Kingdom Of Judah
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The Kingdom of Judah was an Iron Age polity in the southern Levant that survived the Assyrian destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel before falling to the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
What is the meaning of Kingdom Of Judah in the Bible?
The Kingdom of Judah was a sovereign state in the southern Levant that existed from approximately 930 to 586 BCE, with its capital at Jerusalem. It emerged from the political fragmentation of the United Monarchy following the death of King Solomon and persisted as the sole remnant of the Israelite tribal confederation after the northern territories were annexed by Assyria.
SIGNIFICANCE
Understanding the geopolitical history of Judah clarifies the historical context of the prophetic literature and the exile narratives, revealing how the trauma of state collapse and displacement shaped the theological identity and scriptural canon of the Jewish people.
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Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and shortened for clarity.