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Question 1

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Answer 1

Creation

Genesis 1-11

Date: ?

Adam and Eve

Question 2

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Answer 2

Abraham

Genesis 12-50

2166-1446 BC or 2000-1260 BC

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel

Question 3

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Answer 3

Sinai to Settlement

Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth

1446-1050 BC or 1260-1050 BC

Moses, Nation of Israel, Joshua, The Judges, Ruth

Question 4

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Answer 4

Kings

1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Numerous Prophets

1050-586 BC

Samuel, Saul, David, Solomon, Jonah, Isaiah

Question 5

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Answer 5

Exile

2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Numerous Souls

586-539 BC

Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel

Question 6

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Answer 6

Temple (second)

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Joel

538-430 BC

Ezra, Nehemiah, Zerubbabel, Haggai, Zechariah

Question 7

Significance of Amarna Letters

Answer 7

For Challenges of Dating Israel’s entrance into the land, these letters may reference the Hebrews as ʿapiru (Hapiru). These Akkadian letters, from Canaan to Epypt, are date to the 14th C. BC.

Question 8

Significance of the Merneptah Stela

Answer 8

These letters help give the late date for entry into the Promised Land, as they describe a Pharaoh conquering Israel in the land of Canaan in 1211-1209 BC.

Question 9

Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III

Answer 9

Dated to 824-827 BC, it depicts King Jehu paying tribute to the Assyrian King, which helps corroborate dates for Jehu’s reign, thus OT dates and History