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GENESIS
6000-1800 BC

EXODUS-JOSHUA
1800-1350 BC
JUDGES-2 SAMUEL
1350-950 BC
NEW TESTAMENT
20 BC-100 AD
CHURCH HISTORY
100-1500 AD
Greeks and Maccabees 332-20 BC


Archaeological Time Periods:

  • Persian Period - 539-332 BC (Jews Return, Ezra, Nehemiah)
  • Hellenistic (Greek) Period - 332-141 BC (Years between OT and NT)
  • Roman Period - 37 BC-324 AD (Jesus, Apostles, NT, Early Church)
 
Kings of Persia
 
Events/People in ISRAEL
Kings of Macedonia (Greece)
  
  Artaxerxes III (359-338)
350 BC
  Philip II (359-336)  
  Arses (338-336)   Ezekiel 26 fulfilled (332) Alexander III the Great (336-323)  
  Jaddua the Priest meets Alexander  
  Darius III (336-330)   Daniel 11:4 fulfilled (323)    
  Seleucid Dynasty in
Asia Minor 		    Philip III Arrhidaios
(323-317)
Ptolemy Dynasty Egypt
  Seleukos I Nikator (312-281) Alexander IV (323-310) Ptolemy I Soter (323-282)
  Antiochos I Soter (281-261)     Olympias (317-316) PtolemyII Philadelphos(284-246)
  Antiochos II Theos (261-246)   Daniel 11:6 fulfilled
(260-253) 		Cassander (315-297)  
  Seleukos II Kallinikos
(246-226)
250 BC
Daniel 11:7-8 fulfilled
(246-241) 		  Ptolemy II Euergetes (246-222)
  Seleukos III (226-223)        
  Antiochos III Megas
(the Great) (223-187) 		  Daniel 11:9-19 fulfilled
(219-187) 		  Ptolemy IV Philopator (221-204)
  Seleukos IV Philopator
(187-175) 		  Daniel 11:20-21 fulfilled (175)
    
  Antiochos IV Epiphanes
(175-164) 		  Joshua (Jason)buys High Priesthood;
Jerusalem Revolts; Maccabean Revolt 		   
  Atiochos V Eupator (164-162)   Judas Maccabeus controls Judah:
First Hanukkah (164) 		   
  Demetrios I Soter (162-150)   Rome recognizes Israel as a Maccabean (Hasmonean) State (161 BC)    
  Alexander Balas (Epiphanes)
(150-145)
150 BC
Jonathan is Priest, Governor, General    
  Demetrios II Nikator
(145-140, 129-125) 		       
  Antiochos VI Epiphanes
(145-142 BC 		  Simon is Priest, King, General (142 BC)    
  Diodotos Triophon
(142-139) 		  Hasmonean Dynasty Established (142)    
      Ptolemy VIII kills Simon in Jericho (135)   Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-116)
   
100 BC
     
      Civil War-Sadducees vs Pharisees for six years
(94-88 BC);
King Alexander Jannaus vs Sadducees; 50,000 die 		   
Roman Emperors
     63 BC Civil War in Jerusalem;
Roman General Pompey takes Jerusalem to establish peace; 		   
Berenike IV &
Cleopatra VI (58-55)
Julius Caesar
(49-44 BC)		  
50 BC
Antipater (Idumean) appointed by Julius Caesar as Procurator of Judea, Samaria, Galilee (47 BC)   Ptolemy XII (51-47 BC)
 
      Antipater appoints son Herod Governor of Galilee (46 BC)   Cleopatra VII (51-30 BC)
Augustus
(27 BC-14 AD) 		    Augustus makes Herod King (30 BC)
   Ptolemy XIV (47-44 BC)
      Jesus Born (4 BC)   Caesarion Ptolemy XV (44-30 BC)
Tiberius
(14-37 AD) 		    Jesus' Ministry, Cross, Rise (27-30 AD)    
     
     
Persian Arrow Head from 500-400 BC

 

 

500-400 BC

Persian arrow head used during the days of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Xerxes and Artaxerxes I.

 Persian Arrowhead
Persian Arrowhead
300-1 BC Hellenistic Greek Oil Lamp

 

330-1 BC

< 300-1 BC Hellenistic Oil Lamp

330-63 BC Oil Lamp >

330-63 BC Oil Lamp
Ptolemy I Soter 305 BC bronze Obverse: Head_of_Alexander the Great wearing elephant scalp Reverse: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS with eagle standing wings open on a thunderbolt, EY Daniel 11:5 – “Then the king of the south shall be strong”

305 BC

Ptolemy I Soter 305 BC bronze

< Obverse: Head_of_Alexander the Great
wearing elephant scalp for conquering
India, horns of god Ammon, a scaly aegis

Reverse: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS
translation – “Ptolemy King”
with eagle standing wings open on a
thunderbolt, EY symbol at feet >

This is the "king of the south" of Daniel 11:5 –
“Then the king of the south shall be strong”

 Ptolemy I Soter 305 BC bronze Obverse: Head_of_Alexander the Great wearing elephant scalp Reverse: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS with eagle standing wings open on a thunderbolt, EY Daniel 11:5 – “Then the king of the south shall be strong”
Image of Alexander the Great on a coin minted by Ptolemy IV in 229-219 BC

 

219 BC

Ptolemy IV Philopator (221-204)

< Alexander the Great image on a 229-219 BC coin minted by Ptolemy IV showing Alexander wearing a lion skin 
portrayed as Herakles

On the reverse side is an eagle. >

Reverse side of a 229-219 BC coin showing an eagle
Coin of Antiochus III Megas, or Antiochus the Great, the Seleucid king of Syria 223-187 and the "King of the North" prophecied by Daniel in 11:11-19

223-187

Coin of Antiochus III Megas,
or Antiochus the Great, the Seleucid king
of Syria 223-187.

< The obverse side shows (a faulty strike by the craftsman minting this coin) the head of the god Apollo.

The reverse side is the image of an > elephant, which were used in wars at this time like we use tanks. 
Above the elephant is the inscription:
"BASILEUS" in English or
"βασιλεύς" in Greek which
means "KING"

Antiochus III Megas was prophecied about in Daniel 11:11-19 where he is identified as the "King of the North".

Antiochus III challenged a young Rome and their General Scipio. He was supressed and forced to pay tribute to Rome.

In the end Antiochus III was killed stealing money from a temple trying to pay his tribute to Rome.
Reverse side is the image of an elephant used in war with the inscription: "BASILEUS" meaning "KING"
104-103 BC John Hyrcanus II coin minted in Jerusalem, OBV - Surrounded by wreat with Greek "A" inscription "Yehohanan the High Priest and community of the Jews"

104-103 BC

Coin of John Hyrcanus II, the High Priest,
minted in Jerusalem

<Obverse: Surrounded by wreath, Greek "A" above the inscription that reads:
"YEHOHANAN THE HIGH PRIEST AND COMMUNITY OF THE JEWS"

Reverse: Two cornucopias with ribbons and pomegranated rising in middle.
The circular border around the coin is made of dots. >

104-103 BC John Hyrcanus II coin minted in Jerusalem, OBV - Surrounded by wreat with Greek "A" inscription "Yehohanan the High Priest and community of the Jews"; Reverse: Two cornucopias with pomegranate rising in middle and border of dots
Papyrus fragment, Papyrus from the general time period of the Greeks and Hasmoneans 200 BC

Payprus

Papyrus from the general time period of the
Greeks and Hasmoneans

 

Hieratic script Papyrus Manuscript Fragment 200 BC, Egypt, Black ink on business document

< Front of Hieratic script document

Back of document >

 

 Papyrus fragment, Papyrus from the general time period of the Greeks and Hasmoneans 200 BC
Papyrus fragment, Papyrus from the general time period of the Greeks and Hasmoneans 200 BC   Papyrus fragment, Papyrus from the general time period of the Greeks and Hasmoneans 200 BC
Hieratic script Papyrus Manuscript Fragment 200 BC, Egypt, Black ink on business document


200 BC

Hieratic script Papyrus Manuscript Fragment 200 BC, Egypt, Black ink on business document

< Front of Hieratic script document

Back of document >

Hieratic script Papyrus Manuscript Fragment 200 BC, Egypt, Black ink on business document
Papyrus fragment, Papyrus from the general time period of the Greeks and Hasmoneans 200 BC    
300-200 BC Hellenistic Amphora with black kslip finish and strap handle

 

300-200 BC

Hellenistic Amphora
with black kslip finish and strap handle

 300-200 BC Hellenistic Amphora with black kslip finish and strap handle
250-50 BC Hellenistic Olpe, Israel

 

250-50 BC

Hellenistic Olpe, Israel

 250-50 BC Hellenistic Olpe, Israel
250-50 BC Hellenistic Olpe, Israel

 

250-50 BC

Hellenistic Olpe, Israel

 250-50 BC Hellenistic Olpe, Israel
300-100 BC Hellenistic Hasmonean Oil Lamp

 

300-100 BC

Hellenistic
Hasmonean Oil Lamp

 300-100 BC Hellenistic Hasmonean Oil Lamp

Oil Lamps from 2300 BC-900 AD burning oil with wick

 

< Oil Lamps from 2300 BC-900 AD
burning oil with wick

 

Two lamps from the time of the New Testament
burning oil for light. >

 

< Oil Lamp from 100 BC-100 AD
burning olive oil for light

 

Two lamps from the time of the New Testament burning oil for light.
Oil Lamp from 100 BC-100 AD burning olive oil for light
 

 

BULLA

 
50 BC Clay Bulla with Head of Male facing left


50 BC

Greek Empire Clay Bulla

Found in a library that burned around 200 AD

< Obverse side shows head of a man
or a male god facing left.

Reverse side shows the marks from the fibers
of the papyrus reeds used in the papyri
that this clay bulla sealed. >

 

 50 BC Clay Bulla showing markings on reverse side of Papyrus Reeds from the papyri the bulla sealed
50_BC-190 AD Bullae and Papyrus fiber marks

 

 

Two bullae and papyri from 50 BC-190 AD

Both bullae show marks from the
papyrus fibers of the document they sealed.

 Bullae and Papyus sheets from 50 BC to 190 AD
 
POTSHERDS FROM ISRAEL
 
Gezer Potsherd

 

Decorated Potsherd from Gezer

< Front

Back >

Gezer Potsherd back
Potsherd from Ashkelon

 

Potsherd from Ashkelon

 Potsherd from Ashkelon
Amphora Base picked up in ruins of Beth Shean

 

Amphora Base
picked up in ruins of Beth Shean

Amphora Base picked up in ruins of Beth Shean
Amphora Base picked up in ruins of Beth Shean showing the inside

 

Amphora Base
picked up in ruins of Beth Shean

Amphora Base picked up in ruins of Beth Shean
Basalt Stone Jar Handle picked up in Beth Shean ruins

 

Basalt Stone Jar Handle
picked up in Beth Shean ruins

 Basalt Stone Jar Handle picked up in Beth Shean ruins
Beth Shean Potsherd

 

Beth Shean Potsherd

 Beth Shean Potsherd back inside
Beth Shemesh Painted Potsherd

 

Beth Shemesh Painted Potsherd

 Beth Shemesh Painted Potsherd
Potsherds from Israel

 

 

Back/Inside of Beth Shemesh Potsherd >

 

< Potsherds from Israel

Beth Shemesh Painted Potsherd insdie
Hazor Handle Fragment

 

Handle Fragment from Hazor

Handle Fragment from Hazor
Caesarea potsherd

 

Caesarea potsherd

  
 
 

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Generation Word Bible Teaching Ministry
of images on location in Israel or
on display in public museums or
from Galyn's personal collection.

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