Today we are talking about Hezekiah’s Jerusalem and the civil war that took place after the end of the Golden Age. Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, took reign of the country and gave the northern tribes high taxes as a way to prove his power and to prove that he is even greater than his father was. The Northern tribes were very angered by this action, especially since they specifically asked him for lower taxes and as a result, they revolted and began a civil war.
Jereboam was declared their King and the Northern Kingdom called themselves Israel. Israel made a pact with Syria and together they went to war against the Southern Kingdom of Judah who had aligned with the Assyrian empire. In 721 BCE Isreal falls and executed and enslaved everyone in the Northern kingdom.
Jerusalem the Holy City
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