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This Day in Bible and Church History

What significant events occurred on this day in Bible and church history?

God's big story: a Bible timeline
A timeline of the major events in Bible and Christian history, from Israel's kings in the 9th century BC to today, each with a short description and its known or approximate date. 126 events across the year.

1 July

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  1. 852 BC2,877 years ago

    Battle of Qarqar, where King Ahab of Israel fights Shalmaneser III of Assyria. It is the earliest biblical figure and event confirmed by an independently dated inscription (the Kurkh Monolith).

    Old Testament era Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III (British Museum); 1 Kings 22 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Qarqar
  2. 840 BC2,865 years ago

    King Jehu of Israel pays tribute to Shalmaneser III, as shown on the Black Obelisk.

    Old Testament era Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (British Museum) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Obelisk_of_Shalmaneser_III
  3. 731 BC2,756 years ago

    Tiglath-Pileser III conquers Galilee and deports part of the northern kingdom of Israel (2 Kings 15:29).

    Old Testament era 2 Kings 15:29; Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiglath-Pileser_III
  4. 721 BC2,746 years ago

    Samaria falls to Assyria, ending the northern Kingdom of Israel (2 Kings 17).

    Old Testament era 2 Kings 17; Babylonian Chronicle (ABC 1); Sargon II inscriptions | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Israel_(Samaria)
  5. 700 BC2,725 years ago

    Sennacherib of Assyria besieges Jerusalem in the reign of Hezekiah, but the city is not taken (2 Kings 18-19).

    Old Testament era 2 Kings 18-19; Sennacherib's Annals (Taylor Prism) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_siege_of_Jerusalem
  6. 608 BC2,633 years ago

    King Josiah of Judah is killed at Megiddo by Pharaoh Necho II (2 Kings 23:29).

    Old Testament era 2 Kings 23:29; Babylonian Chronicle (ABC 3) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah
  7. 331 BC2,356 years ago

    Alexander the Great conquers the Levant, bringing Judea under Greek rule.

    Old Testament era Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander; Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 11 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_Alexander_the_Great
  8. 36 BC2,061 years ago

    Herod the Great captures Jerusalem and begins his reign as king of Judea.

    Old Testament era Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 14.16 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(37_BC)
  9. AD 511,975 years ago

    Paul is brought before the proconsul Gallio in Corinth, a date fixed by the Delphi (Gallio) inscription (Acts 18:12).

    New Testament era Delphi (Gallio) Inscription; Acts 18:12 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Junius_Gallio_Annaeanus
  10. AD 1441,882 years ago

    Marcion is excommunicated in Rome, spurring debate over which books belong in the New Testament.

    Early & medieval church Tertullian, Against Marcion; Irenaeus, Against Heresies | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcion_of_Sinope
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