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| c. 1250 BC |
| | | The god of the Hebrews, announcing to Moses 'I Am Who I Am', acquires his name - YHWH, meaning 'He Who Is' | |
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| c. 1200 BC |
| | | Stone tablets, engraved by Moses to signify God's covenant with his people, are placed in a sacred chest - the ark of the covenant | |
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| c. 1020 BC |
| | | Saul, anointed king of Israel by Samuel, establishes himself at Gibeah, just north of Jerusalem | |
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| c. 1000 BC |
| | | The Jews write down the Torah, the earliest part of the text subsequently known to Christians as the Old Testament | |
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| c. 1000 BC |
| | | The Israelites, settled in Canaan, become the first people in history to decide that their god is the only god | |
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| c. 990 BC |
| | | David, already king of Judah and now anointed king of Israel, brings into one realm the twelve tribes of the Israelites | |
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| c. 990 BC |
| | | David captures Jerusalem, which he makes his capital - bringing here the ark of the covenant | |
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| c. 970 BC |
| | | Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre, is an enthusiastic trading partner of King David in Jerusalem, and later of Solomon | |
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| c. 965 BC |
| | | Solomon becomes king of Israel and presides over a period of peace and prosperity | |
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| c. 960 BC |
| | | Solomon, the king of Israel, builds the first Temple in Jerusalem | |
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