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History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel
The history of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel begins with the Hebrew people (later known as the Israelites) in the 2nd millennium BCE. After emerging from among the Canaanites, the Twelve Tribes of Israel are said to have established the postulated "United Monarchy" that traditionally—but possibly ahistorically—marks the beginning of ancient Israel and Judah. According to Hebrew scripture, the United Monarchy split into two separate kingdoms occupying Canaan's highland zone: the Kingdom of Israel in the north and the Kingdom of Judah in the south. Israel was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire around 722 BCE, resulting in the Ten Lost Tribes and the Assyrian captivity; while Judah was conquered by the Neo-Babylonian Empire around 587 BCE, resulting in the destruction of Solomon's Temple and the Babylonian captivity. By around 538 BCE, Babylon was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire of Cyrus the Great, who emancipated Judah's exiled population and facilitated their construction...
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