BIBLE & WORLD EVENTS: 7 (701-600 B.C.)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

0. Introduction

a) A chronology of Bible and World events helps us appreciate history better in a holistic perspective and will also provide insight with better understanding for us.

b) Event periods: 701-600 B.C.

1. Date: 701 B.C.

a) Bible Event:

i) Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib of Assyria.

2. Date: 700

a) World Event:

i) False teeth invented in Italy.

3. Date: 660

a) World Event:

i) Japan established as a nation.

4. Date: 650 

a) World Event:

i) Soldering of iron invented.

5. Date: 648

a) World Event:

i) Horse racing first held at 33rd Olympic Games.

6. Date: 640

a) Bible Event:

i) Josiah becomes Judah's king.

7. Date: 627

a) Bible Event:

i) Jeremiah becomes a prophet.

8. Date: 612

a) Bible Event:

i) Assyrian capital of Nineveh destroyed.

9. Date: 605

a) Bible Event:

i) Daniel taken captive to Babylon.

10. Date: 600

a) World Event:

i) Temple of Artemis (Diana) built in Ephesus - one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

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