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
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 Assyria
surface form: Assyrian Empire

Neo-Babylonian Empire
vassalOf Assyria
surface form: Assyrian Empire

Neo-Babylonian Empire
writingSystem Paleo-Hebrew script

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Hamutal bat Yirmeyahu associatedWithPlace Kingdom of Judah
Kingdom of Tyre hadAlly Kingdom of Judah
Moresheth locatedIn Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: ancient Judah
Moresheth country Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: ancient Kingdom of Judah
siege of Lachish participant Kingdom of Judah
siege of Lachish country Kingdom of Judah
Aram-Damascus kingdom neighbor Kingdom of Judah
Pekah enemyOf Kingdom of Judah
Beth Shemesh country Kingdom of Judah
Beth Shemesh governedBy Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Judah in monarchic period
Solomon's Temple country Kingdom of Judah
מוריה locatedIn Kingdom of Judah
this entity surface form: ממלכת יהודה ההיסטורית
Rabbath Ammon neighboringPolities Kingdom of Judah
Siege of Jerusalem country Kingdom of Judah
subject surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)
Siege of Jerusalem combatant Kingdom of Judah
subject surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)
Zorah country Kingdom of Judah
Uzziah kingdom Kingdom of Judah
Gedaliah ben Ahikam historicalRegion Kingdom of Judah