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Book of First Chronicles from Creation to deat of King David 4004 - 1015 3989 |
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| 1650 - 1600 50 conquests of Hattusili I & Mursili 1 |
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| 1595 The Hittites captured Babylon & retreated. They left city open to Kassite domination which lasted about 300 years. |
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| 1800 Ilansura from Hasankeyf |
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- Bronze age settlement of site of Trojan War. inhabitants probably spoke Luvian, an Indo-European language related to Hittite. Founded by Scamander
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Tribe of Edom
1800 - 1313 487
| 1800 - 1767 33 Essau
Basemath (Adah) wife of Essau ^ Elon Hittite |
| 1767 - 34 33 Eliphaz ^ Essau |
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| 1990s - Haran Abraham's brother |
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| 18 - 1700 Tell Leilan Syria |
| 1800 - 1650 Ebla City Syria |
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| 1921 Abraham & Lot left Ur for Canaan. |
| 1919 Famine drove Abraham & Lot into Egypt. |
| 1916 Abraham & Lot separated |
| 1913 Elamites invaded Sodom. Chedoralaomer took Lot & all people of Sodom captive. Abraham pursued & recaptured all. He killed four kings. Genesis 14 |
| 1913 - 1776 137 Ishmael Fathered 12 sons & became father of Arab nations. |
| 1908 Hagar, Sarahs slave mistress, bore Abraham a son, Ishmael. Ishmael lived 137 years. He fathered 12 sons & became father of Arab nations. |
| 2000 - 1550 Sarcophogus at Ashkelon |
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| 1898 Circumcision Covenant |
| 1996 - 1821 175 Abraham - Abraham 1994 |
1892 Sodom & Gomorah destroyed
- Sodom & Gomorrah 1963 |
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| 1752 Jacob had twelve sons from whom sprang "Twelve Tribes" of Israelites. Jacob married both Leah (by trickery) & Rachel. Leah bore Jacob six sons & one daughter. Her maid, Zilpah, whom she caused to be a surrogate mother for her, bore Jacob two sons. Rachel bore Jacob two sons & her maid, Bilhah, whom she caused to be a surrogate mother for her, bore Jacob two sons. |
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1735 - 1602 133 Kohath ^2 Levi. Levitical priesthood came from him. Direct ancestor of Moses & Aaron. |
1732 Jacob was called by God to move back to Canaan. changed his name to "Israel."
- Jacob 1994 TV
- Story of Jacob & Joseph 1974 TV |
| 1728 Joseph was sent captive to Egypt at age of seventeen.
- Joseph 1995 |
| 1715 Joseph was made governor of Egypt. |
| 1706 Jacob, now called Israel, & his family went into Egypt. 75 people in all. |
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1636 - 1491 145 Exodus Book |
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| 1580 Miraim became a prophetess & leader in Israelite exodus. |
| 1530 Exodus, Moses escaped Egypt & settled in Midian. |
1500 Leviticus Book written in one month
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1571 - 1451 120 Moses
- Ten Commandments 1956
- Moses 1996 TV
- Moses Law Giver 1975
- Prince of Egypt 1998 |
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| 1852 Assyria, a colony from Babylonia, capital Asshur, became independent under Ismi. |
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| 1760 conquers Ashur ending first Assyrian empire |
| - Hammurabi of Babylon conquers Ashur ending first Assyrian empire |
| 1758 Code of Hammurabi written |
| 1752 Kutur-Nahhunte of Elam conquers southern Babylonia |
| 1720 Kassite attacks on Babylon |
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| 1700 All Babylonia was permanently united. capital, "Babylon Great," for some 1700 years stood as queen city of world. Pliny says, "It was greatest city sun ever shone upon." "Its walls, 300 feet high & 75 feet wide, enclosed an area of 225 square miles. Its temples, palaces, fortresses, brazen gates, quays, artificial mountains & lakes, made it one of Seven Wonders of World." Strabo. |
| - 1600 Hittites, under King Mursilis I, sack Babylon |
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| 1500 Assyria subject to Mitanni rule |
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Larsa
1940 - 1674 266
- Larsa, Iraq.
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Larsa
1940 - 1674 266
| 1877 - 689 Zabaia ^ Samium, First royal inscription |
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Larsa
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| 1699 - 86 13 Hammurabi of BabylonOfficial Babylonian rule, code of Hammurabi |
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Neo - Assyria
1920 - 609 1311
- Assur, then Nineveh, Upper Tigris river, Iraq.
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Old Assyrian Period
1800 - 1381 619
- Assur, Iraq.
| 1813 - 1781 Shamshi-Adad 1 rules city of Ashur in Assyria |
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Old Assyrian Period
1800 - 1381 619
- Assur, Iraq.
| - Asinum driven out by vice-regent Puzur-Suen because he was of foreign extraction; not included in standard King List, but attested in Puzur-Suens - inscription
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