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^{Below: Chinese Oracle Bones c. 1600 BC -1046 BC Yinxu, China (modern-day Anyang, Henan Province) Oracle Bone Script (Archaic Chinese)}

^{The Oracle Bones from China contain ancient inscriptions that date to around the late 2nd millennium BCE. The writing on the bones is called Oracle Bone Script and is the oldest known form of writing from China. Most of the Oracle Bones that have been uncovered so far were found in Yinxu (modern-day Anyang), one of the most important capitals of Ancient China.}

^{As the name suggests, the Oracle Bones were used for divination during the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC). The bones used came from animals, including ox shoulder blades and the flat under-part of a turtle’s shell. The Oracle Bones are the most important primary source of information about Bronze Age China.}

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Year	Events and Comments King Saul reigned for 40 years King David reigned for 40 years King Solomon reigned for 40 years
Prior:	Timeline BC – 1000 BC
1001 BC	445th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 9 David is 39
1002 BC	444th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 8 David is 38
1003 BC	443rd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 7 David is 37
1004 BC	442nd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 6 David is 36
1005 BC	441st year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 5 David is 35
1006 BC	440th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 4 David is 34
1007 BC	439th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 3 David is 33
1008 BC	438th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 2 David is 32
1009 BC	437th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King David reigned 40 years. Year 1 David is 31
1010 BC David becomes king of Israel at 30 yrs of age. King Saul dies The prophet Samuel dies before King Saul died.	1010 BC: David, age 30, became king of Israel. ▲ King David went to the house of Abinadab in Kirjath Jarim and brought the Ark of God to Jerusalem. [Acts 13:21, 2 Sam 2:10, 5:4, 6:1-16] David was anointed by Samuel before he killed Goliath and before he played the harp for Saul. The succession to his throne was contested by Ish-bosheth, Saul’s only surviving son. But David had been anointed to be the king by the prophet Samuel following Saul. David reigned in Hebron over Judah. Ish-bosheth reigned over Israel. David reunited the kingdom after assassins killed Ish-bosheth. 436th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 1010 BC: King Saul and his sons die in battle. King Saul had consulted a medium (psychic, fortune teller) instead of the Lord. He, and his sons, died in battle with the Philistines the next day. King Saul had reigned over Israel for 40 years. [Acts 13:21] ▼ 1019 BC: The prophet Samuel died. He had judged Israel all his life. He died before King Saul. [1 Sam 28:3] The Lord had revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. He led Israel for 40 years. King Saul’s reign Year 40
1011 BC	435th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 39 1011 BC: King David writes Psalm 54
1012 BC	434th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 38
1013 BC	433rd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 37
1014 BC	432nd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 36
1015 BC	431st year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 35
1016 BC	430th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 34
1017 BC	429th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 33
1018 BC	428th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 32
1019 BC	427th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 31
1020 BC	426th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 30
1021 BC	425th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 29
1022 BC	424th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 28
1023 BC	423rd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 27
1024 BC	422nd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 26
1025 BC	421st year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 25
1026 BC	420th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 24
1027 BC	419th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 23
1028 BC	418th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 22
1029 BC	417th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 21
1030 BC David kills Goliath The Ark of the Covenant is captured. Eli (Judge and High Priest) dies after hearing His sons Hophni and Phinehas die in battle. His daughter in law, wife of Phinehas also dies giving birth to a son named Ichabod after hearing about the death of her father in law and husband. Ichadbod is orphaned.	416th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 About this time David, age abt. 10, killed Goliath. [1 Sam 5:1-7, 17:40-48] Prior to this date: he is anointed by Samuel and plays the harp for King Saul. Science News: Earliest Known Hebrew Text In Proto-Canaanite Script Discovered In Area Where ‘David Slew Goliath’. Nov. 3, 2008 — The earliest known Hebrew text written in a Proto-Canaanite script has been discovered by Hebrew University archaeologists in an ancient city in the area where David slew Goliath – the earliest Judean city found to date. The 3,000 year old finding is thought to be the most significant archaeological discovery in Israel since the Dead Sea Scrolls – predating them by 1,000 years. The biblical narrative located the battle between David and Goliath between Socho and Azeka where David selected five stones from the nearby Elah Creek with which to slay Goliath. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081103091035.htm King Saul’s reign Year 20 1030 BC: The Philistines were ravaged and struck by God with tumors. They couldn’t get the Ark of God away from Ashdod fast enough. They sent it by cart to Beth Shemesh. From Beth Shemesh it went to Kirjath Jarim, where it stayed in the house of Abinadab for 20 years. Samuel defeated the Philistines and ended their 40 year oppression of Israel. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 40th year as Judge. 1030 BC: Eli the priest died. When Israel went out to battle the Philistines, the Ark of God was captured and taken to Ashdod and into the temple of Dagon the fish god. When Eli the priest, age 98, heard about the Ark he fell, broke his neck and died. He had judged Israel for 40 years. The Ark was in Ashdod for 7 months [1 Sam 4:15-18; 5:1; 6:1] Eli was a descendant of Ithamar, the fourth and youngest son of Aaron the High Priest. Eli was also the only one in those early days in the history of our people who wore two crowns, for he was both Judge (Shofet) and High Priest. His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas (Eli’s son), was pregnant and near the time of delivery. When she heard the news that the Ark of God has been captured and that both her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth, but was overcome by labor pains. As she lay dying, the women attending her said, Don’t despair; you have given birth to a son. But she did not respond or pay any attention. She names the boy Ichabod, saying The Glory has departed from Israel– because of the capture of the Ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.[8]
1031 BC	415th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 19 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 97 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 39th year as Judge.
1032 BC	414th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 18 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 96 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 38th year as Judge.
1033 BC	413th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 17 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 95 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 37th year as Judge.
1034 BC	412th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 16 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 94 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 36th year as Judge.
1035 BC	411th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 15 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 93 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 35th year as Judge.
1036 BC	410th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 14 Three famous solar eclipse records were made in Mesopotamia; The second was that of a total eclipse “that turned day into night” the eclipse of 31 July 1036 BC. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 92 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 34th year as Judge.
1037 BC	409th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 13 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 91 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 33rd year as Judge.
1038 BC	408th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 12 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 90 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 32nd year as Judge.
1039 BC	407th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 11 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 89 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 31st year as Judge.
1040 BC	406th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 10 King David is born Eli the High Priest and Judge is 88 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 30th year as Judge.
1041 BC	405th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 9 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 87 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 29th year as Judge.
1042 BC	404th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 8 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 86 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 28th year as Judge.
1043 BC	403rd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 7 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 85 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 27th year as Judge.
1044 BC	402nd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 6 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 84 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 26th year as Judge.
1045 BC	401st year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 5 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 83 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 25th year as Judge.
1046 BC	400th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 4 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 82 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 24th year as Judge.
1047 BC	399th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 3 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 81 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 23rd year as Judge.
1048 BC	398th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign Year 2 1048 BC: King Saul did not obey the commands of the Lord, and was rejected as king by God in the 2nd year of his reign. [1 Sam 13:1-14] Eli the High Priest and Judge is 80 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 22nd year as Judge.
1049 BC	397th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 King Saul’s reign ▲ Year 1 END OF THE JUDGES-BEGINNING OF THE KINGS Eli the High Priest and Judge is 79 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 21st year as Judge.
1050 BC Samson dies in the arena of the Philistines. Saul becomes King	So the Lord had Samuel anoint Saul as king of Israel. [Jud 16:31; 1 Sam 10:1] ◄The people wanted a king to rule over them. God responds: Warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do…(I Sam 8) He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive grooves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use. He will take a tenth of your flocks and you yourselves will become his slaves.” I Sam 8 1050 BC: The children of Israel wanted a king over them like the other nations. God said to Samuel “It is not you they have rejected but they have rejected me as their king…” The transition from Judges to Kings. 396th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 20 ◄1050 BC: Samson died,▼ he judged Israel for 20 years. The children of Israel wanted a king over them like the other nations. So the Lord had Samuel anoint Saul as king of Israel. [Jud 16:31; 1 Sam 10:1] “Then Samson prayed to God, “remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes” (Judges 16:28)”. “Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” (Judges 16:30) He pulled the two pillars together, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more as he died than while he lived.” (Judges 16:30). Aug. 13, 2012 — Tel Aviv University researchers recently uncovered a seal, measuring 15 millimetres (about a half-inch) in diameter, which depicts a human figure next to a lion at the archaeological site of Beth Shemesh, located between the Biblical cities of Zorah and Eshtaol, where Samson was born, flourished, and finally buried, according to the book of Judges. The scene engraved on the seal, the time period, and the location of the discovery all point to a probable reference to the story of Samson, the legendary heroic figure whose adventures famously included a victory in hand-to-paw combat with a lion. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813103403.htm Eli the High Priest and Judge is 78 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 20th year as Judge. Samson judged for 20 years. Year 20
1051 BC	395th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 19 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 77 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 19th year as Judge.
1052 BC	394th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 18 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 76 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 18th year as Judge.
1053 BC	393rd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 17 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 75 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 17th year as Judge.
1054 BC	392nd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 16 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 74 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 16th year as Judge.
1055 BC	391st year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 15 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 73 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 15th year as Judge.
1056 BC	390th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 14 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 72 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 14th year as Judge.
1057 BC	389th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 13 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 71 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 13th year as Judge.
1058 BC	388th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 12 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 70 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 12th year as Judge.
1059 BC	387th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 11 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 69 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 11th year as Judge.
1060 BC	386th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 10 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 68 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 10th year as Judge.
1061 BC	385th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 9 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 67 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 9th year as Judge. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 10th year as Judge.
1062 BC	384th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 8 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 66 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 8th year as Judge.
1063 BC	383rd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 7 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 65 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 7th year as Judge.
1064 BC	382nd year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 6 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 64 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 6th year as Judge.
1065 BC	381st year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 5 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 63 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 5th year as Judge.
1066 BC	380th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 4 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 62 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 4th year as Judge.
1067 BC	379th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 3 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 61 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 3th year as Judge.
1068 BC	378th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 2 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 60 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 2nd year as Judge.
1069 BC	377th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 Samson judged for 20 years. Year 1 Eli the High Priest and Judge is 59 yrs old. Eli the High Priest and Judge is 98 yrs old when he dies. His 1st year as Judge.
1070 BC Judge Abdon dies. Samson becomes Judge. He is also a Nazarite.	376th year after the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. I Kings 6:1 1070 BC: Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and He delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for 40 years. About this time, the Angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah and his wife and were told that their as yet unborn son Samson ▲ would begin to deliver Israel from the Philistines. (Judges 13:1-5) Eli the High Priest and Judge is 58 yrs old. He is 98 yrs old when he dies in 1030 BC. He reigns 40 yrs. Abdon judged for 8 years. Year 8 1070 BC: Abdon ▼died, he judged Israel for 8 years. [Jud 13:1]
Cont.	See Timeline 1071 BC – 1440 BC