CIVILIZATION
BABYLONIAN
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Question
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Israel and Canaan
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Judah and Persia
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Israel and Judah
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Israel and Persia
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Detailed explanation-1: -As prophesied by Ahijah (1 Kings 11:31-35), the house of Israel was divided into two kingdoms. This division, which took place approximately 975 B.C., after the death of Solomon and during the reign of his son, Rehoboam, came about as the people revolted against heavy taxes levied by Solomon and Rehoboam.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the death of Solomon, a schism over taxation divided the nation into two kingdoms. Rehoboam, Solomon’s son and anointed successor, ruled over the Southern Kingdom, which was composed of the territory belonging to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Kingdom of Israel was destroyed around 720 BCE, when it was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire. While the Kingdom of Judah remained intact during this time, it became a client state of first the Neo-Assyrian Empire and then the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jeroboam I, the first king of the new state of Israel, made his capital first at Shechem, then at Tirzah.