Overview of the Old Testament in Outline Form

Overview of the Old Testament in Outline Form

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Overview of the Old Testament in Outline Form
Esther Watson Spells
BIB 113H
Professor Josh Hartwell
A Chronology of Bible and World Events on the following pages gives you a visual overview of events in Bible times as compared to other famous world events. (The timelines in the individual Bible books are different - focusing on the events occurring in the books themselves.) This particular timeline gives the scope of Bible history from Creation to the resurrection of Christ and the beginnings of the church along with key events that were occurring in other parts of the world. (Life Application Bible, p.xiv)
In the Beginning Noah builds the ark - undated
The Ancient Near Eastern World
2500 B.C. -Egyptians discover papyrus and ink for writing and build the first libraries;
iron objects manufactured in the ancient Near East
2400 Egyptians import gold from other parts of Africa
2331 Semitic chieftain, Sargon, conquers Sumer to become first "world conqueror"
2300 Horses domesticated in Egypt; chickens domesticate in Babylon;
bows and arrows used in wars
The Founding Fathers 2166 Abraham is born
2100 Glass made by the Mesopotamians
2091 Abraham enters Canaan
2066 Isaac is born
2006 Jacob and Easau born
2000 Native Americans immigrate to North America from Northern Asia; stock-breeding
1929 Jacob flees to Haran
1915 Joseph born
1900 Egyptians use irrigation systems to control Nile floods; spoked wheel invented in
1898 Joseph sold into slavery
1885 Joseph rules Egypt
1805 Joseph dies
Creation of a Nation 1750 Babylonian mathematicians already understand cube and square root; Hammurapi
1700 Egyptian papyrus document describes medical and surgical procedures
1526 Moses born
1500 Sundials used in Egypt; Mexican Sun-Pyramid built
1446 The Exodus from Egypt
1400 First period of Chinese literature; intricate clock used in Egypt
1445 Ten Commandments given...

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