2023 BCE -Abraham goes to the Land of Israel

1250 BCE - The Exodus from Egypt, Receiving the Law at Mount Sinai

1000 BCE - King David established Jerusalem as the capital of the Israelite kingdom

960 BCE - First Temple built

586 BCE - First Temple Destroyed

586 BCE - First Temple Destroyed

Exile to Babylon (586–538 BCE)
The Babylonians, led by Nebuchadnezzar, destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple.
Many (not all) Jews were taken to Babylon.
This is the period of:

  • Psalm 137 (“By the rivers of Babylon…”)

  • Jeremiah

  • Ezekiel

It’s a time of deep grief — but also the birth of Zionism, the longing to return to Zion
in Prayer, study, and identity.