The 990s BC is a
decade which lasted from 999 BC to 990 BC.
Events and trends
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998 BC The 990s BC is a decade which lasted from 999 BC to 990 BC.
Events and trends
* 998 BC—King David establishes Jerusalem as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
* 994 BC— Archippus, Archon of Athens dies after a reign of 19 years and is succe ...
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King David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
establishes
Jerusalem as the capital of the
Kingdom of Israel
The Kingdom of Israel may refer to any of the historical kingdoms of ancient Israel, including:
Fully independent (c. 564 years)
* Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) (1047–931 BCE), the legendary kingdom established by the Israelites and uniti ...
.
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994 BC—
Archippus
Archippus (; Ancient Greek: Ἄρχιππος, "master of the horse") was an early Christian believer mentioned briefly in the New Testament epistles of Philemon and Colossians.
Role in the New Testament
In Paul's letter to Philemon (), Archipp ...
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Archon of Athens
In ancient Greece the chief magistrate in various Greek city states was called eponymous archon (ἐπώνυμος ἄρχων, ''epōnymos archōn''). "Archon" (ἄρχων, pl. ἄρχοντες, ''archontes'') means "ruler" or "lord", frequently ...
dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son
Thersippus.
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993 BC—
Amenemope succeeds
Psusennes I as king of
Egypt.
Significant people
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Tiglath-Pileser II Tiglath-Pileser II (from the Hebraic form Spelled as "" "Tiglath-Pileser" in the Books of Kings () or as "" "Tilgath-Pilneser" in the Books of Chronicles (). of Akkadian ''Tukultī-apil-Ešarra'') was King of Assyria from 967 BCE, when he succeeded ...
, king of
Assyria, is born (approximate date).
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Solomon
Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , Modern Hebrew, Modern: , Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yahweh, Yah"), ...
, king of
Israel, is born (approximate date).
References
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