   the kingdom of israel () was, according to the bible, one of the successor states to the older united monarchy (also often called the 'kingdom of israel'). it existed roughly from the 930s bce until about the 720s bce, when the kingdom was conquered by the assyrian empire. the major cities of the kingdom were shechem, tirzah, and shomron (samaria). historians often refer to ancient israel as the northern kingdom or the kingdom of samaria to differentiate it from the southern kingdom of judah. ==name== in the hebrew bible, the kingdom of israel has been referred to as "house of joseph".*zechariah 10:6*ii samuel 2:10 it is also frequently referenced (particularly in poetry) as ephraim, the tribe whose territory housed the capital cities and the royal families. it has also been referred to as "israel in samaria".1 kings 22:51 and many subsequent passages ==territory== the territory of the kingdom of israel comprised the territories of the tribes of zebulun, issachar, asher, naphtali, dan, manasseh, ephraim, reuben and gad. its capital was [[samaria
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