BIBLE & WORLD EVENTS: 8 (586-534 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: 586-534 B.C.



1. Date: 586 B.C.

a) Bible Event:

i) Judah (southern kingdom) falls to Babylon.

2. Date: 563

a) World Event:

i) Gautama Buddha the founder of Buddhism, born in India.

3. Date: 562

a) Bible Event:

i) Kinf Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon dies.

4. Date: 560

a) World Event:

i) Aesop writes his fables.

5. Date: 551

a) World Event:

i) Confucius, famous Chinese scholar, born.

6. Date: 550

a) World Event:

i) King Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and founds the Persian empire; lock & key, water level, and carpenter's square invented.

7. Date: 540

a) World Event:

i) Horseback postal service in Persian empire.

8. Date: 539

a) Bible Event:

i) Babylon overthrown by Cyrus of Persia.

9. Date: 538

a) Bible Event:

i) First Jewish exiles return to Jerusalem.

10. Date: 534

a) World Event:

i) Tragedy emerges as a form of Greek drama.

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