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Why was Jerusalem the center of worship for both israel and judah?
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y ago1 Kings chapter 12 tells us that Bethel and Dan were the earliest centres of worship for Israel, although The Bible describes this as an anachronism. Another centre was probably Bet Shemesh. After the fall of Israel in 722 BCE, the people of neighbouring Judah associated themselves more closely with Israel, with the apparent hope of claiming back the 'lost' territory of Israel. In later times, Mount Gerizim, near the city of Samaria, became the centre of worship.
Jerusalem was the centre of worship for the southern kingdom of Judah. It was by far the largest urban centre in the relatively small enclave of Judah, and was well defended. At least in pre-Exilic days, God was believed to actually live in the "holy of holies" in the Jerusalem Temple.
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∙ 10y agoBecause the Holy Temple was there. However, there was a period in which many or most of the Ten Tribes of Israel worshiped at Dan and Beth-El.
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Which city was centrally located enough to be the center of worship for both Israel and Judah?
Jerusalem.AnswerThere was never one city that was the centre of worship for both Israel and Judah. The centres of worship in Israel were Bethel and Samaria. The centre of worship in Judah was Jerusalem. Each nation had its own distinctive religious customs.
Is Jerusalem located in Israel or judah?
Judah.
What is the capital of Judah?
the capital city of Judah is Jerusalem. both were conquered by both Israel and Judah. Jerusalem.
Are the capitals of Judah and Israel the same?
The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Samaria while the capital of the Southern Kingdom of Judah was Jerusalem. The Modern State of Israel has its capital in Jerusalem as well.
When the United Kingdom of Israel split was Jerusalem located in the north - Israel - or south - Judah?
The south.
Is Jerusalem in Judea?
No Judea is not in Jerusalem. It's the city of Jerusalem that is in the Province of Judea or Judah.
Where is the holy city of judaism?
In Israel. It's the capital and largest city in the country.
Where is modern day judah?
The tribe of Judah was in the south of Israel. Once it was divided it became the kingdom of the South and included Jerusalem.
What was the Israelite center of religious life?
the temple in JerusalemA:Religious life in the kingdom of Israel was based in the temples of Bethel and Samaria.Religious life in the southern kingdom of Judah was based in the temple of Jerusalem.
What ended the hostility between Israel and Judah?
Judah sought an alliance with Assyria against Israel, which was threatening to invade Jerusalem and depose the king. Assyria conquered Israel in 722 BCE and made the former kingdom into the province of Samaria. Assyria then turned its attention to Judah, with the intention of extending its empire southwards, but found the fortified city of Jerusalem too hard to defeat.
Jerusalem is in which countryside as written in the Bible?
Jerusalem was in the country of Judah. The Old Testament also talks of a brief United Monarchy of Israel, which would place the city in the far south of Israel for this period.
Is Judah in Israel?
The former kingdom of Judah is now part of modern Israel and partly in the Palestinian Territory. Judah was a small inland enclave surrounding the city of Jerusalem and quite separate from the kingdom of Israel to its north. Biblical tradition holds that in former times, Judah and Israel had formed a United Monarchy, also known as Israel, but noted archaeologists such as Israel Finkelstein say that this was never the case. Judah and Israel were always separate and had their own separate culture, pottery styles and even their own separate dialects of the Hebrew language.
