| Prophets | Israel | Gentile Kings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | Daniel borne 620 | Joiah (640-609) 605 – 1st exile to babylon | ||
| 600 | 586 – Judah (Southern K) falls to Babylon. Temple destroyed. 538-Cyrus’s edict for return of jews 536-516 Temple rebuilt 536- Temple rebuilt | 600-Nebuchadnezzar II 559 – Cyrus (Persia) 550-Belshazzar | ||
| 500 | 478- Esther made queen by Xerves (Ahasuerus) | Persia – Xerves,Artaxerves,Xerves II,Darius Ii,Artaxerves II | ||
| 400 | Artaxerves III,Darius III 332- Alexandra (Hellenization) 323- Alexandra Death into 4 parts 1. Egypt- Ptolemies 2. Syria – Seleucids 3. Macedonia – Antigonids 4. Pergamum – Attalids | |||
| 300 | 255- Septuagint in Greek in Alexandria | |||
| 200 | 167 – Temple is defiled Maccabeus revolt 164 – Temple re-dedicated | |||
| 100 | 167- Seleucid – Antiochus IV Epiphanes dexsecrated the temple with a pig on the altar to Zeus, leading to revolt by Maccabeus. (Feast of Harukkah) | |||