Bible Dictionary    1. A   2. B   3. C   4. D   5. E   6. F   7.
G   8. H   9. I   10. J   11. K   12. L   13. M   14. N   15. O
16. P   17. Q   18. R   19. S   20. T   21. U   22. V   23. W
24. Y   25. Z  Judah, Kingdom of  In the reign of Rehoboam the
dominions of Solomon were broken up into two separate kingdoms,
mainly in consequence of the jealousy between the tribes of
Ephraim and Judah. The southern kingdom included the tribe of
Judah and the greater part of Benjamin and had Jerusalem as its
capital. On the whole it remained more faithful to the worship
of Jehovah than the northern kingdom; it was less exposed to
attack from the north and east, and the supreme power remained
in the hands of the family of David until the Exile. It
consequently managed to exist for 135 years after the downfall
of the more populous and more powerful kingdom of Israel. For an
outline of the history and a list of the kings, see Bible
Chronology in the appendix.