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After King Solomon died his son Rehoboam became king. The ten tribe leaders came to Rehoboam and said (I Kings 12:1-17), "Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke, which he put on us and we will serve you." To make a long story short Rehoboam refused and so the ten tribes broke away from the full kingdom of Israel and made a new kingdom of the northern ten tribes.

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The 10 tribes broke away from Judah due to political and religious differences. There was a division in the kingdom after the reign of King Solomon, with the northern tribes forming the Kingdom of Israel and the southern tribes forming the Kingdom of Judah. This split was exacerbated by disputes over leadership and worship practices.

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Why did 10 of 12 tribes break away?

The 10 tribes broke away due to political and religious differences with the ruling tribe of Judah. After the death of King Solomon, the kingdom of Israel split into two separate entities, with the northern tribes forming their own kingdom called Israel and the southern tribes remaining as the kingdom of Judah.


Who are the 12 tribes in the Bible?

The 12 tribes of Israel are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. These tribes are descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob, who was later named Israel in the Bible.


Why was messiah to come from the tribe of judah?

The Messiah was prophesied to come from the tribe of Judah because it was predicted in Genesis 49:10 that the scepter would not depart from Judah until the Messiah comes. This lineage would fulfill the promises made to King David about an everlasting kingdom.


Who deported the 10 tribes of the northern kingdom?

The Assyrians, under King Sargon II, deported the ten tribes of the northern kingdom of Israel in the 8th century BCE. This event is commonly known as the Assyrian Captivity.


Who took the Northern Kingdom Israel into captivity?

Initially in 740 BCE the northern part was absorbed into the Assyrian Empire. Then in 722 BCE, the southern part and capital Samaria was absorbed. The aristocracy was deported to Assyria where it was used to rule another part of the empire, and the aristocracy there brought in to take on ruling the northern 10 tribes. The Assyrians use this technique so that conquered territories did not have sympathetic aristocracies which might promote rebellions. The Babylonians copied this technique when they later took over Judah and Benjamin in the south, deporting the aristocracy to Babylon and importing a foreign aristocracy to rule them.

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What are the total number of tribes in the North in the Old Testament?

10. The northern kingdom had many more tribes go with. To my knowledge, Benjamin and Judah were the 2 southern tribes while the other 10 were in the north.


What were Israel and Judah?

After King Solomon's death, Israel separated into two Kingdoms - the Northern Kingdom of Israel which consisted primarily of 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel, and the Southern Kingdom of Judah which consisted primarily of tribe of Judah and Benjamin. It should be noted however, that each Kingdom had members of all 12 tribes of Israel.


What religion did the faith of the israelites become known as?

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.


What happened to the Israelites and people of Judah by 586bc?

The northern 10 tribes of Israel had been captured by Assyria forty years earlier, their aristocracies were deported to Assyria and a new aristocracy brought in to rule the tribes. In 587 Jerusalem was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon and was captured. Following the Assyrian technique, the Babylonians sent the aristocracy of the southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin to Babylon and a new aristocracy was imported to rule the tribes and keep them quiet.


Who were king of Judah when David was king of Israel?

King David was the king of Judah and Israel. The separation between the kingdoms was on the days of king David's grandson, king Rehoboam (son of king Solomon, who was the son of king David).


How tall is Judah Rodriguez?

Judah Rodriguez is 5' 10".


How tall is Judah Justine?

Judah Justine is 5' 10".


How many tribes made up the Northern kingdom of Israel and how many tribes made up the Southern kingdom of Israel?

The tribal arrangement in Israel was based on descent from the 12 sons of Jacob. These twelve family heads produced the "twelve tribes of Israel." Two Tribes made up the Northern Kingdom of Isarel, Judah and Benjamin. The other 10 Tribes made up the Southern Kingdom of Israel. 1 Kings 11:29-38


What tribe was the Israelites at war with?

Judah. The full 12 tribe nation of Israel spilt after the death of Solomon. The northern nation was still called Israel and was 10 tribes. The southern nation was predominantly the tribe of Judah, and they would occasionally war against each other.


What is the birth name of Zab Judah?

Zab Judah's birth name is Zabdiel Judah.


How does Judah change in the Bible?

At first, Judah was the name of an individual; the fourth son of Jacob (Genesis ch.29). Later, Judah was the name of the Tribe which was made up of Judah's descendants. Jacob prophesied greatness for Judah's descendants (Genesis 49:8-10). Judah became the most numerous of the Tribes (Numbers ch.2 and ch.26). Judah became representative of leadership (Judges 1:2) and righteousness (Hosea 12:1 according to Rashi commentary). Though some committed idolatry, more of the people of Judah remained loyal to God, than did those of other Tribes. Judah provided the Davidic dynasty (Ruth 4:12-22), many of whom were righteous kings (1 Kings 3:3, 15:5, 15:11, 22:43; 2 Kings 12:3, 14:3, 15:3, 15:34, 18:3, and 22:2). Judah (and their neighbor, the small Tribe of Benjamin) remained loyal to the Temple in Jerusalem, unlike the northern Ten Tribes. Judah produced more than their share of Torah-scholars (Talmud, Yoma 26a). After the exile of the Ten Tribes by the Assyrians, the Tribe of Judah comprised the majority of the people that remained. The Ten Tribes were lost. From that point forward, we have been called Jews, meaning Judahites; and the land was called Judea in Second Temple times.


When did Judah Colt die?

Judah Colt died on 1832-10-11.