Calendar terms, Bible dates, and historical context The abbreviations AD, BC, CE, and BCE are labels used with calendar years. They do not change the year number. AD 2026 is the same year as 2026 CE, and 400 BC is the same year as 400 BCE. The difference is mainly wording: BC/AD use traditional Christian […]
Margaret Hunter
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Extermination of the Jews Not Just A German Idea
The Jewish people have been harassed, exterminated and put into slavery since 600 B.C. One of the great exterminations happened in 135 AD during the rule of the Roman Empire which is where it appears on the Bible Timeline. Here are the events leading up to that. The Jewish people were sent into exile around […]
Diaspora of the Jews
After the third Jewish revolt occurred in 135 A.D. the Jewish people were scattered throughout the world by Emperor Hadrian. Since the time Rome had controlled Judea starting in 40 B.C., the Jews had been revolting and trying to gain their freedom. Rome had to suffer and put up with the Jews for almost 150 […]
Signs of the Times of the Last Days
The Second Coming of Christ “And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” Matthew 24:3 Many of you sent emails after the recent horrendous […]
Who Wrote the Bible?
The word Bible comes from a Latin form of the Greek word Biblia which means “little books.” The Bible refers to the collection of 66 books from different authors compiled to make up what we refer to today as “The Holy Bible”. Thirty-nine of the original books kept by ancient Israel in Hebrews are the […]
Hadrian Rome and the Jews, Emperor
Around 118 A.D., the Jewish people were tired of their living conditions under the Roman rule. Many of them were driven out of their homeland and relocated to various areas within the Roman Empire. There were other Jews who became slaves and had to serve masters all over the world. The biggest blow to the […]
Women of the Bible Timeline Part VI
Return to Women of the Bible Timeline Part V Orpah to Tamar Tamar II II Samuel 13 I Chronicles 3:9 The daughter of David and Maacah, she was raped by her half brother Amnon. Tamar III II Samuel 14:27 Daughter of Absalom; niece of Tamar (II) Taphath I Kings 4:11 A daughter of Solomon Timna Genesis […]
Women of the Bible Timeline Part V
Return to Women of the Bible Timeline Part IV Maachah to Noah Orpah Ruth 1 The other daughter-in-law of Naomi Peninnah I Samuel 1:2, 6 The second wife of Elkanah whose initially barren first wife Hannah became the mother of the prophet Samuel Persis Romans 16:12 A woman mentioned by Paul as one who labored […]
Women of the Bible Timeline Part IV
Return to Women of the Bible Timeline Part III Hazelelponi to Maachah Maachah I Chronicles 3:2 II Samuel 3:3 One of David’s eight wives, mother of Absalom Maachah I Chronicles 2:48 concubine of Caleb son of Hezron Maachah I Chronicles 7:12-16 Daughter-in-law of Manassas, mother of Peresh and Sheresh Maachah I Chronicles 8:29, 9:35 Wife […]
Women of the Bible Timeline Part III
Hazelelponi, Zalelponi I Chronicles 4:3 Daughter of Etam in genealogy of Judah Helah I Chronicles 4:5, 7 Wife of Ashur in genealogy of Judah Hephzibah II Kings 21:1 Isaiah 62:4 Wife of righteous King Hezekiah, mother of unrighteous King Manasseh Herodias Matt 14:3-12 Mark 6:14-34 Luke 3:19-20 Illegal wife of Herod Antipas, she causes John […]