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 | As early as the 15th century BCE, Megiddo led a confederation of rebel Canaanite cities which attempted to overthrow Egyptian rule in Asia, only to be defeated by an Egyptian army led by Pharaoh Thutmose III. |
 | In 609 BCE Josiah, King of Judah, was slain at Megiddo by Pharaoh Necho of Egypt, an ally of the crumbling Assyrian army in its last-ditch efforts against the Babylonians. |
 | According to Finkelstein it dates to the 10th century BCE and was destroyed in the late 10th century, either by the expanding Israelite Northern Kingdom or by the Egyptians. |
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5th millennium BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (420 words) |
 | 4300 BCE - Theta Boötis became the nearest visible star to the celestial north pole. |
 | 4004 BCE - According to the chronology of Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh, this is when the universe is created at nightfall preceding October 23. |
 | 5000 BCE – The beginning of the Yangshao culture in China. |