15, 763 B.C.)

Dates of the ministries for each of the writing prophets.

Date of the split of the united kingdom into Israel and Judah.

931

Date of the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel and the Assyrian kings involved: Shalmaneser V, Sargon II.

722 Israel falls and exiled

Book of the Law, date recovered during temple repairs.

Dates of the three attacks on Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, which resulted in 3 exiles – know these.

605 First group of Jews exiled to Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar

597 Second group of Jews exiled to Babylon. King Jehoiachin and his family exiled. Only poor left behind.

586 Destruction of city and final exile of Zedekiah (Mattaniah - Jehoiachin’s uncle)

Date of the fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple.

Date Zerubabbel’s Temple was completed.

Note approximately when (within 50 years) the empires of Assyria, Babylon, and Persia were the world powers in the Ancient Near East.

Assyria: 934 - 608

Egypt was fairly strong through the biblical period. She was defeated at the Battle of Carchemish. Date this event.

605 BC

Assyria rose in power with Tiglath-pileser III, but the kingdom was weakened in the fall of Ninevah by the Babylonians. When did Nineveh fall?

612 BC

Babylon rose to power with the defeat of Assyria and Egypt at the Battle of Carchemish and when it fell. She was strong throughout that period. When Persia defeated Babylon.

The year of the fall of Assyria. Either the Fall of Nineveh or the Battle of Carchemish (this is the better one).

The year of the fall of Babylon.

The Date of the three returns from exile.

The date of the rebuilding of the second Temple (again we want you to connect the events, this is the same as “18” above).