Appendices

Dancing in the Kingdom- Table of Contents

Appendix B – Timeline for Middle East Empires

(all dates are approximate)

EmpireBiblical events
Akkad 2334-2112 BC              
Sumeria 2112-1717 BC

Egyptian Empire, New Kingdom 1570-1069 BC		2166 BC             Abraham born
2066 BC             Isaac born
2006 BC             Jacob and Esau born
1915 BC             Joseph was born
1876 BC             Israel settles in Egypt
Assyria 2225-609 BC

Egyptian Empire expands to greatest height 1458-1353 BC		1440 BC             Moses leads Israel out of
        Egypt
1360 BC             Period of Judges begins
1040 BC             Saul becomes king
1000 BC             David becomes king
960 BC               Solomon becomes king
920 BC               Divided kingdom begins
734-722 BC       Assyria captures northern
        kingdom
Babylonia 728-539 BC        605 BC               Babylon captures southern
       kingdom             
Persian 550-330 BC539 BC               Cyrus captures Babylon
535 BC               Cyrus allows Jews to return
Greek 333-146 BC166 – 129 BC      Maccabean revolt and
        Kingdom
Roman 27 BC-AD 47663 BC                  Rome captures land of Israel 6 BC                    Jesus is born
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