Prophets from 700BC to 400BC

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WORLD/SECULAR HISTORY year/month/day Christian History and Jewish History
Historical events in Politics and Business   Events and history that happened in both faiths
     including Christian & Jewish persons
  732/31-723/22BC  King Hoshea 19th and last king of Israel
     
  722BC  Northern ten tribes go into captivity
     
  716/15-687/86BC  King Hezekiah 13th king of Judah
     Sun Back, 2 Kings 20:1-11
Sennacherib  705-681BC  
1st War  701BC  
Earth’s rotation changed from 360 days to 365 days   701BC  
  697/96-643/42BC  14th King Manasseh of Judah (evil) 697/96-643/42 = 55 2 Kings 21:1-18, 2 Chr
2nd War  688BC  
     
Esarhaddon  681-669BC  
  680BC  
     
Ashurbanipal  669-633BC  
  643/42-641/40BC  15th King Amon Judah (evil) 643/42-641/40 = 2 2 Kings 21:19-26, 2 Chr
  641/40-609BC  16th King Josiah of Judah (Good) 641/40-609 = 31 2 Kings 22:1-23:30, 2 Chr 34:1-35:27
  635BC  
Ashur-eti-ilani  633-629BC  
     
Sin-shum-lishir  629-624BC  
     
  627-580BC  Jeremiah the prophet
Sin-shar-ishkum  624-612BC  
     
Fall of Nineveh  612BC  
     
Ashur-uballit  612-608BC  
Ashur-uballit  612BC  
  609BC  17 Jehoahaz (evil) 609 = 3 months 2 Kings 23:31-33 2 Chr 36:1-4
  609-598BC  Jehoiakim 18th King of Judah – evil in God’s eyes 2 Kings 23:34-24:5 2 Chr 36:5-7
Neco II Pharaoh of Egypt may have been born in Ethiopia  609-594BC  
Nebuchadnezzar  605-562BC  
  605-535BC  Working life of Daniel, the book of Daniel
  605BC  Daniel taken as a prisoner from Jerusalem to  Babylon by King  Nebuchadnezzar
Battle of Carchemish  on the Euphrates  Neco Egypt – Nebuchadnezzar Babylonia  605BC  4th year of King Jehoiakim of Judah-18th king
  604-603BC  Jeremiah’s Scribe
  603BC  King Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream, Daniel 2:1-48
The Assyrian empire eventually declined, and by 600 B.C. it was overcome by the Babylonians.    
  586BC  Judah taken as Slaves, 2 Chronicles 36:11-21
  598-597BC  Johoiachin 19th King – 2 Kings 24:6-16
  598-597BC  King Jehoiachin 19th King of Judah (evil) 598-597 = 3 months 2 Kings 24:6-16, 2 Chr 36:8-10
     
  597-586BC  King Zedekiah 20th King of Judah (evil) 597-586 = 11. Last king of Judah
Psamtik II Pharaoh of Egypt   594-588BC  
  593BC-571BC  Ezekiel
  593BC-571BC  Dry Bones
     
Apries (Hophra) Pharaoh of Egypt see Jeremiah 44:30   588-568BC  
Jerusalem destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar  587BC  
  586BC Jerusalem goes into captivity, 2 Kings 24:20-25:30
  582?BC  Jeremiah Down Well
  582?BC  Urijah the prophet
     
Amasis Pharaoh of Egypt   568-525BC  
Cyrus  550-530BC  Isaiah prophetises about Cyrus Isaiah 44:24-45:25 and Ezra1:1-
   550BC  
  458BC  Ezra and Zerubbabel return to Jerusalem
Cyrus defeat of Media  549BC  
  540BC  The Image of Gold Daniel 3:1-7
  540BC  Fiery Test, Daniel 3:8-30
  540BC  Daniel in the Lions Den, Daniel 6:1-28
     
Babylon falls – was captured with out a battle. e.g. not destroyed  539BC  
The Decree of Cyrus for the Jews to return to Judah and Israel.  536BC  
     
  536BC  Temple Started
  536BC  Death of Daniel
   535BC  
   534BC  
Cambyses  530-521BC  
Pasmtik III Pharaoh of Egypt  525BC  
Darius I ruler of Persian Empire  522-486BC  
Smerdis (Bardrya, Gaumata)  521BC  
  520BC-488?BC  Zechariah the prophet, Zechariah 1:1-
  516BC  Second Temple Finished
     
  500BC  
     
  497BC  
     
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  492BC  
Battle of Marathon   490BC  
  ???-???BC  Joiakim High Priest
Mardousus killed in a battle with the Greeks   479BC  
Xerxes  486-464BC  
     
Vashti deposed  483BC  
   
480BC  
   
   479BC  
  478BC  Esther becomes Queen
Birth of Darius the 2nd, Artaxixes, son of Ahasuerus and Queen Esther  475BC  
  473BC  Queen Esther – Feast of Purim
     
Xerxes I’s rule  486-464BC  
Death of Xerxes  464BC  
Artaxerxes I’s rule  464-423BC  
  458-445BC   Ezra
20th year of King Artaxersxes Longimaus sends  14th March 445BC  Nehemiah back to Jerusalem to rebuild the wall
  31st Oct 445BC   Ezra reads the Law of Moses to the Israelites in Jerusalem
     
  445-415?BC  Nehemiah
     
  435?-412?BC   Malachi
The Peloponnesian War between the allies of Athens and Sparta.

Sparta is victorious with Persian support and deviousness. 
431-404BC   
Darius the 2nd became King  423BC-404BC  
  423-404BC  Joiada High Priest
     
Lgimouns  420BC  
     
  413-420?BC  Nehemiah in Babylon
     Artaxerxes 1 – Nehemiah returned
  410-408BC  Johanan High Priest
     
  410-408BC  Bigvais (Bagoas) Governor of Judah
  408-???BC  
Artaxerxes II  404BC  
OLD TESTAMENT ENDS 400BC OLD TESTAMENT ENDS
 The Greeks enter into Persian politics 400sBC  
The march of the 10,000 told by Xenophon, in his book “The Persian Expedition”.  401-400BC  
Political Chaos amongst the Greeks. The rise of Macedonia and its king Philip.

Plato sets up the Academy and teaches through until around 347 BC.

Aristotle, his pupil teaches from around 350 – 320 BC.

Aristotle founds the Lyceum. He tutors a young Alexander of Macedon. 
400-339BC  
  400BC  400 years period before the start of the Gospels
  397BC  Malachi writes his prophetic word and the Old Testament is complete.
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