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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| southern Kingdom of Judah | 2 |
| Kingdom of Judah (Davidic period) | 1 |
| Kingdom of Judah (as Egyptian ally) | 1 |
| KingdomOfJudah | 1 |
| kingdom of Judah | 1 |
Statements (73)
| 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.
this entity surface form:
southern Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form:
southern Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form:
KingdomOfJudah
this entity surface form:
Kingdom of Judah (as Egyptian ally)
subject surface form:
Jehoiachin
this entity surface form:
kingdom of Judah
subject surface form:
Jehoiachin
this entity surface form:
Kingdom of Judah (Davidic period)