Old Testament Friends	Year
Abraham – Father of Nations	2165	B.C.
Isaac – A Marriage Made in Heaven	2066
Jacob – Father of the Twelve Tribes	2000
Job – Why Suffering?	2000
Joseph – Wore a Multicolored Coat	1915
Aaron - The First Dermatologist	1535
Moses – Why Me Lord?	1530
Bezalel – The Master Craftsman	1446
Exodus of Children of Israel	1446
Israel Invades Canaan	1406
Deuteronomy – A Constitution for Israel	1406
Joshua – Entering the Promised Land	1406
Conquest of Canaan Complete	1399
Period of the Judges Begins	1375
Gideon – A Judge and a General	1125
Ruth – A Loyal Daughter-In-Law	1100
Samson – A Man of Great Strength and Weakness	1075
Samuel – The First Circuit Rider	1050
David – God’s Man	1025
Asaph – The First Minister of Music	1000
Solomon – A Man of Wisdom	970
Temple Built	966
Israel divided into North and South Kingdoms	930
Elijah – Heard a Still Small Voice	850
Elisha – The Miracle Worker	830
Joel – Beat Your Plowshares into Swords	800
Jonah – Rode in the Belly of a Fish	775
Amos – Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters	760
Hosea – A Harlot for a Wife	750
Hezekiah – An Early Day Engineer	715
Isaiah – God’s Messenger	700
Micah – Walk Humbly with Your God	700
Nahum – No More Chances	625
Habakkuk – Justification by Faith	610
Daniel – Stayed True to God	605
Ezekiel – No More Sour Grapes	597
Jeremiah – A Prophet to the Nations	586
Temple Rebuilt	515
Esther – A Good Queen	474
Nehemiah – Cupbearer to the King	445
Old Testament Canon closed	430
Completion of Septuagint (LXX) translation	131
Rome takes control of Israel	63
Birth of Jesus	4

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