NEAREAST 207 Lecture 8: First Temple Period (1000-586 BCE)
20 Nov 2016
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Summary: rehoboam (southern kingdom) is solomon"s son. Jeroboam (northern kingdom) fled to egypt away from solomon. Rehoboam wanted to raise taxes as a new king and people don"t like it. Jeroboam returns, and creates a new kingdom in the north. The primary reason the two kingdoms split was because of taxes. South ruled by the house of david and its descendants. North was a confederation of 10 tribes, and power shifted between them. Northern capital changed with the ruling tribe. South was always in the temple built by solomon in jerusalem. North had 2 religious centers in dan and bethel. On the borders of their territory (north and south) South is isolated with their geography, more separatist. Focused internally, so they are now economically prosperous. City of megiddo is a central military city. Draws them into the international politics of the entire middle east with trade and travel. Tells the military dominance of the kingdom of israel.
