Northern Kingdom

1. Israel ( def 4 ).

Example Sentences

By this time, Israel had broke in two with a northern kingdom that retained the name Israel and a southern kingdom called Judah.

From Fox News

These, Finkelstein says, can now be attributed to the later era of Ahab, king of the northern kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC.

From Reuters

Separated from the Northern Kingdom by the narrow Callidian Strait, its location in the Central Sea made it an ideal port for commerce, and all manner of folk, from criminals to outlaws to court ambassadors, were welcomed to the city, under the promise that no person in Jahara could be charged or killed for crimes committed elsewhere.

From Literature

“News from the Northern Kingdom!” a newsman called as they raced past.

From Literature

The potential discovery of artifacts associated with both King Hezekiah and Isaiah, the biblical prophet who counseled the king during a tumultuous time following the Assyrian conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the continued threat to the southern Kingdom of Judah, "is a rare opportunity to reveal vividly this specific time in the history of Jerusalem," Mazar concludes.

From National Geographic