Kingdom of Judah

Kingdom of Judah was a state in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from c. 930 to 587 BCE, about 343 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Southern kingdom ruled by the house of David from Jerusalem, where much of the Hebrew Bible took shape. Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed the city and its temple in 587 BCE and exiled its elite to Babylon.

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Facts

Dates

c. 930 to 587 BCE

Duration

343 years

Type

State

Region

Levant, Middle East

Language family

Semitic

Capital

Jerusalem

Came from

• Israelite tribes c. 1200 to 930 BCE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 853 BCE Battle of Qarqar
• 722 BCE Assyria conquers Samaria
• 612 BCE Fall of Nineveh
• 587 BCE Destruction of Jerusalem

Neighbours in Middle East

• Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE
• Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
• Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
• Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
• Middle Assyrian Empire 1365 to 912 BCE
• Urartu c. 860 to 590 BCE
• Kingdom of Israel c. 930 to 720 BCE
• Phrygia c. 900 to 695 BCE
• Lydia c. 680 to 546 BCE
• Median kingdom c. 678 to 550 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

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