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Who Founded Northern Israel?

Who Founded Northern Israel?

Reflections on the Divided Kingdom

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May 02, 2025
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I was teaching through the early Divided Monarchy yesterday, and one thing which really leapt out at me is the extent to which northern Israel very nearly became a failed state. We often say that the northern kingdom was more powerful and larger than the southern kingdom until the exile of the north, but that is far too simple. In reality, the northern …

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