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The Emergence of Ancient Israel and the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
TLDR Thousands of people in the hills of Judea 3,000 years ago founded the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, laying the foundations for a religious tradition that still influences the world today. The emergence of ancient Israel and the formation of these kingdoms were influenced by political events, the worship of Yahweh, and the collapse of the city-state political framework.
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In the hills of Judea, thousands of people lived 3,000 years ago, speaking a dialect of the Canaanite language and worshiping a pantheon of deities, one of whom they called Yahweh, and they founded the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, laying the foundations for a religious tradition that still influences the world today.
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In the hills of Judea, thousands of people lived 3,000 years ago, speaking a dialect of the Canaanite language and worshiping a pantheon of deities, one of whom they called Yahweh, and they founded the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, laying the foundations for a religious tradition that still influences the world today.
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The emergence of a distinctive religious ethnic identity and a monotheistic faith tradition focused on the worship of Yahweh happened in the context of political events, and ancient Israel provides valuable insight into the interactions between center and periphery in the ancient world.
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The region of Canaan in the late Bronze Age encompassed various polities and groups, all speaking similar Canaanite languages and worshiping a pantheon of deities, but the emergence of the worship of Yahweh and the distinctive features of ancient Judaism came out of this broader polytheistic Canaanite tradition.
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The Exodus story, while lacking historical and archaeological evidence, is believed to have originated from a kernel of historical fact and serves as a foundational narrative for Judaism, providing a sense of history and identity for the Israelites and their modern descendants.
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During the 13th and 12th centuries BC, Egypt exerted control over Canaan, and the term "Israel" first appeared on an Egyptian text, referring to a group of people living in Canaan, suggesting that the Israelites were likely residents of the region who interacted with the Egyptians rather than being completely wiped out by them.
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The Egyptian withdrawal from Canaan in the 12th century BC led to the collapse of the city-state political framework, resulting in the abandonment of large centers and the rise of small, prosperous villages in the Central Hills and Transjordan, which eventually became the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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The earliest roots of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah can be traced back to indigenous people who lived in the region, were tied to but distant from cosmopolitan trading cities, and defined themselves in opposition to the Egyptians and Canaanites, with the concept of Israelite identity potentially being shaped by active resistance to Egyptian rule.
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The process of state formation and the emergence of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were part of a wider regional process, with new kingdoms appearing across the region, and the idea of rulership and ruling being learned through emulation; the biblical tradition tells specific stories about the united monarchy, but there is no convincing archaeological evidence to support the existence of a powerful united monarchy ruled by Saul, David, and Solomon.
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Israel and Judah developed into separate kingdoms during the late 10th and 9th centuries BC, with Israel being wealthier and more densely populated, while Judah was poorer and more isolated, and the formation of these kingdoms was a result of alliance building and mutual benefit between clans rather than subordination to a central state.
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The destruction of Gath in the 9th century BC allowed the kings of Judah to expand their territory and become more politically significant, and the middle of the 9th century BC marked a turning point in the history of Israel and Judah as they faced the expanding Assyrian Empire.
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