Kingdom Of Judah, Kingdom Of Judah

This Kingdom of Judah is also often referred to as the Southern Kingdom , while the Kingdom of Israel following the split is referred to as the Northern Kingdom. Judah existed until 586 BCE, when it was conquered by the Babylonian Empire under Nebuzar-adan, captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard. () With the deportation of the population and the destruction of the Temple and of Jerusalem, the destruction of the kingdom was complete.

The northern kingdom continued to be called the Kingdom of Israel or Israel. The revolt took place at Shechem, and at first only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David. But very soon after the tribe of Benjamin joined Judah, and Jerusalem (which was in Benjamin's territory: ) became the capital of the new kingdom. The southern kingdom was called the kingdom of Judah, or Judah.

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