Significant Events In Jewish And World History: Purim To Chanukah

SOURCES:

(1) Toldot Am Olam. by Rabbi Shlomo Rottenberg

(2) Encyclopedia Judaica

(3) Seder Hadorot, by Rabbi Yechiel Heilpern

Events in Bold Type are illustrated on the Time Line Display Of Jewish History

Years
From
Creation

Years Before
The Common
Era

3404

356

PURIM MIRACLE (Downfall of Haman, etc.) (1)

3405

355

Purim war and victory (1)

3408

352

CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND TEMPLE (1)

3413

347

Return to Israel of Ezrah and the "Anshei K'nesset Hagedolah" (Men of the Great Assembly) (1)

3426

334

Wall around Jerusalem is completed by Nechemia (1)

3448

312

P'tirot (Deaths) of last prophets - Chagai, Zecharia, and Malachai (Ezrah). Alexander the Great conquers Darius of Persia. Shimon Hatzadik (First Tannah) meets Alexander. Beginning of Greek rule (1)

3500

260

Leadership of Yosi Ben Yoezer and Yoseph Ben Yochanan begins (First set of "Zuggot") (1)

3515

245

"Tirgum Hashivim" (Septuagint) - Translation of the Torah into Greek (1)

3616

144

Religious persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes begins. Temple is desecrated (1)

3622

139

MIRACLE OF CHANUKAH. Kingdom of Chashmonaim (Hasmoneans) begins (1)

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