Kingdom of Israel, the
House of Israel
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
, or the
House of JosephZechariah 10:6
"Judah", likewise was a name used for both a ''tribe'' and ''kingdom'' (the
tribe of Judah
According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe of Judah (, ''Shevet Yehudah'') was one of the twelve Tribes of Israel, named after Judah (son of Jacob), Judah, the son of Jacob. Judah was one of the tribes to take its place in Canaan, occupying it ...
, the
Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah was an Israelites, Israelite kingdom of the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Centered in the highlands to the west of the Dead Sea, the kingdom's capital was Jerusalem. It was ruled by the Davidic line for four centuries ...
, the
House of Judah, and even the
House of David (
King David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...
being a descendant of Judah)).
References
To see where "Ephraim" and "Judah" are used in this idiomatic fashion within the Hebrew Scriptures, se
Isaiah 7:179:2111:13
Hosea 5:55:12-146:410:1111:12
Ezekiel 37:16-19
Zechariah 9:1310:6
See also
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History of Ancient Israel and Judah
The history of ancient Israel and Judah spans from the early appearance of the Israelites in Canaan's hill country during the late second millennium BCE, to the establishment and subsequent downfall of the two Israelite kingdoms in the mi ...
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Two House Theology
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Assyrian Captivity
The Assyrian captivity, also called the Assyrian exile, is the period in the history of ancient Israel and Judah during which tens of thousands of Israelites from the Kingdom of Israel were dispossessed and forcibly relocated by the Neo-Assyrian ...
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Stick of Joseph
External links
Jews and Joes: the Two Sticks of IsraelUnited Israel World UnionBrit-AmIsraelite.info
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Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)
Kingdom of Judah