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# kingdom of Israel #
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## Facts: ##
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What had been the northern part of the nation of Israel became the ingdom 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 the kingdom of Judah.
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* 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: [Assyria](../other/assyria.md), [Israel](../other/israel.md), [Judah](../other/kingdomofjudah.md), [Jerusalem](../other/jerusalem.md), [kingdom](../other/kingdom.md), [Samaria](../other/samaria.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Chronicles 35:18-19](en/tn/2ch/help/35/18)
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* [Jeremiah 05:10-13](en/tn/jer/help/05/10)
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* [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__.
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__*[18:10](en/tn/obs/help/18/10)__ The __kingdoms of Judah and Israel__ became enemies and often fought against each other.
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__*[18:11](en/tn/obs/help/18/11)__ In the new __kingdom of Israel__, all the kings were evil.
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__*[20:01](en/tn/obs/help/20/01)__ The __kingdoms of Israel__ and Judah both sinned against God.
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__*[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. |