The United Kingdom of Israel is the name given to the kingdom described in the Hebrew Bible as having been ruled by Saul, David and Solomon, with its capital at Jerusalem, where Solomon is said to have built the Temple. After Solomon's death, the Bible says the kingdom split into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah. The historicity of the united monarchy is debated by scholars. Some regard the biblical account as essentially accurate, while others, relying on archaeology, argue that any such state was much smaller than described. The Tel Dan stele, which mentions the House of David, is evidence for a dynasty of David in the ninth century BCE.
Before and after
- from 12th century BCE to 7th centuryOrigins of Utica
- from c. 1,077 BCE to 943 BCETwenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
- c. 1,051 BCESiege of Jebus
- c. 1,051 BCEThe Phoenician alphabet spreads
- from c. 1,050 BCE to 930 BCEUnited Kingdom of Israel
- c. 1,050 BCEEruption of Pinatubo
- from c. 1,046 BCE to 256 BCEZhou dynasty
- from 11th century BCE to 7th century BCEChaldea
- 11th century BCEThe Bantu expansion begins
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- from 476 CE to 1492Middle Ages
The era
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