ten tribes of israel
11ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF — ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF, the northerly of the two kingdoms into which Solomon s kingdom was divided after the revolt led by Jeroboam against Rehoboam (c. 928 B.C.E.). It is also called the Northern Kingdom, the Kingdom of Samaria, and, in extra… …
12Israel — The name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer struggle at Peniel (Gen. 32:28), because as a prince he had power with God and prevailed. (See Jacob.) This is the common name given to Jacob s descendants. The whole people of the twelve… …
13Israel, Kingdom of — (B.C. 975 B.C. 722). Soon after the death of Solomon, Ahijah s prophecy (1 Kings 11:31 35) was fulfilled, and the kingdom was rent in twain. Rehoboam, the son and successor of Solomon, was scarcely seated on his throne when the old jealousies… …
14Israel — This article is about the modern country. For other uses, see Israel (disambiguation). State of Israel …
15Lost Tribes — noun the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin) • Hypernyms: ↑Tribes of Israel, ↑Twelve Tribes of Israel * * * the members of the ten tribes of ancient… …
16Kingdom of Israel — The Kingdom of Israel () and the rebellion became complete. The Tribe of Ephraim and all Israel raised the old cry, Every man to his tents, O Israel .() Rehoboam fled to Jerusalem (1 Kings 12:1 18; 2 Chronicles 10), and in 930 BCE to 920 BCE,… …
17Menasseh Ben Israel — Engraved portrait by Salomo d Italia, 1642 Born 1604 Madeira Island, Portugal Died 1657 Middleburg, Nether …
18lost tribes — n. the ten tribes of Israel carried off into Assyrian captivity about 722 B.C.: 2 Kings 17:6 …
19Israel — /ˈɪzreɪl/ (say izrayl) noun 1. a republic in south western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea; formerly (before World War I) Palestine, an Arab inhabited part of the Ottoman Empire; a British mandate 1920–48 during which time… …
20Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) — Kingdom of Israel ← …
