RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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What weakened the nation of Israel after the death of Solomon?
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A famine
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The holy city was burned
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The nation split in two
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An outbreak of leprosy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -After the death of King Solomon, the United Kingdom of Israel split into two kingdoms. The Southern Kingdom of “Judah, ‘’ with their capital remaining at Jerusalem, and The Northern Kingdom of “Israel, ‘’ with their new capital at Samaria.
Detailed explanation-3: -Both kingdoms, Judah in the south and Israel in the north, co-existed uneasily after the split until the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel by Assyria in 722/721.
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