Introduction to Judges

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A.The religious degeneration of Israel (17:1-18:31)

B.The moral degeneration of Israel (19:1-21:25)

Joshua 1490?-1380?

Events in Deuteronomy 1406

Miraculous crossing of the Jordan River 1406

Events in Joshua 1406-1380?

Musical notation, Ugarit 1400

Chopsticks are used in China. 1400

Deborah 1360?-1300?

Division of the land into twelve allotments 1385?

Deborah and Barak defeat the Canaanites. 1320?

Pharaoh Horemheb creates a river security unit to board and search boats suspected of smuggling. 1320

Pharaoh Merneptah (1212-1203) memorializes his victories against Libya and Canaan on a granite stele, the so-called Merneptah Stele. This is the first Egyptian document in which Israel is mentioned. The Merneptah Stele was discovered in AD 1896 by Flinders Petrie at Thebes.

Events in Judges 1380?-1060?

Gideon defeats the Midianites and Amalekites. 1200?

Invasion of the Sea Peoples 1200?

The Phoenicians become the world’s first maritime power. 1200

The Phoenicians develop warships with battering rams on the bow. 1200

The Egyptians make several attempts to connect the Nile River with the Red Sea by digging canals. 1200

Samson 1120?-1060?

Jephthah defeats the Ammonites and Philistines. 1170?

Ramesses III, Egypt’s last great pharaoh, dies. 1155

The Amorite king Nebuchadnezzar I captures Babylon. 1124

Body armor made from rhinoceros hide, China 1100