Name, title: Events
Bible references, — then other references
Moses: Exodus (W.F. Albright favors a date 1- 2 centuries later)
1 Kings 6:1 on the Exodus in relation to the Temple Dedication
The Fall of Jericho (Some support a date 1-2 centuries later)
Joshua 6
Solomon: The Dedication of the (First) Temple
Jehoram, King of Israel & Jehosaphat: war with Moabite Mesha
2 Kings 3 — The (reconstructed) Moabite Stone (Louvre)
Elijah's rapture, Elisha gets a double portion
2 Kings 1-9
Jehu, King of Israel's reign
2 Kings 9-10 —The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser (BM)
Hezekiah, King of Judah's reign
2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chron 29-32 —Sennacherib inscription on the Oriental Institute Cylindar (Chicago)
Necho II, Pharaoh: Invaded Israel, killed King Josiah at Megiddo, then enthroned Jehoiakim
2 Kings 23-25:27-35; 2 Chron 35:20-7 —
Herodotos 2:159, Manetho, Josephus
Battle of Carchemish: Nebuchadnezzar defeated Necho II; took Daniel hostage to Babylon, exacted tribute from Jehoiakim
2 Kings 24:1; Jer 25:1, 46:2; Dan 1:1-7
Nebuchadnezzar, King of (Neo)Babylon: Conquered Judah, led the Jews into captivity, destroyed the (First) Temple
2 Kings 24-5; 2 Chron 36:5-23; —
Babylonian Chronicle, Lachish Letters
Cyrus, King of Persia (536): Conquered Babylon 539;
Conquered Croesus of Lydia, 545; Returned Jews to Israel, 536
Ezra 1-4; 2 Chron 36:22-3 — Herodotus
Darius, King of Persia: Invaded Greece, 490
Esther 1:1; Ezra 5-6; — Herodotos, Plutarch
(Second) Temple completed
Ezra 6
Xerxes, King of Persia, Ahasuerus of Esther (Queen, 479): Invaded Greece, 480
Esther, Ezra 4:6; — Herodotos, Plutarch
Artaxerxes, King of Persia: Fostered Jewish temple re-building
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Nehemiah, Ezra 7-10
Nehemiah repairing the Walls of Jerusalem; about the time of Malachi, prophet of the last OT book
Nehemiah 2-3
Herod the Great, Edomite, King of Judea rebuilt the Temple, Caesarea, killed the Infants
Matt 2:16-18 — Josephus
Herod Antipas, client-state ruler of Judea
Dates are seldom certain -- not worth going to the lions over.
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