c. 1050–930 BCE

The United Monarchy

Saul, David and Solomon, and the establishment of Jerusalem as a political and cultic centre.

Regional vacuum between Egypt and Assyria

What we can and cannot say

1
Jerusalem
David's capture of the city is narrated in 2 Samuel 5; monumental structures in the City of David are dated differently by different teams.
Genuinely debated
2
House of David
The Tel Dan Stele refers to the 'house of David' in the ninth century.
Attested by external evidence
3
Scale
Whether the kingdom was an empire or a modest chiefdom is a live scholarly dispute.
Genuinely debated

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