ANCIENT JERUSALEM TIMELINE (1)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

DATE (B.C.)		HISTORIC EVENT
After 1380		Jebus, the original name of Jerusalem, is populated by the Jebusites (a Canaanite tribe). A partial siege of Judah against the city (Judges 1:8) takes place a short time after the death of Joshua.
1003		David battles the Jebusites in Jebus and conquers the city. It becomes the capital of a united Israel and is known as "the city of David."
959 - 958		Solomon completes building the temple of God.
930		Israel splits into two after the death of Solomon. Ancient Jerusalem becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Judah. Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, is Judah's first king and rules for seventeen years.
925		The city is attacked by Shishak, the king of Egypt (2Chronicles 12:9; 1Kings 14:25-26). He is the first Egyptian Pharaoh to capture and pillage the city.
850		The city is attacked by the Philistines, Arabians and Ethiopians (2Chronicles 21:16). The royal palace is looted.

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