| 750 BC* | Isaiah prophesied that Cyrus would release Israel to return to Jerusalem (Isaiah 44:28) |
| 721 BC | Assyria exiles Israel under Sennacherib |
| 626–539 BC | Babylonian Empire |
| 606 BC | The first deportation of Jewish captives to Babylon, Daniel taken to Babylon |
| 606–536 BC | 70 years in which the Jewish captives were in Babylon |
| 600 BC* | Jeremiah prophesied that the captivity in Babylon would last for 70 years (Jer. 29:10-14) |
| 603 BC | Daniel chapter 2 vision (Nebuchadnezzar) |
| 597 BC | The second deportation of Jewish captives to Babylon, including Ezekiel |
| 586 BC | Jerusalem and the temple destroyed (by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon) |
| 586 BC | The third deportation of Jewish captives to Babylon |
| 553–539 BC | Belshazzar’s reign |
| 553 BC | Daniel received his 1st vision – Daniel 7 |
| 551 BC | Daniel received his 2nd vision – Daniel 8 |
| 539–331 BC | Persian Empire |
| 539 BC | King Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon |
| 538 BC | First year of Darius the Mede |
| 538 BC | King Cyrus’ decree issued, allowing the exiles to return to Israel |
| 538 BC | Daniel received his 3rd vision (while reading Jeremiah 29) – Daniel 9 (70-weeks prophecy) |
| 536 BC | Daniel received his 4th vision – Daniel 10-12 |
| 536 BC | The Jewish exiles arrived in Jerusalem (to build the temple with Zerubbabel |
| 520 BC | The Jerusalem temple was restarted (after a 16-year delay) – Haggai and Zechariah |
| 516 BC | The Jerusalem temple construction was completed |
| 458 BC | King Artaxerxes’ decree to Ezra starts the 70 weeks (Ezra 4:12, 21; 7:12-26). |
| 445 BC | Artaxerxes’ decree to Nehemiah |
| 409 BC | Ezra and Nehemiah finish initial rebuilding Jerusalem |
| 407 BC | New governor of Judah takes over from Nehemiah (from “The Elephantine Papyri”) |
| 331–146 BC | Greek Empire |
| 323 BC | Death of Alexander the Great, 32 years old |
| 175–164 BC | Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes (desecrated the temple, foreshadows the Antichrist) |
| 167–160 BC | Maccabean Revolt |
| 146 BC–1453 AD | Roman Empire – east and west |
| 146 BC–476 AD | Roman Empire – western division |
| 330–1453 AD | Roman Empire – eastern division |
| 26/27 AD | Start of Jesus’ ministry |
| 29/30 AD | Crucifixion of Jesus |
| 66–73 AD | Jewish-Roman war |
| 70 AD | Destruction of Second Temple and Jerusalem by Rome (Titus) |
(*dates are approximate, since the precise date is unknown)
Living as a Christian in this World 