Israelite Chronology

Biblical Period

2000–1200 BCE	Traditional Dates of Patriarchs and Sojourn in Egypt
1200 BCE	Settlement in Canaan
1200–1025 BCE	Chieftains (“Judges”) and Tribal Rule
1025–928 BCE	United Monarchy of Israel and Judah
928–720 BCE 720 BCE	Divided Monarchy (Separate Kingdoms of Israel and Judah) Fall and Exile of Northern Kingdom (“Israel”)
720–586 BCE 586 BCE	Late Monarchy (Judah alone) Fall of Judah, Destruction of Temple, Babylonian Exile
586–538 BCE	Exilic Period
538 BCE–70 CE	Postexilic/Second Temple Period
538–334 BCE	Persian Period
538 BCE	Edict of Cyrus, Beginning of Return to Zion
515 BCE	Completion of Second Temple
Fifth century BCE	Ezra and Nehemiah
332 BCE–63 CE	Hellenistic Period
167 BCE	Antiochus’s Decree
166–164 BCE	Hasmonean (Maccabean) Revolt (First Hanukkah, 164 BCE)
63 BCE–614 CE	Roman Period
70 CE	Destruction of Second Temple by Romans
70–600 CE	Rabbinic (Talmudic) Period

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 1.

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