Establishment of the Kingdom of Israel

1040 BCUnited Monarchy

The facts

Dates	1040 BC
Era	United Monarchy
Source	Printed on the chart

Where this sits on the chart

Establishment of the Kingdom of Israel falls 2964 years out from Creation at the centre, inside the United Monarchy arc. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.

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Who else was alive

The end of the Trojan War1184 BC Saul1095 BC – 1055 BC David1055 BC – 1015 BC The anointing of Saul as the first king of Israel1051 BC The anointing of David as king by the Prophet Samuel1025 BC David defeats Goliath1020 BC Solomon1015 BC – 975 BC Solomon's Temple begun1012 BC

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