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Judges

King Saul

King David
              (1000-925 BC)
King Solomon

Shishaq, pharaoh of Egypt, invaded & weakened kingdom prior to split into
         north & south.  Megiddo in valley between Mount Carmel and Mount Tabor.
         Takes some temple articles back to Heliopolis (On) in Egypt.  
         NOTE:  Facsimile 2 in Book of Abraham comes from his time.


         JUDAH                               ISRAEL

King Rehoboam (son of Solomon &     King Jeroboam (tribe Ephraim) - led revolt
     Princess Naamah the                 against Judah & family of David)
     Ammonite; refused to lift tax       - Set up image worship in Dan & at
     burdens of Solomon)                   Beth-El (House of God); 2 calves =
                                           Images of Jehovah

Capital: Jerusalem                  Capital: Samaria

Sennacherib (son of Sargon II, who  Shalmanesar V built Nineveh & captured 
     was son of Shalmanesar V)           north kingdom.
     Captured over 200,000 from
     46 walled cities in Judah--
     701 BC; Khirbet Qumran scrolls

FALL: Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon     FALL: Shalmaneser V of Assyria (726-722 BC)
      in 587 BC; over 10,000              captures Samaria and moves 10 tribes 
      skilled workers captive to          to Assyria. Many flee to Jerusalem.
      Babylon.  Temple destroyed.         Conquered 721 BC.

Cyrus of Persia allows Jews to      10 TRIBES: Head north toward modern Russia
      return to Jerusalem & rebuild       (Headwaters near Black Sea; narrows in
      the temple.                         mountains); many go into north Europe--
                                          few in China & India.  Remainder to return
ROME: Scatters Jews throughout the        & build New Jerusalem prior to a return
      Roman empire in 70 AD and         to Israel. See: Lost Tribes.
      Destroys temple in Jerusalem.

ISRAEL: May 1948 independence