Israel probably had an advantage, since they had a larger land, a longer border, and access to the sea.
ISRAEL had a clear advantage when it came to trade. First, Israel was a country with a large strip of Mediterranean shoreline as opposed to landlocked Judah, meaning that Israel could trade with more distant Mediterranean partners like Greece or Egypt. Israel also had land borders with numerous local powers, like Phoenicia, Aramea, and Ammon. By contrast, Judah bordered primarily Israel and the eternal enemies - the Philistines. Israel was also in possession of Jezreel Valley, leading Israel to have a greater agricultural output and, therefore, more goods to trade with their neighbors.A map of Israel and Judah which is relatively accurate is this one: Levant Map.
ISRAEL had a clear advantage when it came to trade. First, Israel was a country with a large strip of Mediterranean shoreline as opposed to landlocked Judah, meaning that Israel could trade with more distant Mediterranean partners like Greece or Egypt. Israel also had land borders with numerous local powers, like Phoenicia, Aramea, and Ammon. By contrast, Judah bordered primarily Israel and the eternal enemies - the Philistines. Israel was also in possession of Jezreel Valley, leading Israel to have a greater agricultural output and, therefore, more goods to trade with their neighbors.A map of Israel and Judah which is relatively accurate is this one: Levant Map.
A:BackgroundThe 'fertile crescent' of the Middle East stretched from Egypt, along the Mediterranean coast and then eastwards to Mesopotamia, and south along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. During the time of the Divided Kingdom, trade had to follow this route. Until the domestication of the camel, merchants could not take the direct route from Judah to Babylonia, across the harsh desert of modern Jordan.Comparison of Israel and JudahIsrael was larger and much more prosperous than Judah in the time of the Divided Kingdom, so had more goods for trade and more ability to buy. It was closer to the trade routes to Mesopotamia and Asia Minor, another advantage. On the other hand, Judah was somewhat closer to Egypt than was Israel. Overall, Israel had the advantage, both because of its proximity to trade routes and because of its relative prosperity.
He came from Kerioth, a town of Judah.
The messiah came from the tribe of Judah, Davids line.
Accordingly the bible there were never jews in egypt, it was hebrews. When the hebrews came out of egypt they were called with god israel's name israel, and he land were called by his name israel. The name jew came after juda; in neh 13 verses 23 went and slept with other nation, and then the offspring came back as jews. Why! Dont the call the land israel jew, it is beacause god israel never said jews, but israel. The jews are not rthe chosen people of god israel.king:johan janck
Judah
The Queen of Sheba came to visit Solomon. The Judge Deborah ruled Israel in the time of the Judges. The Queen Athaliah in the time of the divided kingdom, ruled in Judah in the south.
Saul and his men did not accept any plan to make David king. After Saul's death there was warring between Israel and Judah. David was made king over Judah and Saul's son made king over Israel. There was warring and covert acts which between the two until it was apparent that David could not be defeated. Eventually Israel submitted to David becoming the king over all Israel, including Judah2 Samuel 53 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel.4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah......10 And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
The faith of the Israelites became known as Judaism. This is because, though the entire nation was known as Israel, but Rehoboam broke away and called his own kingdom Israel, taking 10 of the original 12 Israelite tribes with him. The two tribes left in the south were Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, the far larger of which was Judah, so the southern kingdom came to be known as such. Therefore, those living in Judah, were called Jews. After the Babylonian exile, the kingdom of Israel to the north was dispersed, and the 10 tribes of that kingdom were lost, leaving only Judah to carry on the Israelite faith. Thus, the only people left who believed in the God of Abraham were those from Judah - Jews. Accordingly, the religion they believed in was called Judaism.
Jesus was neither black nor white. He came from the land modernly known as Israel, thus he was mediterranean - very tan.It is also clear that Jesus was of Jewish descent, of the tribe of Judah, descended from King David.
God is reassuring the captives that He would restore them or their descendants to their own land. The Messiah is promised to come from their midst, their sin would be forgiven, and their nation would be blessed. The rebuilding of their city Jerusalem is also promised.