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Solomon dies

pc50795_ — 2023-11-06 14:54:14 UTC

The northerners rebelled and fighting broke out. Ten of the 12 tribes set up their own nation in the north. It was named the kingdom of Israel.

Assyrians destroyed buildings and scattered population

pc50795_ — 2023-11-07 01:04:53 UTC

The war;like Assyrians were feared everywhere in the region. When they conquered a nation, the Assyrians destroyed its main buildings and scattered the population.

Jews were able to keep their king but paid tribute to Egypt.

pc50795_ — 2023-11-07 01:09:05 UTC

Now, only the small kingdom of Judah was left of the once proud empire of David. It did not last long, because the Egyptians conquered it about 620 BCE. The Jews were able to keep their king but paid tribe to Egypt.

Jews got punished, 10,000 Jews were forced to leave city and leave in Babylon.

pc50795_ — 2023-11-07 01:23:42 UTC

He punished the Jews severely. He made 10,000 Jews leave the city and live in Babylon, the Chaldean capital.

Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to their homeland.

pc50795_ — 2023-11-07 01:26:24 UTC

Cyrus the Great practiced religious tolerance and in 539 B.C. allowed the Jewish people to return to their homeland in Jerusalem.