RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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Why did the kingdom of Israel split into two kingdoms?
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The southern tribes were angry about Saul’s building projects
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The southern tribes did not want to share the temple in Jerusalem
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The northern tribes were conquered by Assyri
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The northern tribes resented the taxes from Solomon’s building project
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The historicity of the United Monarchy is debated as there are no archaeological remains of it that are accepted as consensus, but historians and archaeologists agree that Israel and Judah existed as separate kingdoms by c. 900 BCE and c. 850 BCE, respectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the Bible, Shalmaneser attacked Israel after Hoshea had sought an alliance with “So, king of Egypt", possibly Osorkon IV of Tanis, and it took the Assyrians three years to take Samaria (2 Kings 17).
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