- 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.
1284 Israelite Famine
© Charles ChandlerThe Hebrews preferred not to do business with the locals, meaning that the Israelites were subjected to a shepherd boycott. Shortly thereafter, Jacob (aged 62) retired to Beersheba, which was under the control of his son Joseph, and which Jacob found to be the "land of Ramesses" (making the date on or after ).1
References
1. Genesis 47:11 (J) ⇧