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Israel: Divided Kingdom

Important cities of the Northern Kingdom of Israel: a.) Samaria (capital of the Northern Kingdom); b.) Shechem, to the S. and E. of Samaria; c.) Jaffa, along the W coast of Israel; d.) Beit El; and e.) Jericho along the S border with the Southern Kingdom of Judah. Important cities of the Southern Kingom of Judah: a.) Jerusalem (capital of the Southern Kingdom); b.) Lachish, to the W of Jersusalem; c.) Hebron, immediately S of Judah, in the middle of the Kingdom; d.) Beersheba, the Southern most important city of Judah.