History of Israel

Dates

People

Recounted in the Bible

1. Ancestral Period

2000-1700 BC

Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Joseph

Genesis 12-50

2. Sojourn in Egypt

1700-1275 BC

Exodus l

3. Exodus & Wilderness Wanderings

1275-1235 BC

Moses, Aaron, Miriam

Exodus – Deuteronomy          Deuteronomy 34

4. Occupation & Period of the Judges

1235-1050 BC

Joshua, Deborah, Gideon, Samson

Joshua, Judges, Ruth

5. United Monarchy

1050-922 BC

Samuel, Saul, David, Nathan, Solomon,

1 Samuel  — 1 Kings 11

6. Divided Monarchy

  A. Israel (Northern)

  B. Judah (Southern)

922-722 BC

922-587 BC

Jeroboam I, Ahab, Jezebel, Elijah, Elisha
Amos, Hosea

Rehoboam,
Hezekiah, Isaiah,
Josiah, Jeremiah

1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 17
Amos, Hosea

1 Kings 12—2 Kings 25
Isaiah 1-39, Zephaniah
Nahum, Jeremiah Habakkuk

7. Babylonian Exile

587-539 BC

Ezekiel

Ezekiel, Obadiah, Lamentations, Isaiah 40-55

8. Persian Period

539-332 BC

Cyrus, Ezra, Nehemiah
Haggai, Zechariah

Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Joel, Malachi
Esther, Daniel

9. Hellenistic Period

332-165 BC

Alexander the Great

10 Maccabean Period.

165-63 BC

Judah Maccabee

1 & 2 Maccabees

11. Roman Period

  A. Life of Jesus

  B. Christian Mission

63 BC on

5 BC – 30 AD

30 – 100 AD

Herod the Great
Mary, Joseph, Jesus
John the Baptist, Peter,
Mary Magdalene

Peter, Stephen, Philip
Paul, Barnabas, Silas

Matthew, Mark,
Luke, John

Acts and Letters