Israel Short History Since Biblical Times
BIBLICAL PERIOD
2000 BCE Patriarchs and Matriarchs: settlement of the Land of Israel
1250 BCE Moses, desert wanderings; receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai; conquest of Land of israel by Joshua; rule by Judges
1st TEMPLE PERIOD
1000 BCE Jerusalem becomes King David’s capital; Solomon builds First Temple; division of kingdom into Israel and Judah
586 BCE Destruction of First [...]