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In the Hebrew Scriptures (
Tanakh The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
. ''
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 ...
. The reference of "Ephraim and Judah" is employed most frequently by the Prophets (
Nevi'im The (; ) is the second major division of the Hebrew Bible (the ''Tanakh''), lying between the () and (). The Nevi'im are divided into two groups. The Former Prophets ( ) consists of the narrative books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings ...
) of the Hebrew Scriptures. The phrases " Israel and Judah" and "Joseph and Judah
Zechariah 10:6
are used in similar fashion, referencing the same two respective Israelite Kingdoms.


Tribes and Kingdoms

Since "Ephraim" was a specific tribe of Israel, the
Tribe of Ephraim According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim (, ''ʾEp̄rayim,'' in Pausa, pausa: , ''ʾEp̄rāyim'') was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh, together with Ephraim, formed the Tribe of Joseph. It is one of the Ten L ...
, careful contextual analysis should be used when distinguishing the differences in tribal and figurative kingdom identifications within the
Tanakh The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
. ''
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 Joseph
Zechariah 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 7:179:2111:13Hosea 5:55:12-146:410:1111:12Ezekiel 37:16-19Zechariah 9:1310:6


See also

*
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 ...
* Two House Theology *
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 ...
* Stick of Joseph


External links


Jews and Joes: the Two Sticks of IsraelUnited Israel World UnionBrit-AmIsraelite.info
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