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God decreed it because of the sin of Solomon. Solomon allowed his foreign wives to turn his heart away from God. The political cause was the failure of Rehoboam to listen to the people's request for a lightened tax burden.

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What are the names of the divided kingdoms of israel and judah?

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What kingdom lost access to an easy trade route when the twelve tribes divided?

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Was Israel or Judah the greater nation when divided and why?

A:According to the Bible, Israel became a divided nation approximately 921 BCE, when Israel broke away from its Judahite oppressors. However, modern scholars see the history of Israel and Judah differently, and say they may never have been divided, because they were never united. Finkelstein and Silberman (The Bible Unearthed) believe that the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were always separate, with different life styles, different pottery, different myths and legends, and even speaking different dialects of Hebrew.Whether or not the biblical account of a previously united Israel has any historical basis, there is no doubt that Israel was economically and militarily more powerful than Judah. It had a larger territory, more fertile soil and higher rainfall. As a result, Israel had a much larger population than did Judah. In fact, archaeologists have determined that the Hebrew settlement of Judah was rather late, and that Hebrews did not really spread south into the poorer area of Judah until Israel was relatively well settled. Because Judah was more mountainous than Israel, it had a defensive advantage in that Jerusalem was more easily defended than Samaria and other cities in Israel.Israel was a rich prize and more easily conquered than Judah, and so was overrun and destroyed in 722 BCE by the Assyrian army.


Was Judah's name changed to Israel?

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Was Obadiah a prophet in Judah or Israel?

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