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Let the sources set the limits.
The Scripture references locate the narratives. The civil dates below belong to the existing Sacred Lives model, including its traditional and disputed placements; they are not dates directly quoted from those passages.
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Abrahamic covenant
Covenant promises to Abraham and Sarah. Chronology disputed with patriarchal dating models.
2100 BCE – 1850 BCE · DISPUTED
Covenant moment within disputed patriarchal window.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Genesis 15 Search Scripture · Genesis 17Assyrian siege of Jerusalem
Sennacherib campaign against Judah. Traditional ~701 BCE short RANGE.
702 BCE – 700 BCE · RANGE
Widely cited ~701 BCE; short RANGE retained.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · 2 Kings 18–19 Search Scripture · Isaiah 36–37Babylonian exile
Judahite exile to Babylon (waves culminating in 587/586 BCE tradition). Short RANGE around destruction retained.
597 BCE – 586 BCE · RANGE
Major deportation waves ~597 and 587/586 BCE; RANGE retained.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · 2 Kings 24–25 Search Scripture · Jeremiah 39 Search Scripture · Daniel 1 Search Scripture · Ezekiel 1Carmel confrontation
Elijah vs prophets of Baal. Absolute year approximate under Ahab.
870 BCE – 850 BCE · APPROXIMATE
Ahab-era placement approximate.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · 1 Kings 18Crucifixion context
Passion / crucifixion of Jesus. Common scholarly RANGE ~30–33 CE retained — never invented as EXACT.
30 CE – 33 CE · RANGE
Widely cited 30–33 CE RANGE; not EXACT.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Matthew 27 Search Scripture · Mark 15 Search Scripture · Luke 23 Search Scripture · John 19Davidic reign begins
David becomes king (Judah then united kingdom). Traditional ~1010–1000 BCE window as RANGE.
1010 BCE – 1000 BCE · RANGE
Traditional accession window; RANGE not collapsed.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · 2 Samuel 2 Search Scripture · 2 Samuel 5 Search Scripture · 1 Samuel 16Victory over Sisera
Judges 4–5 victory. Absolute year approximate within Judges period.
1220 BCE – 1120 BCE · APPROXIMATE
Judges-period placement approximate.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Judges 4–5Exodus departure
Departure from Egypt. Early (~15th c.) vs late (~13th c.) models retained as DISPUTED range — never collapsed to EXACT.
1450 BCE – 1250 BCE · DISPUTED
Early/late Exodus debate; DISPUTED interval retained.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Exodus 12–14 Search Scripture · Exodus 12:40–42The Flood
Genesis Flood narrative. Absolute civil year highly disputed across traditional models; retained as DISPUTED range.
2450 BCE – 2300 BCE · DISPUTED
Traditional Flood windows vary widely; DISPUTED — not EXACT.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Genesis 6–9Jerusalem council
Acts 15 council on Gentile inclusion. Approximate mid-first-century RANGE.
48 CE – 50 CE · APPROXIMATE
Commonly ~49 CE; APPROXIMATE RANGE retained.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Acts 15 Search Scripture · Galatians 2Jordan crossing / conquest entry
Entry into the land under Joshua; chronology follows Exodus models.
1410 BCE – 1210 BCE · DISPUTED
Forty years after Exodus in traditional reading; absolute year disputed.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Joshua 3–4 Search Scripture · Joshua 6Josiah's reform / book of the law
Discovery of the law and reform under Josiah. Traditional late-7th century RANGE.
622 BCE – 620 BCE · RANGE
Traditional ~622 BCE reform; short RANGE retained.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · 2 Kings 22–23 Search Scripture · 2 Chronicles 34Division of the kingdom
Split into Judah and Israel after Solomon. Traditional ~931 BCE short RANGE.
932 BCE – 930 BCE · RANGE
Traditional ~931 BCE; short RANGE retained (not EXACT).
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · 1 Kings 12 Search Scripture · 2 Chronicles 10Early apostolic mission
Pauline missionary activity overlapping Petrine leadership. Approximate mid-first-century RANGE.
46 CE – 58 CE · APPROXIMATE
Approximate missionary window; not EXACT itinerary collapse.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Acts 13–21 Search Scripture · Galatians 2Pentecost
Acts 2 outpouring. Approximate early 30s CE RANGE paired with Passion chronology.
30 CE – 33 CE · APPROXIMATE
Paired with crucifixion RANGE; approximate.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Acts 2Purim deliverance
Esther narrative deliverance. Absolute dating approximate (Xerxes tradition).
480 BCE – 465 BCE · APPROXIMATE
Xerxes-era tradition approximate; not EXACT.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Esther 3–9Return / restoration activity
Post-exilic return and rebuilding activity (Persian period). Approximate RANGE covering Ezra–Nehemiah missions.
538 BCE – 433 BCE · APPROXIMATE
Broad return-to-Nehemiah window; approximate.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Ezra 1 Search Scripture · Ezra 7 Search Scripture · Nehemiah 2Saulic reign begins
Saul anointed and begins reign. Approximate late-11th-century RANGE.
1050 BCE – 1040 BCE · APPROXIMATE
Traditional accession window; APPROXIMATE.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · 1 Samuel 10 Search Scripture · 1 Samuel 11Second Temple foundation / rebuilding
Post-exilic temple rebuilding under Zerubbabel. Approximate Persian-period RANGE.
536 BCE – 516 BCE · APPROXIMATE
Traditional foundation to dedication window; APPROXIMATE.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Ezra 3–6 Search Scripture · Haggai 1–2Sinai covenant
Covenant at Sinai following Exodus departure; absolute year follows Exodus dispute.
1449 BCE – 1249 BCE · DISPUTED
Tied to Exodus departure DISPUTED window.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Exodus 19–24 Search Scripture · Exodus 20Judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah
Destruction narrative in Genesis 19. Absolute year disputed with patriarchal models.
2100 BCE – 1900 BCE · DISPUTED
Within disputed patriarchal window; not EXACT.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · Genesis 18–19First Temple dedication
Solomon dedicates the temple. Traditional mid-10th century RANGE.
966 BCE – 950 BCE · RANGE
Traditional temple dedication window; RANGE retained.
Open native event dossier Search Scripture · 1 Kings 8 Search Scripture · 2 Chronicles 5–7Native model: sacred-lives-acceptance-seed / acceptance-v2. Sources and record fingerprints travel with the research packet.