Where the knigdom of israel was?
Only in the Israeli myth scrolls
The only known kingdom was the kingdom of David which lasted for 70 years no more.
What are the physical/ archaeological proofs left for such kingdom? Nothing.
You find Phoenician, Canaanite, Egyptian Greek and Roman statues, theaters, temples, columns, roads, walls, cellars... etc everywhere in Palestine and the surrounding area but nothing to prove that there was some jewish kingdom there
Even the Western wall, it is believed it was built by the Romans
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After the death of King Solomon, the Nation of Israel was divided into 2 Kingdoms: The Kingdom of Israel which had Samaria as its capital, and the Kingdom of Judah which had Jerusalem as its capital. 10 Tribes made up the Northern Kingdom, and the 2 Jewish tribes was in the Southern Kingdom. In the book of 2nd Chronicles, a portion of the Levites came to the Southern Kingdom which actually made it 9 1/2 Northern Tribes and 2 1/2 Southern Tribes. The Southern Kingdom was the Jews (Judeans) and the Northern Kingdom was the Hebrew Israelites (or in the NT gentiles)
Kingdom of Israel ( also called The Horthern Kingdom and The House of Omri) was well known in Ancient Tme and not only from the Bible.
Assyrian kings frequently referred to Omri's successors as belonging to the "House of Omri" (Bit Hu-um-ri-a).
The Mesha Stele bears an inscription of about 840 BCE by Mesha, ruler of Moab, in which Mesha boasts of his victories over "Omri king of Israel" and his son.
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser, an archaeological remain dating from times contemporary with King Jehu, names King Jehu as a "son of Omri."
It was strong enough to compete with Assyria and even Egypt. The name" Israel" first appears in the stele of the Egyptian pharaoh Merneptah c. 1209 BC, "Israel is laid waste and his seed is no more." However, it turned out that "its seed" felt quite fine and grew, and in the first half of the 10th century BCE Egypt had to fight another war agaisnt the rapidly growing and dangerous neighbour; an inscription of the Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq I, the biblical Shishak, records a series of campaigns directed at the area. The Assyrian King Shalmaneser III names "Ahab the Israelite" among his enemies at the battle of Qarqar (853),
Having in mind that Egypt and Assyria were in those times the superpowers similar to what America and China are today, you can imagine the power of the House of Omri.
It´s capital was at first in Tirzah, and then the King Omri transfered the capital to Samaria.
Omri realized that the rivalry between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel hurt the strength and prestige of both kingdoms. He therefore made overtures of peace to King Asa of Judah, and eventually there was established between them a state of mutual friendship and esteem, which culminated in the marriage of Omri's daughter to Asa's son Jehoshaphat.
Omri's managed to beat the hell out of Philistines, chased the Philistines from the border cities which they had temporarily occupied, and defeated the people of Moab and forced them to pay tribute to Israel.
One of Omri's most important political achievements was the reestablishment of good relations with Zidon, the land of the Phoenicians, whose friendship had helped to increase the wealth and power of King David and King Solomon during their reigns. Here too, Omri affirmed the political alliance by marriage. His son Ahab married Jezebel, the daughter of the King of Zidon.
The map of The House of Omri can be found here.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entr…
The Kingdom of Omri existed for almost 300 years and finally fell to Assyria in 722 BC
David (and the Davidic Dynasty), both mentioned more than 1,000 times in the books of the Prophets, is supported by several references in extra-Biblical sources found in recent years.
A PARTIAL list of major AND MINOR characters in the Jewish Scriptures who are also mentioned in archaeological finds follows. That the Scriptures got the names of even MINOR characters proves the Scriptures can be trusted as historical documents, according to archaeologists.
According to archaeologists, acceptable evidence is based on three factors:
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1) The name of the individual has been found in some extra-Biblical record or on some piece of archaeological evidence, such as a bulla or seal.
2) The name must in some way be connected to the person named in the Biblical story. For example, the name Ahab being found on a seal would mean very little. However, if the seal read Ahab, King of Israel, that would mean a great deal.
3) The chronological context of the name found must match the chronology of the Biblical story. If the above "Ahab, King of Israel" seal was found in an archaeological stratum dating to the 12th century BCE, that would create a major problem. The Biblical Ahab lived many centuries later.
When all three factors have been met, according to the interpretation of recognized scholars, historians, and archaeologists, only then is the evidence conclusive.
To my mind, it is not the verification of the major personalities that is so impressive but rather the verification of the more obscure Biblical characters is the more astonishing. It could be argued that the Biblical stories were crafted around real kings and actual prophets who had lived and ruled in some bygone era. The names of these kings and prophets may have been retained in the conscious memory of the Biblical composers. They merely had to invent the stories, many of which were not at all complimentary to the audience to which they sought to appeal- something unheard of in the ancient world but has gained great popularity in our times. The Biblical composers would have found it necessary to add in a whole bevy of minor characters to make the story flow. These insignificant folks were totally fabricated by the composers. So goes the theory.
When outside confirmation of the minor characters surfaces, it lends great strength to those who firmly believe in the veracity and accuracy of the Biblical narrative.
The List
(*minor Biblical character)
Ahab (I Kings 16-22; II Kings 1,3-10; II Chronicles 19.21.22, etc); Ahaz (II Kings 15-18,20,23; Isaiah 1,7,14,38; Hoshea 1; Micha 1; I Chronicles 3,8, etc.); Ahikam son of Shaphan (II Kings 22,25; Jeremiah 26,29,36, 39-41,43; II Chronicles 34); Ashurbanipal/Asnappar (Ezra 4); *Azaliah son of Meshullam (II Kings 22; II Chronicles 34); Azariah/Uzziah (II Kings 14,15); Azariah son of Hilkiah (Ezra 7; I Chronicles 5); *Baalis (Jeremiah 40); *Baruch ben Neriah (Jeremiah 32,36,43,45); Belshazzar (Daniel 5,7,8); Ben-hadad Dynasty (I Kings 15, 20; II Kings 6,8,13; Jeremiah 49, etc.); Ben-hadad III (II Kings 13); *Elishama (Jeremiah 36,41); Esarhaddon (II Kings 19, Isaiah 37, Ezra 4); *Ethbaal (I Kings 16); Gedalyahu ben Pashur (Jeremiah 38:1); *Gemariahu the son of Shaphan (Jeremiah 29,36); Hazael (I Kings 19; II Kings 8,9,10,12,13); Hezekiah (II Kings 16,18-21; Isaiah 1,36-39; Jeremiah 15,26; Hoshea 1; Micha 1; etc); ...
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The entire list is too long to post here.
According to the Bible, the united Kingdom of Israel was a kingdom that existed where israel is today. It would have included some of the surrounding area.
only in their bible, it doesn't prove anything because there's nothing on the ground to prove that, so their bible doesn't worth the papers it was written on.
"Even the Western wall, it is believed it was built by the Romans"
believed by whom? morons?
