| The Exodus and Conquest | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1595-1150 B.C. | Kassites control Mesopotamia. | |
| 1570-1546 B.C. | Pharaoh Amosis I retakes Egypt from the Hyksos and begins oppressing the Israelites, whose language, culture, and appearance resemble the Hyksos'. | Exod 1:8-14 |
| 1546-1526 B.C. | Pharaoh Amenhotep I continues the Israelites' slavery. | |
| c. 1540 B.C. | the birth of Pharaoh's daughter Hatshepsut. | |
| c. 1537 B.C. | the marriage of Amram and Jochebed; the birth of Miriam. | Exod 2:1 |
| 1529 B.C. | the birth of Amram's son Aaron. | |
| 1526 B.C. | new Pharaoh Thutmose I orders Hebrew boys killed upon birth; Amram's son Moses born and hidden. | Exod 1:15-22; 2:2 |
| 1525 B.C. | Moses adopted by Hatshepsut; nursed and possibly educated by his mother Jochebed. | Exod 2:3-10 |
| 1512-1504 B.C. | Pharaoh Thutmose II rules in Egypt as Moses reaches adulthood. | |
| 1504-1450 B.C. | Eleven-year-old Pharaoh Thutmose III rules Egypt; Hatshepsut dominates politically until 1483. | |
| c. 1500 B.C. | the birth of Nahshon's father Ammindab. | |
| 1486 B.C. | Moses flees Egypt when his murder of an Egyptian is discovered; takes refuge in Midian. | Exod 2:11-20 |
| c. 1484 B.C. | the birth of Caleb. | |
| c. 1476 B.C. | the births of Joshua and Nahshon. | |
| c. 1460 B.C. | the birth of Aaron's son Eleazar. | Exod. 6:23-24 |
| c. 1450 B.C. | Moses marries Zipporah; Gershom is born. | Exod 2:21-22 |
| c. 1450 B.C. | Thutmose dies and is succeeded by Amenhotep II. | Exod 2:23-25 |
| 1447 B.C. | God calls Moses back to Egypt to demand the release of the Israelites; God hardens Pharaoh's heart so that He may demonstrate His superiority to pagan gods by sending plagues on Egypt. | Exod 3:1-10:29 |
| 1446 B.C. | God kills the firstborn of Egypt but passes over obedient Israelites; Pharaoh sends the Israelites away, then pursues them. God parts the Yam Suph (Sea of Reeds), allowing the Israelites to escape, and collapses the sea onto the Egyptian army. | Exod 11:1-15:21 |
| 1446 B.C. | Moses leads the Israelites to Mt. Sinai, where God gives the Torah and instructs them in building a tabernacle and an ark where He concentrates His presence among them. | Exod. 15:22-39:43 |
| 1445 B.C. | the tabernacle and the ark are completed; Moses takes a census and prepares to leave Sinai. | Exod. 40:1-38; Lev. 1:1-27:34; Num. 1:1-9:23 |
| 1445 B.C. | the Israelites leave Sinai and journey toward Canaan. | Num 10:1-12:15 |
| 1444 B.C. | spies to Canaan; all but Caleb and Joshua fear the Canaanites. The Israelites rebel and are condemned to die in the wilderness | Num 13:1-19:22 |
| c. 1444 B.C. | Moses writes Psalm 90; he composes Genesis through Deuteronomy between here and his death in 1406. | Psa. 90 |
| c. 1435 B.C. | the birth of Nahshon's son Salmon. | Ruth 4:20 |
| c. 1432 B.C. | the birth of Aaron's grandson Phinehas. | Exod 6:25 |
| c. 1420 B.C. | the births of Othniel and of Moses' grandson Jonathan. | Josh. 15:17; Judg. 18:30 |
| 1406 B.C. | as Miriam and Aaron die, Israel takes land east of Canaan; Moses addresses the new generation of Israelites and dies at the age of 120. | Num. 20:1-36:13; Deut. 1:1-34:12; Josh 12:1-6 |
| 1406 B.C. | Joshua sends spies to Jericho and leads Israel across the Jordan River. | Josh. 1:1-4:24 |
| 1405-1399 B.C. | God leads the Israelites in holy war; they retake the power centers of the Promised Land. | Josh 5:1-11:23; 12:7-24; Judg 1:9-15 |
| 1399 B.C. | Joshua divides Canaan among the various tribes; 2 1/2 tribes settle in Gilead, east of Canaan, and cause friction with the other tribes. | Josh 13:1-22:34 |
| c. 1399 B.C. | Micah adopts idolatry in Ephraim and hires Moses' grandson Jonathan as priest; disenfranchised Danites follow suit as they migrate north. | Judg 17:1-18:31 |
| 1380-1346 B.C. | the reigns of Suppiluliumas in the Hittite Empire and Pharaoh Amenhotep IV in Egypt create a power vacuum in Canaan. | |
| 1366 B.C. | Joshua secures Israel's pledge to follow the Torah; he dies, and he and Joseph are buried. | Josh 23:1-24:32; Judg 2:6-10 |
| 1366 B.C. | Judah and Simeon capture Jerusalem. | Judg 1:1-8 |
| 1366-c. 1360 B.C. | Israel falters in taking the land it has inherited. | Judg 1:16-2:5 |
| c. 1360 B.C. | the death of Eleazar. | Josh 24:33 |
| Before Abraham | The Patriarchs | Exodus and Conquest | The Judges | United Monarchy |
| Divided Kingdom I | Divided Kingdom II | The Kingdom of Judah | The Exile and Return | The New Testament |
For a concise statement of my beliefs about history, see my Declaration of Faith.
