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| c. 990 BC |
| | | David captures Jerusalem, which he makes his capital - bringing here the ark of the covenant | |
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| c. 970 BC |
| | | Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre, is an enthusiastic trading partner of King David in Jerusalem, and later of Solomon | |
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| c. 965 BC |
| | | Solomon becomes king of Israel and presides over a period of peace and prosperity | |
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| c. 960 BC |
| | | Solomon, the king of Israel, builds the first Temple in Jerusalem | |
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| c. 950 BC |
| | | The Queen of Sheba, who visits Solomon in Jerusalem, is legendary - but her kingdom of Saba is a historical reality | |
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| 722 BC |
| | | The Assyrians overwhelm the north of Israel and the ten northern tribes vanish from history - the majority of them probably dispersed or sold into slavery | |
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| c. 700 BC |
| | | Judah and Benjamin, together forming the kingdom of Judah, are the only two surviving tribes of Israel | |
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| 586 BC |
| | | After a long siege Jerusalem is taken by Nebuchadnezzar and the city, including Solomon's Temple, is destroyed | |
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| 586 BC |
| | | The Jews, taken into captivity in Babylon, form the first community of the Diaspora | |
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| c. 580 BC |
| | | The synagogue, as a simple place of Jewish worship, develops during the Babylonian captivity | |
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