1010 BC – David captures Jerusalem from Jubusites; brings the ark into the city
962 BC – Solomon builds the First Temple
926 BC – Pharaoh Shishak captures the city and plunders the Temple
850 BC – Jerusalem is sacked by the Philistines, Arabs, and Ethiopians
786 BC – Jehoash of Israel sacks Jerusalem and destroys her walls
733 BC – Jerusalem becomes a vassal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
697 BC- King Manasseh of Judah places idols in the Temple
609 BC – Jerusalem becomes part of the Egyptian Empire
605-597 BC – King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invades the city and loots the Temple
586 BC – Judah is defeated; temple is destroyed; many captives taken to Babylon.
516 BC – The Second Temple is built in the sixth year of Darius the Great
444-432 BC – Nehemiah governs Jerusalem and rebuilds her walls
332 BC – Alexander the Great conquers Jerusalem and propagates Greek culture
164 BC – the first Hanukkah; Judas Maccabeus rededicates the Temple
63 BC – Roman emperor Pompey conquers Jerusalem
37 BC – Herod the governor of Galilee conquers Judea and Jerusalem
20 BC – Herod begins Jerusalem’s reconstruction; expands the Temple
4 BC – Jesus is born; dedicated in the Temple as an infant
7 AD – at age 12, Jesus visits Jerusalem during Passover
30 AD – Jesus is arrested in Jerusalem; convicted; crucified, and rises from the dead
31 AD – Peter preaches in the Temple
32 AD – Stephen is stoned to death in Jerusalem
49 AD – Jerusalem Council; officially includes all Gentiles as candidates for salvation
57 AD – Paul is arrested in Jerusalem
66 AD – James is martyred in Jerusalem
70 AD – Siege of Jerusalem by the Roman General Titus; Temple destroyed
95 AD – John writes Revelation and describes the New Jerusalem (21:10-27)
313 AD – Constantine legalizes Christianity throughout the Roman Empire
335 AD – First Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on Calvary
380 AD – Emperor Theodosius makes Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
614 AD – Persians kill thousands of Christians in Jerusalem
616 AD – Jewish governor of Jerusalem is killed by a Christian mob
637-638 AD – Omar Caliph (Muhammadian) forces Jerusalem to surrender
661 AD – Umayyad Dynasty (Muslim) takes control of Jerusalem
688-691 AD – Dome of the Rock is constructed
969 AD – Muslims conquer Jerusalem
1073 AD – Seljuk Turks capture Jerusalem and massacre her inhabitants
1099 AD – Crusaders capture Jerusalem; Dome of the Rock becomes a Christian church
1187 AD – Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders
1244 AD – Invasions by Muslims leave Jerusalem almost deserted
1516 AD – Ottoman Turks conquer Jerusalem, ruling it for nearly four centuries
*1897 AD – First Zionist Congress; Jerusalem is discussed as a possible future capital
1917 AD – Britain takes Jerusalem from the Ottomans during WW I
1929 – Arab and Jewish riots begin in Jerusalem (Western Wall Uprising)
1945 – Jewish Holocaust survivors settle in Jerusalem and Palestine
1948 – Arab-Israeli War
*1950 – Israel declares Jerusalem as their capital
1964 – Palestine Liberation Organization established in Jerusalem
1967 – Six-Day War; Israel reunifies Jerusalem
*1980 – Jerusalem is made the official capital of Israel
1987-1993 – First Intifada (uprising of Palestinians against Jews)
1994 – Israel-Jordan Treaty resolves many territorial disputes
1998 – United Nations deems Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem to be illegal
2002 – Wall built by Israel between West Bank and Jerusalem
*2017 – President Donald Trump reaffirms Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
“…repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name among all nations,beginning at Jerusalem” Luke 24:47