RLGA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ten Lost Tribes, History Of The Jews In Iraq, Cyrus The Great
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Prophets are subject to all the rules and regulations like everyone else. Moses wasn"t able to enter the promise land. One tribe has a special role, instead of giving it land the levites are the priestly class in charge of administrating the temple, rituals etc. The levites are the descendants of moses/aaron. Unification through a king of all the tribes saul david solomon. David establishes the capital: jerusalem (1000 b. c) Issues about whether how well is solomon is obeying god"s commandments wives bring in statues (idols) Solomon falls from grace which leads to the breaking up of the kingdom. Judah is the southern kingdom which contains the capital. Assyrians conquer northern redoing 721 bce (before common era) We have the later prophets warning people that they are getting conquered by assyrians because they turning away from god: punishment. From the north there are 10 lost tribes: dispersed (diaspora, away from their home.
