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70 Most Important Events in the Bible

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The following list of the "70 Most Important Events in the Bible," is from the < by H.L. Willmington, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL, 1987. I have enjoyed hours of bible study referencing this book. I recommend it highly. It has thousands of interesting facts. Find the book at Barnes & Nobel <

70 Most Important Events in the Bible
1 The Creation Gen. 1
2 Fall of man Gen. 3
3 Universal flood Gen. 6-8
4 Tower of Babel Gen. 11:1-9
5 Conversion and call of Abraham Gen. 12:1-3
6 Giving of Abrahamic Covenant Gen. 12:7, 13:14-17 15:1-21
7 The selling of Joseph into Egyptian slavery Gen. 37
8 The enslavement of Israel in Egypt Exod. 1
9 The call of Moses Exod. 3:1-10
10 The ten plagues Exod. 7-12
11 The Exodus from Egypt Exod. 12-15
12 The institution of the Sabbath Exod. 16:29
13 The giving of the Law Exod. 20:1-17
14 The completion of the tabernacle Exod. 40:33-34
15 The anointing of Aaron as first high priest Lev. 8:1-12
16 The Jordan River crossing into Palestine Josh. 3
17 The victory over Jericho Josh. 6
18 The marriage of Ruth to Boaz Ruth 4
19 The annointing of Saul as Israel's first king 1 Sam. 9-10
20 The annointing of David as king 1 Sam. 16:13
21 The capture of Jerusalem and recovery of the Ark by David 2 Sam. 5-6
22 The giving of the Davidic Covenant 2 Sam. 7:8-17
23 The annointing Solomon 1 Kings 1:39
24 The completion of Solomon's temple 1 Kings 6:38
25 The splitting of Israel into the two kingdoms, Israel and Judah 1 Kings 12
26 Elijah taken up to heaven 2 Kings 2
27 The deliverance of Joash from murderous Queen Athaliah 2 Chron. 22:10-12
28 The Assyrian conquest of the northern kingdom 2 Kings 17:6
29 The deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrians 2 Kings 19:32-35
30 The discovery of the Law of Moses in Josiah's reign 2 Chron. 34
31 The destruction of the temple of Solomon 2 Kings 25:8-9
32 The Babylonian Captivity of the southern kingdom 2 Kings 25:11
33 The return under Cyrus' decree Ezra 1
34 The completion of the new temple under Zerubbabel Ezra 6
35 The rescuing of the Jews by Esther Esther 4-7
36 Birth of John the Baptist Luke 1:57-80
37 The Birth of Christ Luke 2:1-19
38 The flight into Egypt Matt. 2:13-14
39 The temple visit at age 12 Luke 2:41-50
40 Jesus' baptism Matt. 3:13-17
41 The temptation Matt. 4:1-11
42 The temple cleansing John 2:13-25
43 The choosing of the 12 Matt. 10:1-4
44 The Sermon on the Mount Matt. 5-7
45 The raising of Lazarus John 11
46 Death of John the Baptist Matthew 14, Mark 6
47 Confession of Peter and promise of the Church Matthew 16
48 The Transfiguration Matthew 17
49 The triumphal entry into Jerusalem Matthew 21 Mark 11 Luke 19 John 12
50 Events in the Upper Room Matthew 26 Mark 14 Luke 22 John 13-14
51 Christ's ordeal in Gethsemane Matthew 26 Mark 14 Luke 22 John 18
52 His trials Matthew 26-27 Mark 14-15 Luke 22-23 John 18-19
53 The Crucifixion Matthew 27:35 Mark 15:24 Luke 23:33 John 19:18
54 The Resurrection Matthew 28 Mark 16 Luke 24 John 20
55 His ten glorified appearances Matthew 28 Mark 16 Luke 24 John 20-21
56 Giving the Great Commission Matthew 28:18-20
57 The Ascension Acts 1:9-11
58 Pentecost Acts 2
59 Healing of a lame man by Peter and John Acts 3:1-11
60 Election of the first deacons Acts 6:1-8
61 Martydom of Stephen Acts 7:1-60
62 Conversion of Saul (Paul) Acts 9:1-20
63 Establishment of the Antioch church Acts 11:19-26
64 Death of James and deliverance of Peter Acts 12:1-19
65 Paul's first missionary journey Acts 13:2-14:28
66 The Jerusalem Council Acts 15:1-35
67 Paul's second missionary journey Acts 15:36-18-22
68 Paul's third missionary journey Acts 18:23-21:16
69 Paul's imprisonment in Rome Acts 28:30
70 The exile of John to Patmos and the writing of Revelation Rev. 1:9
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