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# kingdom of Israel #
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## Facts: ##
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The term "kingdom of Israel" refers to the northern part of the nation of Israel when the twelve tribes of Israel were divided into two kingdoms after Solomon died.
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* The kingdom of Israel in the north had ten tribes, and the kingdom of Judah in the south had two tribes.
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* The capital city of the kingdom of Israel was Samaria. It was about 50 km from Jerusalem, the capital city of Judah.
* All the kings of the kingdom of Israel were evil. They influenced the people to to serve idols and false gods.
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* God sent the Assyrians to attack the kingdom of Israel. Many Israelites were captured and taken away to live in Assyria.
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* The Assyrians brought foreigners to live among the remaining people of the kingdom of Israel. These foreigners intermarried with the Israelites, and their descendants became the Samaritan people.
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(See also: [[../other/assyria.md]], [[../other/israel.md]], [[../other/kingdomofjudah.md]], [[../other/jerusalem.md]], [[../other/kingdom.md]], [[../other/samaria.md]])
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## Bible References: ##
* [2 Chronicles 35:18-19](en/tn/2ch/help/35/18)
* [Jeremiah 05:10-13](en/tn/jer/help/05/10)
* [Jeremiah 09:25-26](en/tn/jer/help/09/25)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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__*[18:08](en/tn/obs/help/18/08)__ The other ten tribes of the nation of Israel that rebelled against Rehoboam appointed a man named Jeroboam to be their king. They set up their kingdom in the northern part of the land and were called the __kingdom of Israel__.
__*[18:10](en/tn/obs/help/18/10)__ The __kingdoms of Judah and Israel__ became enemies and often fought against each other.
__*[18:11](en/tn/obs/help/18/11)__ In the new __kingdom of Israel__, all the kings were evil.
__*[20:01](en/tn/obs/help/20/01)__ The __kingdoms of Israel__ and Judah both sinned against God.
__*[20:02](en/tn/obs/help/20/02)__ The __kingdom of Israel__ was destroyed by the Assyrian Empire, a powerful, cruel nation. The Assyrians killed many people in the __kingdom of Israel__, took away everything of value, and burned much of the country.
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__*[20:04](en/tn/obs/help/20/04)__ Then the Assyrians brought foreigners to live in the land where the __kingdom of Israel__ had been. The foreigners rebuilt the destroyed cities and married the Israelites who were left there. The descendants of the Israelites who married foreigners were called Samaritans.