- Introduction
- 3761 Sumerians began time-keeping.
- 2686 The beginning of Egypt's Old Kingdom.
- 2200 A long, severe drought began.
- 2090 Adam & Eve were born in Bactria.
- 2060 Seth & Cain were born.
- 2000 People from the East founded Babylon.
- 1900 Enoch was born.
- 1830 The 1<sup>st</sup> Babylonian Dynasty was established.
- 1803 Noah was born.
- 1750 Ham, Chedorlaomer, Arioch, & Tidal attack the cities of the plain.
- 1744 Hammurabi (i.e., Ham the Amorite) became king of Babylon.
- 1740 The Hyksos gained control of the eastern delta.
- 1700 Nimrod built the Tower of Babel.
- 1611 Peleg was born.
- 1550 Ahmose I expelled the Hyksos to Jerusalem.
- 1490 Terah was born.
- 1420 Abraham was born.
- 1415 Terah took Abraham with him to Harran.
- 1411 Amenhotep III was born.
- 1410 Sarah (Gilukhipa) was born.
- 1395 Sarah (Gilukhipa) was married to Amenhotep III.
- 1385 Aaron (Prince Thutmose) was born.
- 1382 Moses was born.
- 1380 Akhenaten was born.
- 1380 Abraham & Sarah were expelled from Egypt.
- 1372 Lot is kidnapped, and rescued by Abraham.
- 1368 Rebekah (Tadukhipa) married Amenhotep III.
- 1365 Joshua sacked Jericho.
- 1360 Akhenaten might have been promoted to co-regent.
- 1354 Moses was made vizier to Amenhotep III.
- 1352 Akhenaten became pharaoh.
- 1350 Akhenaten ceded Aziru's territory to Suppiluliuma.
- 1350 Abraham married Ketura, daughter of Suppiluliuma.
- 1350 Sarah died.
- 1350 Esau & Jacob were born, sons of Isaac & Rebekah.
- 1348 Work began on the new capital at Amarna.
- 1340 Moses fled Egypt after murdering KV35YL.
- 1338 Moses married Zipporah, daughter of Isaac.
- 1336 Akhenaten died, to be succeeded by Smenkhare.
- 1335 Moses returned to Egypt, along with Zipporah.
- 1332 Tutankhamun became pharaoh.
- 1332 Esau began a 9-year tenure as lord of Hebron.
- 1329 Horemheb became the senior vizier.
- 1328 Atenists priests settled in Moab.
- 1323 Tutankhamun died, to be succeeded by Ay.
- 1322 Ankhesenamun married Moses, who took Kirjath Sepher from Esau.
- 1320 Joseph was born.
- 1319 Horemheb became pharaoh.
- 1314 The Ten Plagues
- 1313 Horemheb called for a meeting with the Atenist leaders.
- 1312 The Main Exodus
- 1311 Midianite Plague
- 1308 Second Census
- 1307 Moses gave the Book of the Law to the Hebrews.
- 1306 Moses died.
- 1305 Hebrews began encroaching on the West Bank.
- 1302 Dinah & Shechem
- 1302 Isaac died.
- 1292 Ramesses I became pharaoh.
- 1291 Balaam's Donkey
- 1290 Seti I became pharaoh.
- 1289 Heresy at Peor
- 1288 End of Main Exodus
- 1285 Hebrew nation was established.
- 1284 Israelite Famine
- 1279 Ramesses II became pharaoh.
- 1258 Treaty of Kadesh
- 1241 Hattusili III's Treaty with Ramesses II.
- 1213 Merneptah became pharaoh.
- 1210 Sea Peoples Coalition
- 1208 Merneptah suppressed the Sea Peoples.
- 1206 Deborah became judge in Canaan.
- 1203 Seti II became pharaoh.
- 1200 Phoenicians came to dominate the Mediterranean.
- 1042 Saul became king.
- 1012 David became king.
- 0971 Solomon became king.
- 0930 The kingdom split into Israel to the north and Judah to the south.
- 0750 Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom of Israel.
- 0641 Josiah became king of Judah.
- 0586 Babylonian Captivity
- 0538 Cyrus the Great of Persia conquered Babylon.
- 0332 Alexander the Great conquered Persia, including the Levant.
- 0063 Pompey the Great began the Roman conquest of Judea.
1415 Terah took Abraham with him to Harran.
© Charles Chandler