From 2e8b68cd73124daad69da582335f3905f04dd3e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gayle Aukerman Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 19:19:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'content/other/kingdomofisrael.md' --- content/other/kingdomofisrael.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/other/kingdomofisrael.md b/content/other/kingdomofisrael.md index 142c4e5d..05f998b8 100644 --- a/content/other/kingdomofisrael.md +++ b/content/other/kingdomofisrael.md @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ 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. -* The kingdom of Israel in the north had ten tribes and the kingdom of Judah in the south had two tribes. +* The kingdom of Israel in the north had ten tribes, and the kingdom of Judah in the south had two tribes. * 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. -* God sent the Assyrians to attack the kingdom of Israel. Many of Isaelites were captured and taken away to live in Assyria. +* God sent the Assyrians to attack the kingdom of Israel. Many Israelites were captured and taken away to live in Assyria. * 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. (See also: [assyria](../other/assyria.md) **·** [israel](../other/israel.md) **·** [kingdomofjudah](../other/kingdomofjudah.md) **·** [jerusalem](../other/jerusalem.md) **·** [kingdom](../other/kingdom.md) **·** [samaria](../other/samaria.md))