Major Periods in the Biblical Drama

  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Pre-State Tribal Period (1250-1000 BCE)

    Small villages in the hill country
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 930 BCE

    United Monarchy (1000-930 BCE)

    Kings David and Solomon ruled for about a century from Jerusalem
  • Period: 930 BCE to 722 BCE

    Divided Monarchy (930-722 BCE)

    Two kingdoms: A kingdom of Israel in the north and a kingdom of Judah in the south
  • 722 BCE

    Destruction of Samaria - End of the Northern Kingdom

    Assyrian Empire gained control of both Israel and Judah