920s BC
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The 920s BC is a decade that lasted from 929 BC to 920 BC.
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Events and trends
[edit]- 928 BC — On the death of King Solomon, his son Rehoboam is unable to hold the tribes of Israel together, and the northern part secedes to become the kingdom of Israel, making Jeroboam its king. Rehoboam is left to rule the kingdom of Judah.[1]
- 925 BC — Military conquest of Canaan by Shoshenq I.[2]
- 924 BC or 922 BC — Osorkon I succeeds his father Shoshenq I as king of Egypt.[2][3]
- 922 BC — Phorbas, Archon of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Megacles.[4]
- 920 BC — A transit of Venus occurs.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Widder, Wendy L. (2026). Old Testament Prophets: The Covenant Conscience of God's People. B&H Publishing Group. p. 19.
- 1 2 Kaiser, Walter C.; Wegner, Paul D. (20 November 2017). A History of Israel From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars. B&H Publishing Group. pp. 827–828. ISBN 9781433643170.
- ↑ Long, Richard J. (3 December 2021). The Excavations at Mut Al-Kharab II The Third Intermediate Period in the Western Desert of Egypt. Oxbow Books. p. 8. ISBN 9781789257168.
- ↑ Bohen, Barbara (30 June 2017). Kratos & Krater: Reconstructing an Athenian Protohistory. Archaeopress Publishing Limited. p. 63. ISBN 9781784916237.
- ↑ "Six Millennium Catalog of Venus Transits: 2000 BCE to 4000 CE". NASA. Retrieved 29 March 2026.