I.
THE PATRIARCHS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. | Terah | { | Haran | { | Iscah | | Milcah | | Lot | { | Moab | | Ammon | | Nahor | { | Bethuel | { | Laban | { | Leah | | Rachel | | Rebekah | | Abraham | { | (of Hagar)
Ishmael | (of Sarah)
Isaac | { | Esau | | Jacob | { | (of Leah) | | Reuben | | Levi | | Issachar | | Simeon | | Judah | | Zebulun | | Dinah | | (of Bilhah) | | Dan | | Naphtali | | (of Zilpah) | | Gad | | Asher | | (of Rachel) | | Joseph | { | Ephraim | | Manasseh | | Benjamin | II.
LEVI AND THE PRIESTHOOD. | Levi | { | Kohath | { | Amram | { | Miriam | | Aaron | { | Nadab | | Abihu | | Eleazar | — | 16 courses of Priests. | | Ithamar | — | 8 courses of Priests. | | Moses | | Gershon | | Merari | III.
KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL. | B.C. | | Saul | 1095 | | David | 1055 | | Solomon | 1015 | Division of the Kingdom, B.C.975. KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL. | LINES OF POLICY. | KINGS OF JUDAH. | B.C. | KINGS OF ISRAEL. | DYNASTIES. | I.
B.C. 975–918
Period of mutual hostility. | 1 | Rehoboam | 975 | 1 | Jeroboam | { | I. | | 2 | Abijah | 958 | | | 3 | Asa | 955 | | | | 954 | 2 | Nadab | | | 953 | 3 | Baasha | { | II. | | | 930 | 4 | Elah | | | 929 | 5 | Zimri | | III. | | | 929 | 6 | Omri | { | IV. | | | 918 | 7 | Ahab | II.
B.C. 918–884
Period of mutual alliance, and hostility to Syria. | 4 | Jehoshaphat | 914 | | | | 898 | 8 | Ahaziah | | | 896 | 9 | Jehoram | | 5 | Jehoram | 892 | | | 6 | Ahaziah | 885 | | | 7 | (Athaliah) | 884 | 10 | Jehu | { | V. | | 8 | Joash | 878 | | | | 856 | 11 | Jehoahaz | | | 841 | 12 | Jehoash | III.
B.C. 884–588
Renewal of mutual hostilities, gradual decline of both kingdoms before the power of Assyria. | 9 | Amaziah | 839 | | | | 825 | 13 | Jeroboam II. | | 10 | Uzziah | 810 | 1stinterregnum of about 11 years* | | | 783 | | | 773 | 14 | Zachariah | | | 772 | 15 | Shallum | | VI. | | | 772 | 16 | Menahem | { | VII. | | | 761 | 17 | Pekahiah | | | 759 | 18 | Pekah | | VIII. | | 11 | Jotham | 758 | | | 12 | Ahaz | 742 | | | | 737 | 2nd interregnum | | | 730 | 19 | Hoshea | | IX. | | 13 | Hezekiah | 726 | | | | 721 | Capture of Samaria and captivity of Israel. | | 14 | Manasseh | 698 | | 15 | Amon | 643 | | 16 | Josiah | 641 | | | 17 | Jehoahaz | 610 | | | 18 | Jehoiakim | 610 | | | 19 | Jehoiachin or Coniah | 599 | | | 20 | Zedekiah | 599 | | | | Jerusalem destroyed | 588 | | | * See Clinton’s Epitome, p.133. | IV.
THE PROPHETS. GENERAL
DIVISION. | PROBABLE
CHRON.
ORDER. | PERIOD ILLUSTRATED BY THEIR PROPHECIES. | | B.C. | KINGS OF ISRAEL. | KINGS OF JUDAH. | Major
Prophets | Prophets. | | | | i. Before the
Babylonian
Captivity. | | | | | | | | | Four. | | | | | 1 | Isaiah | *1 | Jonah | 840–784 | Jehoash, JeroboamII. | Joash, Amaziah | | 2 | Jeremiah | 2 | Joel | 810–795 | JeroboamII. | Joash | | 3 | Ezekiel | 3 | Amos | 810–785 | JeroboamII. | Uzziah | | 4 | Daniel | 4 | Hosea | 800–725 | JeroboamII.–Hoshea | Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz | | | 5 | Isaiah | 758–699 | Pekahiah–Captivity | Ahaz, Hezekiah | | ——— | 6 | Micah | 765–698 | Menahem–Captivity | Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah | | | | | | | | Minor
Prophets. | ii. Near to
and during
the Captivity. | | | | | Twelve | 1 | Nahum | 720–698 | Captivity of Israel | Manasseh, Amon, Josiah | | 1 | Hosea | 2 | Zephaniah | 640–609 | | Josiah, Jehoahaz | | 2 | Joel | 3 | Habakkuk | 612–598 | | Josiah–Zedekiah | | 3 | Amos | 4 | Jeremiah | 628–585 | | Jehoahaz–Captivity | | 4 | Obadiah | 5 | Daniel | 606–534 | | The Captivity | | 5 | Jonah | †6 | Obadiah | 588–583 | | Captivity of Judah | | 6 | Micah | 7 | Ezekiel | 595–574 | | Zedekiah, Captivity | | 7 | Nahum | | | | | | | 8 | Habakkuk | iii. After the
return from
the Captivity. | | | | | 9 | Zephaniah | | | | | 10 | Haggai | | | | | 11 | Zechariah | 1 | Haggai | 520–518 | | The Rebuilding of the Temple | | 12 | Malachi | 2 | Zechariah | 520–510 | | Rebuilding and Dedication | | | 3 | Malachi | 420–397 | | 2nd Reformation of Nehemiah | | | | | | | Close of the Canon | V.
ISRAEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE SURROUNDING NATIONS. 1. THE LATER ASSYRIAN EMPIRE. | B.C. | CONTEMPORANEOUS KINGDOMS. | | ASSYRIA. | BABYLON. | EGYPT. | JUDAH. | ISRAEL. | | 742 | Tiglath-Pileser invades Babylon | Nabonassar | | | | | 741 | | | | Ahaz | Pekah | | 740 | Takes tribute from Pekah
Defeats Rezin | | | | Pekah tributary | | 737 | | | | Pays homage to Tiglath-Pileser at Damascus | Pekah slain | | 730 | | | | | Hoshea | | 726 | Accession of Shalmaneser | ElulÆus | | Hezekiah | Submission to Shalmaneser
(2 K. xvii.3) | | 725 | | | SabacoI.?
So | | Alliance with So (2 K.xvii.4) | | 723 | Siege of Tyre | | | | Siege of Samaria | | 722 | Rebellion of Sargon | | | | | | 721 | Sargon takes Samaria | Merodach Baladan | | | Samaria taken | | 715 | Attacks Arabia | | SabacoII.? Wars with Sargon | | Captivity of Israel | | 713 | | | | Hezekiah’s illness
Embassy of Merodach Baladan | | | 711 | Takes Ashdod | Attacked by Sargon | | (See p.434 n.) | | | 702 | Sennacherib expels Merodach Baladan | Belybus | | | | | 700 | Advances against Philistia and Egypt | | | First attack of Sennacherib on Jerusalem—makes Hezekiah tributary | | | 699? | Defeated before Pelusium | Asshur-Nadin | | Second attack | | | 698 | | | | Manasseh | | | 690 | | | Tirhakah | | | | 680 | Accession of Esarhaddon (2 K.xix.37) | Esarhaddon | | | | | 676? | | Manasseh brought to Babylon (See p. 445 n.) | | The captains of Esarhaddon remove Manasseh to Babylon | | | 660? | Assur-bani-pal | Saosduchinus | | | | | 664 | | | Psammetichus | | | | 647 | Asshur-emit-ili | Cinneladanus | | | | | 643 | | | | Amon | | | 630 | Scythian invasion | | | Josiah | | | 625 | Destruction of Nineveh by Cyaxares | Nabopolassar | | | | 2. BABYLONIAN EMPIRE. | B.C. | BABYLONIA. | MEDIA. | EGYPT. | LYDIA. | JUDAH. | | 625 | Nabopolassar | 8th year of Cyaxares | 39th year of Psammetichus | Alyattes | 15th year of Josiah | | 615 | | Cyaxares attacks Lydia | | Attacked by Cyaxares | | | 610 | Makes peace between Cyaxares and Alyattes | | Neco (2 K.xxiii.28) | Peace made | | | 609 | Attacked by Neco | | Invades Syria Defeats Josiah | | Jehoahaz
Jehoiakim | | 606 | Sends Nebuchadnezzar against Nico | | Defeated at Carchemish | | Submits to Nebuchadnezzar | | 604 | Nebuchadnezzar | | | | | | 602 | | | | | Rebels | | 599 | Besieges Tyre | | | | | | 597 | Besieges Jerusalem | Assists Nebuchadnezzar | | | Jehoiachin
3mo.
Zedekiah | | 595 | | Astyages | | | | | 594 | PsammetichusII. | | | | | | 588 | Second siege of Jerusalem | | Apries (Ezek. xvii.15) | | Attacked by Nebuchadnezzar | | 586 | Takes Jerusalem | | | | Taken prisoner | | 585 | Takes Tyre | | | | | | 581 | Invades Egypt | | | | Captivity of Judah | | 570 | Second Invasion of Egypt | | Deposed by Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. xliv.30; Ezek. xxix. xxx. xxxii.) | | | | 561 | Evil-Merodach | | | | Jehoiachin released | | 560 | | | | Croesus | | | 559 | Neriglissar | Defeated by Cyrus at PasargadÆ | | | | | 556 | Laborosoarchod | | | | | | 555 | Nabonadius, Alliance with Croesus | | | | | | 546 | | | | Defeated by Cyrus | | | 539 | Associated with Belshazzar | | | | | | 538 | Conquered by Cyrus | | | | | 3. THE PERSIAN EMPIRE AND GREECE. | B.C. | JUDEA. | PERSIA. | GREECE. | | 537 | | Supremacy of Cyrus | | | 536 | Return of the Jews
The Altar set up | Decree for the return of the Jews | | | 534 | Interruption of the Samaritans | | | | 529 | | Death of Cyrus | | | 525 | | Accession of Cambyses | | | 522 | | Darius Hystaspes | | | 520 | Prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah
Building of the Temple resumed | | | | 516 | Temple dedicated | | | | 510 | | | Expulsion of the PisistratidÆ | | 499 | | Burning of Sardis by the Ionians | | | 493 | | Darius declares war against Greece | | | 490 | | | Battle of Marathon | | 485 | | Accession of Xerxes (Ahasuerus) | | | 480 | | | Battle of Salamis | | 479 | | Returns defeated from Greece
Era of Esther and Mordecai | | | 466 | | | Battles at the Eurymedon | | 465 | | Death of Xerxes | | | 464 | | Accession of Artaxerxes | Themistocles goes to Persia | | 458 | Ezra comes to Jerusalem
Last prophecies of Zechariah | | | | 449 | | Artaxerxes makes peace with the Athenians | Victory of the Athenians at Salamis in Cyprus | | 444 | Nehemiah rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem
Opposition of Sanballat | | | | 433 | | Nehemiah returns to Persia | | | 432 | | | Peloponnesian war begins | | 428 | Return and further reformations by Nehemiah | | | | 423 | | Accession of Darius Nothus | | | 420 | Prophecies of Malachi | | | | 413? | | Final return of Nehemiah | | VI.
TABLES OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND MONEY. 1. Jewish Weights reduced to English Troy Weight. | lbs. | oz. | dwts. | grs. | | The gerah, 1/20th of a shekel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | Bekah, 1/2 a shekel | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | The shekel | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | | The maneh = 60 shekels | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | The talent = 50 maneh = 3000 shekels | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2. Scripture Measures of Length reduced to English Measure. | Eng.
feet. | inches. | | A digit, Jer. lii.21 | 0 | 0·912 | | 4 | A palm, Exod. xxv.25 | 0 | 3·648 | | 12 | 3 | A span, Exod. xxviii.16 | 0 | 10·944 | | 24 | 6 | 2 | A cubit, Gen. vi.15 | 1 | 9·888 | | 96 | 24 | 12 | 4 | A fathom, Acts xxvii.28 | 7 | 3·552 | | 144 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 1½ | Ezekiel’s reed, Ezek. xl. 3–5 | 10 | 11·328 | | 192 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1? | An Arabian pole | 14 | 7·104 | | 1920 | 480 | 240 | 80 | 20 | 13 | 10 | Schoenus, or Measuring line, Ezek. xl.3 | 145 | 11·040 | 3. The Long Scripture Measures. | Eng.
miles. | paces. | feet. | | A cubit | 0 | 0 | 1·824 | | 400 | A stadium or furlong, Luke xxiv.13 | 0 | 145 | 4·6 | | 2000 | 5 | A Sabbath day’s journey, Acts i.12 | 0 | 729 | 3·0 | | 4000 | 10 | 2 | An eastern mile, Matt. v.41 | 1 | 403 | 1·0 | | 12000 | 30 | 6 | 3 | A parasang | 4 | 153 | 3·0 | | 96000 | 240 | 48 | 24 | 8 | A day’s journey | 33 | 172 | 4·0 | 4. Scripture Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine Measure. | gal. | pints. | | A caph | 0 | 0·625 | | 1? | A log, Lev. xiv.10 | 0 | 0·833 | | 5? | 4 | A cab | 0 | 3·333 | | 16 | 12 | 3 | A hin, Exod. xxx.24 | 1 | 2 | | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | A seah | 2 | 4 | | 96 | 72 | 18 | 6 | 3 | A bath, or ephah, 1Kings vii.26; Johnii. | 7 | 4 | | 960 | 720 | 180 | 60 | 30 | 10 | A kor or homer, Ezek. xlv.14; Isaiah v.10 | 75 | 0 | 5. Scripture Measures of Capacity for things Dry reduced to English Corn Measure. | pks. | gal. | pints. | | A gachal | 0 | 0 | 0·1416 | | 20 | A cab or choenix, 2Kings vi.25; Rev. vi.6 | 0 | 0 | 2·8333 | | 36 | 1? | An omer, Exod. xvi.36 | 0 | 0 | 5·1 | | 120 | 6 | 3? | A seah, Matt. xiii.33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 360 | 18 | 10 | 3 | An ephah, Ezek. xlv.11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1800 | 90 | 50 | 15 | 5 | A letech, Hos. iii.2 | 15 | 1 | 7 | | 3600 | 180 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 2 | A homer or kor, Num. xi.32; Hosea iii.2. | 31 | 1 | 6 | 6. Jewish Money reduced to English Standard. | £ | s. | d. | | A gerah, Exod.xxx. | 0 | 0 | 1·3687 | | 10 | A bekah, Exod. xxxviii.26 | 0 | 1 | 1·6875 | | 20 | 2 | A shekel, Exod. xxx.13; Isa. vii.23 | 0 | 2 | 3·375 | | 1200 | 120 | 60 | A maneh or minah Hebraica | 6 | 16 | 10·5 | | 60000 | 6000 | 3000 | 50 | A talent | 342 | 3 | 9 | | A solidus aureus, or sextula, was worth | 0 | 12 | 0½ | | A siculus aureus, or gold shekel, was worth | 1 | 16 | 6 | | A talent of gold was worth | 5475 | 0 | 0 | In the preceding table, silver is valued at 5s. and gold at £4 per oz.
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