The two tribes, Judah and Benjamin, were collectively called Judah or Judea. See also:
After the split of the Kingdom of Israel, the two southern tribes that formed the Kingdom of Judah were Judah and Benjamin. This division occurred around 931 BCE, following the reign of King Solomon, leading to the establishment of two separate kingdoms: Israel in the north and Judah in the south. The Kingdom of Judah maintained its capital in Jerusalem and was known for its lineage of Davidic kings.
The southern kingdom of Israel, known as Judah, consisted of two tribes: Judah and Benjamin. This division occurred after the united monarchy split into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah following the reign of King Solomon. The tribe of Levi was also present in Judah, serving in religious roles, but the primary tribes associated with the southern kingdom are Judah and Benjamin.
After Solomon's death, Israel split into the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Israel now had ten tribes and Judah had two.
The split of the Davidic kingdom occurred because of political and religious differences between the northern tribes (Israel) and the southern tribes (Judah). King Solomon's oppressive policies and heavy taxation also played a role in the division.
Solomon and his father David were heads of a loose federation of Hebrew tribes, known to the Egyptians as Habiru - brigands and herders who were in the Judean hills. The stories of their grand kingdoms are much exaggerated - there seem to be no remains of Solomon's many palaces. The successor chiefs split into two groups - the 10 tribes of the north (Israell) and the two tribes in the south (Judea). It was after that that Solomon's successors established real kingdoms, and they were soon taken over - by the Assyrians in the north, and the Babylonians in the south, then both by Persia.
Rehav'am (Rehoboam), the son of King Solomon, became king over the southern kingdom, after the ten northern tribes broke away under Yerav'am (Jeroboam). The southern kingdom, known as Judah, consisted of Judah and Benjamin, two tribes, and continued until the First Destruction a few centuries later. Whereas the ten northern tribes were collectively called Israel, and went lost after their exile, which occurred about 275 years after the split (133 years before the First Destruction).
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.
The southern two-tribe kingdom was called Judah and it consisted of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Additional Comments: Though directly after the split in Israel with Judah and Benjamin remaining in what would be called the Southern Kingdom, the Levites (priests) were soon banned from the Northern Kingdom and went to the southern parts. As with any country of mixed peoples/tribes, there will always be some of every tribe remaining in the South due to marriage, business or just their living place.
Yes, but they were split into two countries.
After the death of King Solomon, the Hebrew nation split into two kingdoms. Two tribes, including the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Jacob's youngest son Benjamin, formed the Southern Kingdom of Israel. The other 10 tribes, centered around Samaria made up the Northern Kingdom of Israel. In the year of 722 BC, the Assyrians conquered the Kingdom of Israel and sent the ten tribes into exile leaving two tribes left.
The word "Jew" derives from "Judah," one of the 12 Tribes of Israel. When the Jewish Kingdom split into two after the death of King Solomon, the tribes of Judah and Benjamin formed the Southern Kingdom, which was called Judea, and ruled from Jerusalem by descendants of King David. In 722 BCE the Assyrians conquered and dispersed the Northern Kingdom (hence the "Lost Tribes of Israel"), leaving Judea as the sole Jewish nation, and its people known as Judeans - or, eventually, Jews.
The ten northern tribes of Israel formed the Kingdom of Israel, also known as the Northern Kingdom, after the united monarchy split around 931 BCE. This kingdom existed alongside the Southern Kingdom of Judah, which comprised the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The Kingdom of Israel had its capital in Samaria and was characterized by a series of dynastic changes and conflicts with Judah until its conquest by the Assyrian Empire in 722 BCE.