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Division of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah

Type Event Region Levant Time c. -931–-930

Around 930 BCE, after Solomon's death his son Rehoboam succeeded him; harsh rule and taxation angered the northern tribes, and Jeroboam led ten north…

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  1. c. -931Jerusalem · IsraelAfter Solomon's death, Rehoboam succeeded in Jerusalem; northern representatives assembled at Shechem demanding relief from taxation, and the succession issue quickly evolved into a political division crisis.
  2. c. -930Shechem · IsraelRehoboam refused the northern elders' demands for relief; Jeroboam was acclaimed king by the ten northern tribes and at Shechem declared separation from Jerusalem's rule, formally dividing the united kingdom.
  3. c. -930–-928Samaria and Jerusalem · LevantJeroboam made Tirzah his capital and set up golden calf worship centers at Dan and Bethel to rival the Jerusalem temple; Rehoboam held fast to Judah, and the two kingdoms formed a long-term standoff.

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