7th century BC

The 7th century BC consists of the years 700-601 BC.

Events

 * 623 BC. Reform of Josiah: Hilkiah the priest discovers in the Temple a missing Torah scroll that many scholars believe was Deuteronomy. (2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35). According to the Documentary hypothesis, this is when the Deuteronomic History (Deuteronomy-2 Kings) was written.

Kings of Judah

 * Hezekiah, 716 BC-687 BC
 * Manasseh of Judah, 687 BC-643 BC
 * Amon of Judah, 643 BC-641 BC
 * Josiah, 641 BC-609 BC
 * Jehoahaz of Judah, 609 BC
 * Jehoiakim, 609 BC-598 BC

Prophets

 * Joel, c. 835 BC-796 BC (oldest date) or 775 BC-725 BC (middle date).
 * Zephaniah, c. 630 BC
 * Jeremiah, 628 BC - 586 BC
 * Habbakuk, c. 605 BC

Timeline
9th century BC | 8th century BC|7th century BC