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Faith of Abraham (Genesis 11-25)Here's a summary timeline that will help you plot major events during this time. Since Isaiah's later prophecies concern the period of Exile and Restoration, I've included some of those events, too. Note: these dates are approximate and may vary by a few years.
| 783-742 BC | Uzziah reigns in Judah |
| 742-735 | Jotham reigns in Judah |
| 745-727 | Tiglath-pileser of Assyria |
| 738 | Tiglath-pileser campaigns in Philistia, and Northern Palestine |
| 736 | Jerusalem threatened by Israel and Syria; Ahaz becomes a vassal of Tiglath-pileser |
| 732-716 | Ahaz reigns in Judah |
| 726-722 | Shalmaneser reigns in Assyria |
| 721-704 | Sargon reigns in Assyria |
| 721 | Samaria falls, northern kingdom of Israel/Ephraim is deported |
| 720 | Sargon defeats Egyptians at Raphia |
| 715-687 | Hezekiah reigns in Judah |
| 730-656 | Rise of 25th (Ethiopian) Dynasty in Egypt |
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| Egypt encourages Philistia to rebel |
| 711 | Sargon puts down rebellion in west |
| 704 | Sargon dies; Hezekiah rebels against Assyria |
| 704-681 | Sennacherib reigns in Assyria |
| 701 | Sennacherib campaigns in the West. Defeats Tyre, defeats the Egyptian army at Eltekeh, defeats Philistine cities, defeats 46 Judean cities including Lachish. Hezekiah pays tribute; Sennacherib sends troops to Jerusalem, then a letter. Assyrian army suffers epidemic and withdraws. Hezekiah is sick, promised 15 more years of life. |
| 687/6 | Hezekiah dies, succeeded by evil son Manasseh |
| 609 | Reforming King Josiah of Judah killed by Egyptian forces at the Battle of Megiddo. |
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605 | At the Battle of Carchemish, Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon. defeats the combined armies of Assyria and Egypt, signaling the end Assyrian might and Egyptian intervention. |
| 604 | First wave of exiles deported from Judah to Babylon including Daniel. |
| 597 | Jerusalem is defeated. Second group of exiles is deported to Babylon. |
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587 | Jerusalem is destroyed. Third and final group of exiles is deported to Babylon. Kingdom of Judah ceases to exist. |
| 539 | Babylon falls to Cyrus II, king of Persia. |
| 538 | Cyrus allows first wave of Jews to return to Jerusalem. |
| 537-520 | Temple rebuilt in Jerusalem. |
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