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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.

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  1. 586 BC2,611 years ago

    Babylon destroys Jerusalem and Solomon's Temple, and the Babylonian Exile of Judah begins (2 Kings 25).

    Old Testament era 2 Kings 25; Jeremiah 52 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
  2. 457 BC2,482 years ago

    Ezra the scribe arrives in Jerusalem to teach the Law of Moses (Ezra 7).

    Old Testament era Ezra 7 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra
  3. 444 BC2,469 years ago

    Nehemiah arrives as governor and rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2-6).

    Old Testament era Nehemiah 2-6 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehemiah
  4. AD 1351,891 years ago

    Bar Kokhba revolt is crushed and Jews are banned from Jerusalem, now renamed Aelia Capitolina.

    Early & medieval church Cassius Dio, Roman History 69.12-14 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba_revolt
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