When the Assyrians conquered it in 740 B.C.E., individuals from its ten tribes undoubtedly fled to the two - tribe kingdom of Judah, where they could worship Jehovah at his temple.
Kad 740. gadā p.m.ē. asīrieši iekaroja desmit cilšu teritoriju, noteikti bija tādi cilvēki, kas bēga uz Jūdeju, kur varēja pielūgt Jehovu viņa templī.