EGYPT

PALESTINE

OTHER KINGDOMS

2500

2000

1950

1900

1850

1800

1750

1700

1650

III-IV Dynasties 26-25 cen.

(The Pyramid Age)

The Middle Kingdom 21-18 cen.

XII Dynasty 1991-1786

XV Dynasty 1650-1542

Middle Bronze Age begins

Age of the Patriarchs

Abraham

Isaac

Jacob

Joseph

Hebrews in Egypt 1700-1300

Sumerian City States

Empire of Akkad 2360-2180

Ur III 2060-1950

Assyria rises

Hittite city states

I Babylon 1830-1530

The "Mari Age" 1750-1697

Hammurabi

EGYPT

PALESTINE

OTHER KINGDOMS

1600

1550

1500

1450

1400

1350

1300

1250

1200

XVIII Dynasty 1552-1306

Thutmosis 1 1507-1494

Thutmosis II 1494-1490

Thutmosis III 1490-1436

Amenophis II 1438-1412

Thutmosis IV 1412-1403

Amenophis III 1403-1364

Amenophis IV (1364-1347)

Haremhab 1333-1306

XIX Dynasty 1306-1200

Ramesses II 12901224

(weakness and anarchy)

Hebrews in Egypt 1700-1300

Late Bronze Age

Exodus (1280?)

Conquest of Palestine 1250-1200

Joshua

Period of the Judges

Beginning of the Iron Age 1200-1000

Hittite & Assyrian Empires

Hittite

Shuppiluliuma 1375-1335

Assyrian

Shalmaneser I

EGYPT

PALESTINE

OTHER KINGDOMS

1200

1150

1100

1050

1000

950

900

850

800

750

XX Dynasty 1185-1069

Ramesses III 1183-1152

Ramesses IV-XI 1152-1069

End of the Egyptian Empire

XXI Tanite Dynasty 1069-935

XXII Dynasty 935-725

Period of the Judges

Deborah

Gideon

Fall of Shiloh

Period of the Great Kings (Samuel)

Saul 1020-1000

David 1000-961

Solomon 961-922

Temple Dedicated 952

Civil War and Schism 922

Judah (south)            Israel (north)

Age of the Prophets

                               Ahab 869-850

                              Elijah

                              Elisha

                              Amos

                              Hosea

Assyrian weakness

Tiglath-Pileser I 1116-1078

(brief Assyrian revival)

Assyrian weakness

Shalmaneser III 859-825

Assyrian weakness

EGYPT

PALESTINE

OTHER KINGDOMS

750

700

650

600

550

500

450

400

350

300

XXIV Dynasty 725-709

Assyria invades Egypt

Sack of Thebes 663

Egypt under Persian rule

Egypt regains freedom 401

Egypt reconquered by Persia 343

occuppied by Alexander 332

The Ptolemies 323-146

Judah (south)            Israel (north)

 1 Isaiah & Micah          Fall of Samaria

                                            722

Jeremiah 

Nahum

Habakkuk

Ezekiel      

Fall of Jerusalem & Exile 587

 2 Isaiah

Edict of Cyrus 538

Temple rebuilt 520-515

Haggai, Zechariah

Obadiah

Malachi

Ezra & Nehemiah

The Jews under the Ptolemies

Shalmaneser V 726-722

Sargon II 721-705

Assyria attacks Israel

Sennacherib 704-681

(attacks Judah 701)

Esarhaddon 680-669

Asshurbanapal 668-627

Neo Babylonian Empire

Fall of Nineveh 612

Nebuchadnezzar 605-562

(attacks Judah)

Persian Empire

Cyrus 550-530

Darius 1 522-486

Xerxes 486-465

Battle of Thermopylae 480

Alexander the Great 336-323