The Great Flood
~2348 BCE (traditional) · Event
Genesis 6–8: Noah builds the Ark, the waters cover the earth for a year, and a dove brings back an olive leaf.
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- The Crucifixion (33)
- The Resurrection (33)
- The Nativity: Jesus is born in Bethlehem (5 BCE)
- The Creation (4004 BCE)
- The Life of Jesus (5 BCE)
- The parting of the Red Sea (1446 BCE)
- Moses the lawgiver (1526 BCE)
- The Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai (1446 BCE)
Around 2348 BCE
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- Akkadian Empire under Sargon (2334 BCE)
- Abraham, father of the covenant (2166 BCE)
- The Age of the Patriarchs (2166 BCE)
- Mohenjo-daro at its peak (2500 BCE)
- The Tower of Babel (2242 BCE)
- Stonehenge sarsen circle erected (2500 BCE)
- Indus Valley Civilization at peak (2500 BCE)
- Sargon of Akkad (2334 BCE)