Six thousand years,
running right now
Jewish history is not a closed book. The count that began on the first day of Creation has never stopped — it is running this very second. Here you can see it whole: 367 events in English (of 476 in the full Russian edition), 261 articles on people, places and books, every date traceable to its source.
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Eras
30 events in English
1657–2237 AM · 2104 BCE — 1524 BCEThe Patriarchs41 events in English
2238–2447 AM · 1523 BCE — 1314 BCEEgypt and Slavery15 events in English
2448–2502 AM · 1313 BCE — 1259 BCEExodus and the Wilderness19 events in English
2503–2927 AM · 1258 BCE — 834 BCEJudges and the First Kings31 events in English
2928–3337 AM · 833 BCE — 424 BCEThe First Temple38 events in English
3338–3407 AM · 423 BCE — 354 BCEThe Babylonian Exile9 events in English
3408–3827 AM · 353 BCE — 67 CEThe Second Temple30 events in English
3828–4259 AM · 68 CE — 499 CEMishnah and Talmud25 events in English
4260–4798 AM · 500 CE — 1038 CESavoraim and Geonim19 events in English
4799–5249 AM · 1039 CE — 1489 CERishonim: the Middle Ages29 events in English
5250–5559 AM · 1490 CE — 1799 CESpain, Safed, Chassidut30 events in English
5560–5699 AM · 1800 CE — 1939 CEHaskalah and Zionism18 events in English
5700–6000 AM · 1940 CE — 2240 CEThe State of Israel and Our Days33 events in English
Anchor points
The single prohibition — not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge — is broken the same day: the serpent persuades Chava, who gives the fruit to Adam.
1 · 3760 BCEThe Expulsion from the Garden of EdenThe human is sent out of the garden lest he reach for the Tree of Life; cherubim and a whirling fiery sword guard the way back.
1 · 3760 BCEThe Creation of Adam and ChavaOn the sixth day the human is formed from dust and filled with a living soul; from him the woman, Chava, «mother of all living», is separated.
1 · 3760 BCEThe Six Days of CreationIn six days God calls the world out of nothingness — light, separation, life — and on the seventh He rests, sanctifying the Sabbath.
40 · 3721 BCECain and Abel: the First MurderTwo brothers bring offerings: Abel's is accepted, Cain's is not. In the field Cain kills his brother and becomes a wanderer.
130 · 3631 BCEThe Birth of Shet (Seth)130 years after the creation Shet is born to Adam — «for God has granted me other offspring in place of Abel». All humanity descends from him.
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