The country was at first divided into twelve parts among the twelve tribes. Later on it was divided into the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. At the time of our Savior it was divided into four parts: Judæa, Samaria, Galilee and Perea. Judæa was the southern, Samaria the middle, Galilee the northern part west of the Jordan river; while Perea was east of the Jordan. Chronological Table 1. Abraham goes to Canaan, about 1921 B.C. 2. Moses born, about 1571 B.C. 3. David becomes king, about 1055 B.C. 4. The kingdom is divided, about 975 B.C. 5. Kingdom of Israel destroyed, about 722 B.C. 6. The people of the Kingdom of Judah carried 586 B.C. into captivity 7. Death of Paul and Peter 67 A.D. 8. Destruction of Jerusalem 70 A.D. 9. Constantine the Great 323 A.D. 10. Mohammed 600 A.D. 11. Saint Olav in Norway 1030 A.D. 12. Luther begins the Reformation 1517 A.D. 13. The Augsburg Confession 1530 A.D. 14. The Reformation introduced in Norway 1537 A.D. 15. The first Protestant Mission Society 1649 A.D. organized, about 16. The first Bible Society organized 1712 A.D. 17. American Bible Society organized 1816 A.D. 18. Norwegian Bible Society organized 1816 A.D. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Transcriber’s Note: The footnotes were moved to the relevant paragraph. There are minor inconsistencies between the table of contents and the actual chapter headings. For example, the first section is named "Creation." in the TOC, but "The Creation" in the heading. Those are not noted here. There are 2 headings that differ between the Contents and the body text and have been left as published in the original publication: (TOC) 92. Peter’s Denial. The Death of Judas. (TXT) 92. Peter’s Denial. The Suicide of Judas (TOC) 106. The Books of the New Testament. (TXT) 106. The Writings of the New Testament ----------------------------------------------------------------