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    Timeline

    1. “In the beginning . . .”

    2. 4026 B.C.E. Adam’s creation

    3. 3096 B.C.E. Death of Adam

    4. 2370 B.C.E. Floodwaters fall

    5. 2018 B.C.E. Abraham born

    6. 1943 B.C.E. Abrahamic covenant

    7. 1750 B.C.E. Joseph sold as a slave

    8. before 1613 B.C.E. Job’s trial

    9. 1513 B.C.E. Exodus from Egypt

    10. 1473 B.C.E. Israel enters Canaan under Joshua

    11. 1467 B.C.E. Major conquest of Canaan completed

    12. 1117 B.C.E. Saul anointed as king

    13. 1070 B.C.E. God makes Kingdom promise to David

    14. 1037 B.C.E. Solomon becomes king

    15. 1027 B.C.E. Temple in Jerusalem completed

    16. circa 1020 B.C.E. Song of Solomon completed

    17. 997 B.C.E. Israel is divided into two kingdoms

    18. circa 717 B.C.E. Compiling of Proverbs completed

    19. 607 B.C.E. Jerusalem destroyed; exile in Babylon begins

    20. 539 B.C.E. Babylon falls to the conqueror Cyrus

    21. 537 B.C.E. Jewish exiles return to Jerusalem

    22. 455 B.C.E. Jerusalem’s walls rebuilt; 69 weeks of years begin

    23. After 443 B.C.E. Malachi completes his prophetic book

    24. circa 2 B.C.E. Birth of Jesus

    25. 29 C.E. Jesus is baptized and begins to preach about God’s Kingdom

    26. 31 C.E. Jesus chooses his 12 apostles; delivers Sermon on the Mount

    27. 32 C.E. Jesus resurrects Lazarus

    28. Nisan 14, 33 C.E. Jesus is impaled (Nisan corresponds to part of March and part of April)

    29. Nisan 16, 33 C.E. Jesus is resurrected

    30. Sivan 6, 33 C.E. Pentecost; outpouring of holy spirit (Sivan corresponds to part of May and part of June)

    31. 36 C.E. Cornelius becomes a Christian

    32. circa 47-48 C.E. Paul’s first preaching tour

    33. circa 49-52 C.E. Paul’s second preaching tour

    34. circa 52-56 C.E. Paul’s third preaching tour

    35. circa 60-61 C.E. Paul writes letters while imprisoned in Rome

    36. before 62 C.E. Jesus’ half brother James writes his letter

    37. 66 C.E. Jews revolt against Rome

    38. 70 C.E. Jerusalem and its temple destroyed by the Romans

    39. circa 96 C.E. John writes Revelation

    40. circa 100 C.E. Death of John, the last of the apostles