10th of Sh'vat, 5772
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From Creation to Abraham

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
1 3760 BCE Adam & Eve created
1st Generation
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130 3630 BCE Seth born
2nd Generation
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235 3525 BCE Enosh born
3rd Generation
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325 3435 BCE Kenan born
4th Generation
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395 3365 BCE Mehalalel born
5th Generation
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460 3300 BCE Yered born
6th Generation
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622 3138 BCE Enoch born
7th Generation
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687 3074 BCE Mehtuselah born
8th Generation
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874 2886 BCE Lemech born
9th Generation
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930 2831 BCE Adam dies
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1056 2704 BCE Noah born
10th Generation
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1558 2203 BCE Shem born
11th Generation
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1658 2102 BCE The Flood

Arpachshad born
12th Generation
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1693 2067 BCE Shelach born
13th Generation
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1723 2038 BCE Eber born
14th Generation
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1757 2003 BCE Peleg born
15th Generation
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1787 1973 BCE Reu born
16th Generation
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1819 1941 BCE Serug born
17th Generation
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1849 1911 BCE Nachor born
18th Generation
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1878 1882 BCE Terach born
19th Generation
     

The Life of Abraham

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
1948 1813 BCE Abraham born
20th Generation
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1996 1765 BCE The Tower of Babel
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2006 1755 BCE Noah dies
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2018 1743 BCE Covenant with Abraham
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2023 1738 BCE Abraham settles in Canaan
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2048 1713 BCE Isaac born
21st Generation

Abraham circumcises himself

Sodom & Gomorrah destroyed
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2084 1677 BCE Isaac prepared as sacrifice

Sarah dies
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2108 1653 BCE Jacob born
22nd Generation
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2123 1638 BCE Abraham dies
 

Isaac, Jaccob and Joseph

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2171 1590 BCE Isaac blesses Jacob
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2192 1569 BCE Jacob marries Leah
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2195 1565 BCE Levi born
23rd Generation
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2199 1562 BCE Joseph born
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2215 1545 BCE Kehath born
24th Generation
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2216 1546 BCE Joseph sold into slavery
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2228 1533 BCE Isaac dies
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2229 1532 BCE Joseph becomes Egypt's viceroy
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2238 1523 BCE Jacob and family move to Egypt
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2255 1523 BCE Jacob dies
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2261 1499 BCE Amram born
25th Generation
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2309 1452 BCE Joseph dies
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2332 1429 BCE Egyptian enslavement begins
     

Moses & The Exodus

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2368 1393 BCE Moses born
26th Generation
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2406 1355 BCE Joshua born
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2447 1314 BCE Moses sees the burning bush
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2448 1313 BCE Exodus from Egypt

Revelation at Mt Sinai
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2449 1312 BCE Moses brings down second set of tablets
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2488 1272 BCE Death of Moses

Yehoshua (Joshua) leads Jews into Israel
  
    

Judges Rule Israel

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2516 1244 BCE Death of Yehoshua (Joshua)

Zekainim (Elders) lead the nation of Israel
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2533 1227 BCE Othniel, first Judge leads Israel
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2573 1187  BCE Ehud judges Israel
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2654 1106 BCE Dvorah (Deborah) judges Israel
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2694 1066 BCE Gideon judges Israel
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2734 1026 BCE Avimelech (Abimelech) judges Israel
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2779 981 BCE Yiftach (Jephthah) judges Israel
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2810 950 BCE Shimshon (Samson) judges Israel
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2830 930 BCE Eli the High Priest judges Israel
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2871 889 BCE Shmuel (Shamuel) the Prophet judges Israel
        

Saul, David & Solomon

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2881 879 BCE Saul anointed king over Israel
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2883 877 BCE David anointed king over Israel
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2892 868 BCE King David establishes rule over all of Israel
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2924 836 BCE King Solomon (Shlomo) begins his rule
     

First Temple Period

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
2928 832 BCE First Temple construction begins
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2935 825  BCE  First Temple completed
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2964 796  BCE  Split of the kingdom.

Kings Rechavam (Judah) and Yeravam (Israel) begin their rule
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3320 510 BCE Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon conquers Judea. He removes part of the Temple's holy vessels and children of the royal family take them to Babylon (Daniel 1)
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3327 503 BCE Yehoyachim (Yechonia) ben Yehoyakim becomes king and reigns for only three months. Nebuchadnezzar exiles him to Babylon together with 10,000 people and the Torah Sages (II Kings 24:16).

Zedekiah ben Yehoyakim becomes the last King of Judea (24:18)
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3338 492 BCE The First Temple is destroyed. It had stood for 410 years.
     

Purim Events

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
3392 438 BCE Achashverosh becomes king of Persia
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3395 435 BCE Achashverosh's Feast
(180 days)
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3399 431 BCE (Tevet)
Esther taken to Achashverosh
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3404 426 BCE (Nissan)
Haman casts lots

(13 Nissan) 
First decrees dispatched by Haman

(14-16 Nissan)
Three days' Fast ordered by Esther

(17 Nissan)
Haman's downfall and execution

(23 Sivan)
Second decrees, reversing the first
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3405 425 BCE (13 Adar )
Haman's ten sons executed

(14 Adar )
Purim celebration

(15 Adar )
Purim celebration in Shushan
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3406 424 BCE The Megillah recorded
     

Second Temple Period

Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
3410 516 BCE Second Temple Built
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3597 136 BCE Miracle of Hanukkah
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3830 70 CE Second Temple Destroyed by Titus. It had stood for 420 years.
     

Rabbinic Period
Jewish Year Civil Year Historic Event
3840 80 CE Leadership of Rabbi Akiva (Akiba) begins
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3880 120 CE Rebellion of Bar Kochba
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3979 219 CE Mishna compiled
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4118 358 CE Hillel II establishes a permanent Jewish calendar
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4128 368 CE Jerusalem Talmud compiled
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4186 426 CE Babylonian Talmud compiled
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4260 500 CE Babylonian Talmud recorded
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4398 638 CE Islamic conquest of Jerusalem
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4800 1040 CE Birth of "RASHI"
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4891 1131 CE Birth of "RAMBAM" (Maimonides)
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4970 1210 CE 300 French and English rabbis make alliah and settle in Israel
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5002 1242 CE Burning of the Talmud in Paris
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5004 1244 CE Tartars capture Jerusalem
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5027 1267 CE "Ramban"(Nachmanides) arrives in Israel
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5050 1290 CE Expulsion of all Jews from England
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5155 1394 CE Expulsion of all Jews from France
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5235 1475 CE Rashi commentary printed in Reggio de Calabria (Beginning of Hebrew printing on printing press)
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5240 1480 CE Inquisition established in Spain
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5252 1492 CE Expulsion of all Jews from Spain
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5324 1564 CE Publication of the Shulchan Aruch by Rav Yoseph Caro (in the city of Safed)
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5414 1654 CE First Jewish settlement established in North America (New Amsterdam)
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5551 1791 CE French National Assembly grants full civil rights to Jews.
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5654 1894 CE Dreyfus trial (France)
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5680 1920 CE England receives Mandate over Palestine
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5698 1938 CE Kristallnacht riot against Jews in Germany
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5708 1948 CE State of Israel is declared
  

Note: The Jewish years are counted from creation.  "BCE" stands for "Before Common Era" and "CE" refers to "Common Era" on the Gregorian (Civil) calendar.