Establishment of the Kingdom of Israel
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Mythology, Folklore
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Palestine
- Date: c. 922
Article abstract: The Kingdom of Israel marked the high point of Israelite political unity, and its memory has been a focal point of Jewish identity even into the present. The existence of this ancient kingdom is the justification for the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
Summary of Event
Around the turn of the first millennium b.c.e., the pressing problem of the Hebrews was to forge a group of independent tribes into a strong functioning nation in order to conquer Canaan and subdue the Philistines and their allies. Although there had...
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