Tag: Timelines

C. 17th Century BCEThe Patriarchs of the Israelites, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob bring the belief in One God to the Promised Land where they settle.Famine forces the Israelites to migrate to EgyptDocuments unearthed in Mesopotamia, dating back to 2000- 1500 BCE, corroborate aspects of their nomadic way...

Year AD33Day of Pentecost48Council of Jerusalem64Persecution of church by Nero / Peter marytred.68Paul martyred70Fall of Jerusalem100Death of John100-165Justin Martyr, Philosopher turned Christian. (martyred)d. 110Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop in Antioch who Stressed the Eucherist and the diety of Jes...

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Dating Egyptian History The dates in this resource reflect the latest scholarship and are used with the permission of the late Dr. William J. Murnane. For the third millennium, dates are deliberately rounded in order to avoid a misleading appearance of precision. All dates before 664 B.C.E. should b...

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PrehistoryAccording to the Bible, God destroys the world in a flood after telling Noah to build an ark. Noah's ark lands on Mount Ararat in modern Turkey, and Noah's descendents repopulate the world.4000 -3150 BCEPrehistoric nomads in the Sinai desert build tombs called Nawamis, the oldest surviving...

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1859American colonel William Loring travels to Europe, the Middle East and Egypt. He meets Egypt’s ruler, Saïd. Construction begins on the Suez Canal.1861The American Civil War begins. Egyptian cotton exports begin to skyrocket.1862Saïd dies; Ismail becomes Viceroy of Egypt.1865The Civil War ends. B...

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