In 722 BCE the Assyrians captured Samaria completing their conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the ten northern tribes. The two southern tribes - Judah and Benjamin were later taken over by Babylon.
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There are two different empires at play here. The empire that destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Assyria in 722 BCE. The empire that took the Jews into captivity (and destroyed the Southern Kingdom of Judah) was Babylonia in 586 BCE.
It was called Israel
A:Assyria destroyed Israel in 722 BCE.
When the Assyrians took over Israel, they sent the ruling class to rule in Assyria, and from Assyria brought in a new ruling class. The common people remained. The object was to have aristocracies unsympathetic to the people, and so avoid uprisings and instability.
The Assyrian Empire conquered the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE, renaming it as the Assyrian province of Samaria.
AnswerYes. Israel ceased to exist in 722 BCE and became the Assyrian province of Samaria.
True. The Assyrians conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE.
The split between Israel and Judah occurred around 930 BCE after the death of King Solomon, following a succession crisis. Israel fell to the Assyrians in 722 BCE and Judah later to the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
Assyria destroyed the northern kingdom, Israel. The final destruction occurred in 722 BCE, after which it became the Assyrian province of Samaria.
AnswerAt the time of Jesus, the former kingdom of Israel was known as Samaria, the name given to it in 722 BCE by the Assyrians.
A:Judah first capitulated to Babylon in 601 BCE. Babylon captured Jerusalem in 597 BCE and deported some of the residents, but its rule was short-lived. Babylon recaptured Jerusalem in 586 BCE, destroyed the temple and took many of the population captive.