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Why did the Kingdom of Israel split?

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When Solomon's successor Rehoboam dealt tactlessly with economic complaints of the northern tribes, in about 930 BCE (there are differences of opinion as to the actual year) the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah split into two kingdoms.
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According to the Book of Kings, the United Monarchy of Israel split into the northern kingdom of Israel and the much smaller kingdom of Judah approximately 920 BCE, during the reign of Rehoboam, because he insisted on continuing the unwise policies of his father, Solomon.
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