Judah

The Kingdom of Judah was an ancient Israelite kingdom that existed in the southern part of the Levant. It was on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Its main cities were Jerusalem and Hebron. It existed from the 9th^[1][2][3] or 8th century BC,^[4] up until 586 BC.^[3]

Kingdom of Judah
9th or 8th century BCE–586 BCE
Flag
Map of the region in the 9th century BCE
Capital	Hebron Jerusalem
Common languages	Hebrew
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Levantine Iron Age
• Established	9th or 8th century BCE
• Siege of Jerusalem (587 BCE)	586 BCE
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) Yehud (Babylonian province)

After the death of Saul, Israel picked David to rule them. (1 Chronicles 11:1) After the death of King Solomon, son of David, ten of the twelve of the tribes of Israel did not want Solomon's son, Rehoboam to lead them. This caused the kingdom to split the Northern Kingdom, the Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom, the Kingdom of Judah. Jerusalem was the capital of the Kingdom of Judah.^[3] In 586 BC, the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II, took over Jerusalem and destroyed Judah.^[3]

Related pages

• Jews
• Judaism
• Jerusalem
• Near East
• Kingdom of Israel
• Classical antiquity

References

1. Lester L. Grabbe, ed. (2008). Israel in Transition: From Late Bronze II to Iron IIa (c. 1250–850 B.C.E.). T&T Clark International. pp. 225–6. ISBN 978-0567027269.
2. Lehman in Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology: The First Temple Period. Sheffield. 1992. p. 149. ISBN 9781589830660.
3. • Malamat, Abraham (1990). "The kingdom of Judah between Egypt and Babylon: A small state within a great power confrontation". Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology: 65–77. doi:10.1080/00393389008600087. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
   • Schoors, Antoon; Lesley, Michael (2013). The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah in the Eighth and Seventh Centuries B.C.E. Society of Biblical Literature. doi:10.2307/j.ctt5hjgzr. JSTOR j.ctt5hjgzr. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
   • Schipper, Bernd U. (July 19, 2013). "Egypt and the Kingdom of Judah under Josiah and Jehoiakim". Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University. 37 (2). Humboldt University, Berlin: 200–226. doi:10.1179/033443510x12760074470865. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
   • Na'aman, Nadav (February 17, 2014). "The Kingdom of Judah in the 9th Century BCE: Text Analysis versus Archaeological Research". Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University. 40 (2): 247–276. doi:10.1179/033443513X13753505864331. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
   • Rotaru, Ioan-Gheorghe (2015). "Historical and biblical features of the last five kings of the Kingdom of Judah". Dialogo (1). EDIS – Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina: 231–239. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
4. Finkelstein, Israel (2006). "The Last Labayu: King Saul and the Expansion of the First North Israelite Territorial Entity". In Amit, Yairah; Ben Zvi, Ehud; Finkelstein, Israel; et al. (eds.). Essays on Ancient Israel in Its Near Eastern Context: A Tribute to Nadav Naʼaman. Eisenbrauns. pp. 171 ff. ISBN 9781575061283.