Harmony of the Gospels
GENERAL
TIMELINE
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Patriarchs / Moses to Judges / United Monarchy / Divided Monarchy / Scattering / Exile / Intertestamental / Life of Christ / Apostolic / Restoration
Chronology of Prophets, High Priests, & Rulers
All dates are approximate
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4000 BC Creation & Fall​​​​
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3​000 BC Earliest known settlement of Jerusalem​
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2350 BC Flood
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2300 BC Great pyramids of Egypt
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2100 BC Tower of Babel
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2025 BC Assyrian Empire created
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​​​1890 BC Babylonian Empire created
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1720 BC Hyksos rule Egypt
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1457 BC Battle of Megiddo
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​​​​1440 BC Exodus
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1390 BC Amarna Letters​
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1150 BC Ruth & Naomi go to Bethlehem
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1400 BC Eleazar
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1350 BC Phinehas I
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1320 BC Abishua
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1280 BC Bukki
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1250 BC Uzzi
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1080 BC Eli
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1050 BC Phinehas II
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1060 BC Samson
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1025 BC David & Goliath
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​​​​960 BC Temple of Solomon completed​​
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​776 BC First Olympic Games
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753 BC Rome founded
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​​​​​​​​​721 BC Israel falls to Assyria
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900 BC Johanan
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870 BC Amariah I
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842 BC Jehoiada
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780 BC Azariah II
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732 BC Uriah
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730 BC Azariah III
KINGS OF JUDAH
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871 BC Jehoshaphat
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750 BC Jotham
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732 BC Ahaz
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729 BC Hezekiah
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931 BC Jeroboam I
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841 BC Jehu
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814 BC Jehoahaz
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806 BC Jehoash
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790 BC Jeroboam II
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701 BC Assyrians fail to capture Jerusalem​​
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609 BC Battle of Meggido, Judah becomes vassal of Egypt
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​​​​​597 BC Babylon beseiges Jerusalem
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700 BC Zadok II
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620 BC Azariah IV
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600 BC Seraiah
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587 BC Jehozadak
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687 BC Manasseh | King of Judah
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643 BC Amon | King of Judah
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640 BC Josiah | King of Judah
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609 BC Necho II | Pharaoh of Egypt​​
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609 BC Jehoahaz | King of Judah taken captive to Egypt
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609 BC Jehoiakim | King of Judah eventually taken captive to Babylon
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605 BC Nebuchadnezzar | King of Babylonian​​​
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598 BC Jehoiachin | King of Judah taken captive to Babylon
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597 BC Zedekiah | Last King of Judah killed in Babylon
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​​​​​​​​​538 BC Cyrus allows Jews to return to Jerusalem​
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515 BC Second Temple completed
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RULERS OF JUDEA
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​​582 BC Gedaliah | Governor of Judea​
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​​562 BC Amel-Marduk | King of Babylon​
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​​556 BC Nabonidus & Belshazzar | Last Kings of Babylon​
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​​​​​550 BC Cyrus the Great | King of Persia
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​550 BC Zerubbabel | Governor of Judea
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530 BC Cambyses II | King of Persia
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​522 BC Darius the Great | King of Persia
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​​​486 BC Xerxes I & Esther*| King of Persia​​​​
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​465 BC Artaxerxes I | King of Persia
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450 BC Nehemiah | Governor of Judea​
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​423 BC Darius II | King of Persia
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​405 BC Artaxerxes II | King of Persia
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​359 BC Artaxerxes III | King of Persia
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340​ BC Hezekiah | Governor of Judea
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​336 BC Darius III | Last King of Persia
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​​​​​​​​​​​332 BC Alexander the Great conquers Palestine & ends Persian power​
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​​​​​​​​​​​323 BC Greek Hellenistic period begins
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​250 BC Septuagint work begins in Alexandria
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198 BC Seleucids conquer Jerusalem
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167 BC Epiphanes desecrates temple, daily sacrifice interrupted, Maccabees revolt
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165 BC Temple rededicated, Hanukkah
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44 BC Julius Caesar assasinated
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​​​​​​37 BC Herod conquers Jerusalem
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30 BC Cleopatra* last pharaoh dies
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4 BC Death of Herod (dates disputed), kingdom divided
NEPHITE PROPHETS
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150 BC Abinadi
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148 BC Alma the Elder
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130 BC Benjamin
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124 BC Mosiah
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90 BC Alma the Younger
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74 BC Helaman, Moroni
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39 BC Nephi II
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6 BC Samuel the Lamanite
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1 BC Nephi III
HIGH PRIESTS
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320 BC Onias I
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280 BC Simon I
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260 BC Eleazar
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245 BC Manasseh
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240 BC Onias II
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218 BC Simon II
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185 BC Onias III
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175 BC Jason
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172 BC Menelaus
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165 BC Judas Maccabeus
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153 BC Jonathan Apphus
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142 BC Simon Thassi
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134 BC John Hyrcanus I
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104 BC Aristobulus I
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103 BC Alexander Jannaeus
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76 BC Hyrcanus II
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66 BC Aristobulus II
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63 BC Hyrcanus II
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40 BC Antigonus​​​ II​
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37 BC Ananelus, Aristobulus III
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30 BC Joshua ben Fabus
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23 BC Simon ben Boethus
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RULERS OF JUDEA
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​332 BC Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia
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​301 BC Ptolemy I Soter | King of Ptolemaic Kingdom
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284 BC Ptolemy II Philadelphus | King of Ptolemaic Kingdom
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​246 BC Ptolemy III Euergetes | King of Ptolemaic Kingdom
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​221 BC Ptolemy IV Philopator | King of Ptolemaic Kingdom
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198 BC Antiochus III the Great | King of Seleucid Empire
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​175 BC Antiochus IV Epiphanes | King of Seleucid Empire
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170 BC Mattithias Maccabeus | Leader of Maccabees
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165 BC Judas Maccabeus | Leader of Maccabees
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153 BC Jonathan Apphus | Prince of Judea
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140 BC Simon Thassi | Prince of Judea
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134 BC John Hyrcanus I | Prince of Judea
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104 BC Aristobulus I | King of Judea
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103 BC Alexander Jannaeus | King of Judea
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76 BC Salome Alexandra* | Queen of Judea
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67 BC Hyrcanus II | King of Judea
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66 BC Aristobulus II | King of Judea taken captive to Rome
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63 BC Antipater the Idumaean | Roman Procurator of Judea​
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47 BC Phasael | Governor of Jerusalem
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47 BC Herod the Great | Governor of Galilee
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47 BC Hyrcanus II | Ethnarch of Judea eventually taken captive to Babylonia
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40 BC Antigonus II Mattathias | King of Judea
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37 BC Herod the Great | King of Judea
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27 BC Augustus | Roman Emperor​
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4 BC Herod Archelaus | Ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, & Idumea
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4 BC Herod Antipas | Tetrarch of Galilee & Perea
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4 BC Philip | Tetratch of Iturea & Trachonitis
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4 BC Salome I* | Ruler of Iamnia, Azotus, & Phasaelis
PROPHETS/APOSTLES
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1 BC Jesus Christ | Messiah
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1 BC Anna* | Prophetess
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HIGH PRIESTS
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1 BC Jesus Christ | Great High Priest
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15 AD Ishmael ben Fabus
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16 AD Eleazar ben Ananus
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17 AD Simon ben Camithus
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​​​​​​31 AD Gamaliel | Nasi of Sanhedrin
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1 BC Jesus Christ | King of Kings
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6 AD Coponius | First Prefect of Judea
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9 AD Marcus Ambivulus | Prefect of Judea
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12 AD Annius Rufus | Prefect of Judea
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14 AD Tiberius | Emperor of Rome
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15 AD Valerius Gratus | Prefect of Judea
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26 AD Pontius Pilate | Prefect of Judea
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39 AD Josephus born
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44 AD James beheaded
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45 AD Paul's first mission
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49 AD Council of Jerusalem
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49 AD Jews banished from Rome​​
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58 AD Paul imprisoned
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62 AD Temple completed
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64 AD Christians persecuted
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65 AD Peter & Paul killed
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​66 AD Jewish revolt
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69 AD Christians flee to Pella
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70 AD Jerusalem & Temple destroyed, Jewish diaspora​​​
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73 AD Masada conquered
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90 AD John writes Revelation
CHRISTIAN LEADERS
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48 AD James | Bishop of Jerusalem
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62 AD Simeon I | Bishop of Jerusalem​
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88 AD Clement I | Bishop of Rome​​​​​
HIGH PRIESTS
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​36 AD Jonathan ben Ananus
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37 AD Theophilus ben Ananus
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46 AD Ananias ben Nedebeus
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50 AD Simeon ben Gamliel | Nasi​​
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58 AD Jonathan, Ishmael II ben Fabus
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62 AD Joseph Cabi ben Simon
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63 AD Ananus ben Ananus & Jesus ben Damneus
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64 AD Joshua ben Gamla
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67 AD Phannias ben Samuel | Last High Priest​​
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70 AD Yohanan ben Zakkai | Nasi
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80 AD Gamaliel II | Nasi
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37 AD Caligula | Emperor​​ of Rome
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41 AD Claudius | Emperor​​ of Rome
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41 AD Herod Agrippa I | King of Judea
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44 AD Cuspius Fadus | Procurator of Judea
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46 AD Tiberius Alexander | Procurator of Judea
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48 AD Ventidius Cumanus | Procurator of Judea
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52 AD Marcus Antonius Felix | Procurator of Judea
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53 AD Herod Agrippa II | King of Part of Judea
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54 AD Nero | Emperor of Rome
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60 AD Porcius Festus | Procurator of Judea
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62 AD Lucceius Albinus | Procurator of Judea
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64 AD Gessius Florus | Procurator of Judea
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​​66 AD Marcus Antionus Julianus | Procurator of Judea
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69 AD Vespian | Emperor of Rome
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​72 AD Lucius Flavius Silva | Propraetor of Judea​
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79 AD Titus | Emperor of Rome
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80 AD Marcus Salvidienus | Propraetor of Judea
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81 AD Domitian | Emperor of Rome
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85 AD Gnaeus Pompeius Longinus | Propraetor of Judea
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130 AD Romans rebuild Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina, build Temple of Jupiter on Temple Mount​
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132 AD Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt
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135 AD Romans defeat Jews and ban them from Jerusalem, rename Judaea Syria Palaestina​​
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189 AD Mishnah compiled​
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325 AD Council of Nicaea reinstates Jerusalem's name, Constantine's mother visits Holy Land & commissions churches​​
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393 AD New Testament canonized​​
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425 AD Sanhedrin abolished​​
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614 AD Persians conqure Jerusalem, Christans slaughtered, Jews allowed to return
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638 AD Jerusalem falls to Arab Muslims who eventually build Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount spot where Muhammad ascended
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1099 AD Christian crusaders conquer Jerusalem, slaughter Muslims & Jews, and establish Kingdom of Jerusalem
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1187 AD Saladin & Muslims retake Jerusalem but permit worship of all religions
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1229 AD Treaty of Jaffa temporarily restores Christian control of Jerusalem
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1260 AD Mongols raid Jerusalem
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1290 AD Jews expelled from England, 16 years later from France
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1349 AD Jews blamed for the Black Plague
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​​​1384 AD John Wycliffe translates Bible into English
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1452 AD Gutenberg invents press & publishes Bible, making it widely available to the public
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1492 AD Jews expelled from Spain & Sicily & eventually Portugal
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1517 AD Jerusalem taken by Ottomans, religious freedom allowed
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1517 AD Martin Luther posts 95 Theses, starts Protestant reformation
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1611 AD King James Bible published
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1620 AD Pilgrims sail on Mayflower in search of religious freedom
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1730 AD Great religious awakening
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1795 AD Second great religious awakening
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1799 AD Napoleon invades the Holy Land
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
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107 AD Justus | Bishop of Jerusalem​​​​​​​
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115 AD Eleazar ben Azariah | Nasi
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150 AD Amos​ | Nephite Recorder
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​​170 AD Judah Hanassi | Nasi
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220 AD Gamaliel III | Nasi
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250 AD Ammaron​ | Nephite Prophet
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320 AD Mormon | Nephite Prophet
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400 AD Moroni | Nephite Prophet
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440 AD Leo the Great | Pope
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​590 AD Gregory I | Pope​
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920 AD Aaron ben Meir | Rabbi
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1040 AD Rashi | Rabbi of France
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1099 AD Urban II | Pope
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1135 AD Maimonides | Rabbi
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1193 AD Innocent III | Pope
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1267 AD Nahmanides | Rabbi
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1503 AD Julius II | Pope
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1520 AD Moses Isserles | Rabbi of Poland​​
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1740 AD Baal Shem Tov | Founder of Hasidic Judaism
RULERS OF JUDEA
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105 AD Quintus Pompeius Falco | Propraetor of Judea
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117 AD Hadrian | Emperor of Rome
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130 AD Quintus Tineius Rufus | Propraetor of Judea​
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132 AD Simon bar Kokhba | Prince of Israel
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135 AD Sextus Julius Severus | Last Propraetor of Judea​
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138 AD Antoninus Pius | Emperor of Rome
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253 AD Valerian | Emperor of Rome
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306 AD Constantine the Great | Emperor of Rome
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527 AD Justinian the Great | Byzantine Emperor
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​​610 AD Heraclius | Byzantine Emperor
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634 AD Umar | Caliph of Islam
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750 AD al-Saffah | Abbasid Caliph
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1094 AD al-Mustazhir | Abbasid Caliph
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1118 AD Baldwin II & Melisende* | King & Queen of Jerusalem
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1131 AD Fulk, Baldwin III, Amalric, Baldwin IV | Kings of Jerusalem
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1174 AD Saladin | Sultan of Egypt and Syria
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1177 AD Baldwin V, Sibylla* & Guy, Isabella I* & Conrad, Henry II, Aimery | Kings & Queens of Jerusalem
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1205 AD Maria* & John I, Isabella II* & Frederick, Conrad II, Conrad III | Kings & Queens of Jerusalem
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1260 AD Baybars | Sultan of Egypt and Syria
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1290 AD Al-Ashraf Khalil & Al-Nasir Muhammad | Sultans​​​​​​ of Egypt & Syria
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​1399 AD An-Nasir Faraj | Sultan​​​​​​ of Egypt & Syria​​​
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1399 AD Qaitbay | Sultan​​​​​​ of Egypt & Syria​​
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1516 AD Tuman Bay II | Sultan​​​​​​ of Egypt & Syria​​
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1517 AD Selim I & Suleiman the Magnificent | Sultans​​​​​​ of Ottoman Empire
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1624 AD Fakhr-al-Din II | Emir of Arabistan
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1774 AD Abdul Hamid I | Sultan of Ottoman Empire
The Restoration of the Gospel
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​​​​​1820 AD The First Vision
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1829 AD Priesthood restored
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1836 AD Kirtland Temple​​​​​​
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1841 AD Orson Hyde visits Holy Land & dedicates for return of the Jews
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1844 AD Joseph Smith martyred
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1847 AD Saints reach Utah
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1861 AD US Civil War
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​​​​1882 AD First European Jews return to Holy Land
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1896 AD Utah gains statehood
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1916 AD British forces drive Ottomans out of the Holy Land, create Mandatory Palestine
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1945 AD 6 million Jews killed in Holocaust
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1947 AD Dead Sea Scrolls discovered
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1948 AD State of Israel created, Arab-Israeli wars begin, Jerusalem divided between Israel (West Jerusalem) and Jordan (East Jerusalem)​
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1967 AD Six-Day War, Israel captures East Jerusalem
PROPHETS/APOSTLES
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1820 AD Joseph Smith | Prophet
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1835 AD Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, David Whitmer, Lyman E Johnson, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, David W. Patten, Luke S. Johnson, William E. McLellin, John F. Boynton, William Smith | Apostles
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1847 AD Brigham Young | Prophet
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1880 AD John Taylor | Prophet
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1889 AD Wilford Woodruff | Prophet
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1898 AD Lorenzo Snow | Prophet
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1901 AD Joseph F. Smith | Prophet
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1918 AD Heber J. Grant | Prophet
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1945 AD George Albert Smith | Prophet
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1951 AD David O. McKay | Prophet
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1970 AD Joseph Fielding Smith | Prophet
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1972 AD Harold B. Lee | Prophet
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1973 AD Spencer W. Kimball | Prophet
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1985 AD Ezra Taft Benson | Prophet
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1994 AD Howard W. Hunter | Prophet
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1995 AD Gordon B. Hinckley | Prophet
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2008 AD Thomas S. Monson | Prophet
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2018 AD Russell M. Nelson | Prophet
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RULERS
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1829 AD Andrew Jackson | President USA
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1834 AD Abraham Lincoln | Illinois House of Rep
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1836 AD Lilburn Boggs | Governor of Missouri
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1837 AD Martin Van Buren | President USA
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1841 AD John Tyler | President USA
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1845 AD James K. Polk | President USA
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1861 AD Abraham Lincoln | President USA
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1876 AD Abdul Hamid II | Sultan of Ottoman Empire
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1948 AD David Ben-Gurion | First Prime Minister of Israel
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1989 AD Yasser Arafat | First President of Palestine