From the biblical patriarchs to the modern State — a journey of more than 4,000 years.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The covenant (brit) between God and the Hebrew people. Canaan as the Promised Land.
Moses frees the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt. The Torah is given at Sinai.
The kingdoms of Saul, David and Solomon. Construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
The kingdom splits into Israel (north) and Judah (south). Assyrian invasion destroys the north (722 BCE).
Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem and the Temple. The people are exiled to Babylon.
Cyrus the Great allows the return. The Second Temple is built in Jerusalem.
Rome destroys the Second Temple and Jerusalem. The Diaspora (exile) begins.
Wave of Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel, mainly from Eastern Europe.
May 14, 1948: David Ben-Gurion proclaims the State of Israel. The UN recognizes it.
Israel reunifies Jerusalem and expands its territory. Enormous historical and geopolitical significance.
Peace with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994). Oslo Accords with the PLO.
Technologically advanced, democratic nation, with over 9 million inhabitants and Hebrew as the official language.