History of the Church
Trace the story of the church across 3,000 years, from the Exodus and the life of Christ through the apostles, Reformation, global missions, and the church today. Explore 284 events alongside the empires, wars, movements, and turning points that shaped Christian history, told through Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox eyes.
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Covenant Israel
The Covenant
c. 1406 BC
Israel enters Canaan
Jericho
JoshuaWith Moses dead and Joshua leading, the priests carried the ark of the covenant into the flooded Jordan River, and its waters stopped flowing long enough for the whole nation to cross on dry ground. Joshua ordered twelve stones set up at Gilgal as a permanent marker of the crossing. The event opened Israel's conquest of the promised land.
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CONQUEST OF CANAAN
THE JUDGES: RAIDS & RESCUES
PHILISTINE WARS
DAVID'S WARS
ARAM WARS
ASSYRIA INVADES
BABYLON'S SIEGES
MACCABEAN REVOLT
JEWISHβROMAN WARS
BYZANTINEβPERSIAN WAR
ISLAMIC CONQUESTS
THE RECONQUISTA
THE CRUSADES
THE TATAR YOKE
HUSSITE WARS
OTTOMAN WARS
FRENCH WARS OF RELIGION
EIGHTY YEARS' WAR
THIRTY YEARS' WAR
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
FRENCH REVOLUTION
SOVIET PERSECUTION
