kingdom
Northern Kingdom of Israel
Also known as Ephraim · Samaria · the Ten Tribes
1 member
About
The breakaway kingdom under Jeroboam I (931 BC) and his successors comprising ten tribes north of Judah. Capital cities: Shechem, Tirzah, then Samaria from Omri onward. Fell to Assyria 722 BC; the people were deported and their land resettled with foreigners who became part of the later Samaritans.