Centuries earlier, in 997 B.C.E., the Israelites were split into two kingdoms. One was the southern two - tribe kingdom of Judah. The other was the northern ten - tribe kingdom of Israel, also called Ephraim, for its most prominent tribe.
Энэ явдлаас өмнө буюу МЭӨ 997 онд Израилийн хаант улс хуваагдаж, Иудагийн хоёр овогт өмнөд хаант улс, Израилийн арван овогт хойд хаант улс болон салжээ.