Israel takes Ramah from Judah
Judah rents the Syrian army
Israel’s King Baasha ended a long stretch of peace for Judah when his army took the border town of Ramah and turned it into their frontline…Pharaoh Shishak attacks Israel, Judah
Pharaoh Shishak attacks Israel, Judah
Pharaoh Shishak raids Judah, Israel
Egypt's ruler, Pharaoh Shishak, saw a chance to enrich his kingdom when King Solomon's Israel fell apart, collapsing into two competing nations. Shishak attacked scattered…Jerusalem and cities of Israel
Jerusalem and cities of Israel
Jerusalem and northward
Kings ruled the Jewish people for about 400 years, from the time of King Saul in roughly 1000 BC until Babylonians leveled Jerusalem in 586 BC and deported the survivors as…David’s 2 holy tents
David's 2 holy tents
King David's 2 holy tents
One in Gibeon, another in Jerusalem
King David maintained two holy tents instead of just the one inherited from the time of Moses, centuries earlier. Israel sacrificed to…King Saul’s neighborhood, Gibeah
King Saul's neighborhood, Gibeah
King Saul's neighborhood
Benjamin's tiny tribe
Israel's first king, a donkey herder named Saul, ruled Israel from the small town of Gibeah, in the hills above the Philistine war chariots down in the…Hebron and Gibeon
Hebron and Gibeon
Two capitals of Israel
Hebron and Gibeon
David gets on the bad side of Saul
King Saul, Israel's first king, made his capital in his hometown, Gibeon. David, once Saul's son-in-law, got on…Boss of Edom, Moab
Boss of Edom, Moab
Bosses of the Promised Land
Kings of Israel and Judah controlled their neighbor countries of Edom and Moab for part of the era of Israelite kings. Moab had apparently lived under the dominance of Israel…Israel and Judah, one nation divided
Israel and Judah, one nation divided
CONSTANT WAR
Israel and Judah live in perpetual hostility toward one another. They are brothers in blood, united to their common and revered ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But they remain…Pharaoh Shishak attacks Israel
Pharaoh Shishak attacks Israel
Pharaoh Shishak raids Judah, Israel
Egypt's ruler, Pharaoh Shishak, saw a chance to enrich his kingdom when King Solomon's Israel fell apart, collapsing into two competing nations. Shishak attacked scattered…Bethel’s gold calf
Bethel's gold calf
Bethel's gold calf
After Israel split in two, Jeroboam, first king of the northern tribes set up gold calf shrines. Apparently, he didn't want his people of Israel going back to Jerusalem's Temple to worship.…