Kingdom of Judah

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The Kingdom of Judah was an ancient Israelite monarchy in the southern Levant, centered in Jerusalem, that existed from the late 10th century BCE until its conquest by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age polity
Israelite monarchy
ancient kingdom
archaeologicalSite City of David archaeological area
surface form: City of David

Lachish reliefs
associatedWithText Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
associatedWithTribe Tribe of Benjamin
Tribe of Judah
Tribe of Simeon
borderedBy Ammon
Edom
Northern Kingdom of Israel
surface form: Kingdom of Israel

Moab
Negev desert
surface form: Negev Desert

Philistia
capital Jerusalem
conqueredBy Nebuchadnezzar II
Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED
continent Asia
culturalInfluenceOn Christianity
Rabbinic Judaism
Second Temple Judaism
Western civilization
currency silver shekel
economy agriculture
pastoralism
trade
endCause conquest by Neo-Babylonian Empire
endTime 586 BCE
ethnicGroup Israelites
Israelites
surface form: Judeans
event Babylonian exile
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
surface form: Babylonian siege of Jerusalem

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
surface form: Destruction of the First Temple
follows Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
surface form: United Monarchy of Israel and Judah
governmentType monarchy
hasCapitalTerritory Jerusalem
hasMajorCity Beersheba
Bethlehem
Hebron
Lachish
Mizpah
language Hebrew
Judean Hebrew
locatedIn Levant region
surface form: Levant

Levant region
surface form: Southern Levant
locatedOn Judean Mountains
surface form: Judean Highlands
mainDeity YHWH
surface form: Yahweh
militaryEvent Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE)
notableKing David
Hezekiah
King of Judah
surface form: Jehoshaphat

Josiah
Rehoboam
King Solomon
surface form: Solomon

Uzziah
King Zedekiah of Judah
surface form: Zedekiah
partOf Ancient Near East
predecessor Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
surface form: United Monarchy of Israel and Judah
religion Second Temple Judaism
surface form: Ancient Judaism

Yahwism
rulingDynasty King Davidic dynasty
surface form: House of David
sacredSite First Temple in Jerusalem
surface form: First Temple

Jewish Temple
surface form: Temple in Jerusalem
separatedFrom Northern Kingdom of Israel
surface form: Kingdom of Israel
startTime late 10th century BCE
successor Babylonian province of Yehud
Yehud Medinata
surface form: Yehud Province
tributaryTo Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED
Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED
vassalOf Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED
Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED
writingSystem Paleo-Hebrew script

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tribe of Benjamin alliedWith Kingdom of Judah
Book of Micah associatedKingdom Kingdom of Judah
Tribe of Judah associatedWith Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: southern Kingdom of Judah
Tribe of Simeon associatedWith Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: southern Kingdom of Judah
Jeremiah associatedWithKingdom Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: KingdomOfJudah
Tribe of Simeon associatedWithKingdom Kingdom of Judah
Battle of Carchemish belligerent Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Judah (as Egyptian ally)
Yahwism coreRegion Kingdom of Judah
Coniah country Kingdom of Judah
Elnathan of Jerusalem country Kingdom of Judah
Hamutal country Kingdom of Judah
King Davidic dynasty country Kingdom of Judah
King of Judah country Kingdom of Judah
Mattaniah country Kingdom of Judah
royal court of Judah country Kingdom of Judah
scribes of Judah country Kingdom of Judah
subject surface form: Jehoiachin
Libnah countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Judah
Nehushta countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Judah
Rehoboam countryRuled Kingdom of Judah
Ancient Israel hasPart Kingdom of Judah
Palestine historicalControlBy Kingdom of Judah
Pedaiah isAssociatedWith Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: kingdom of Judah
Jehoiakim kingdom Kingdom of Judah
Yekonyah kingdom Kingdom of Judah
scribes of Judah locatedIn Kingdom of Judah
royal court of Judah partOf Kingdom of Judah
Israelites politicalOrganization Kingdom of Judah
Jekonias reignOver Kingdom of Judah
Josiah reignOver Kingdom of Judah
Rehoboam reignOver Kingdom of Judah
King Jehoiachin of Judah reignedOver Kingdom of Judah
subject surface form: Jehoiachin
Ancient Israel sharesCulturalHeritageWith Kingdom of Judah
Neo-Assyrian expansion targets Kingdom of Judah
Hebron wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Judah (Davidic period)