During this episode of the Red-Haired Archaeologist® Podcast, learn what caused the ancient United Kingdom of Israel to split into the North and the South, why religion impacted that action, where the Northern tribes attempted to worship God, and how Israel’s dead were buried.

Episode links:

“Two Riddles of the Queen of Sheba,” tapestry from Strasbourg, Germany (ca. 1490-1500), Metropolitan Museum of Art, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/465954

J. Gordon Edwards, dir., The Queen of Sheba (1921; Hollywood, CA, Fox Film Corp.), https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499794/the-queen-of-sheba/#synopsis

Dalia Karpel, “The Little Match Girl,” Haaretz (31 May 2006): https://www.haaretz.com/2006-05-31/ty-article/the-little-match-girl/0000017f-e994-d62c-a1ff-fdff89f50000

Tel Maresha https://en.parks.org.il/reserve-park/bet-guvrin-national-park/

Matti Friedman, “Oded Golan is not guilty of forgery. So is the ‘James ossuary’ for real?” Times of Israel (14 March 2012): https://www.timesofisrael.com/oded-golan-is-not-guilty-of-forgery-so-is-the-james-ossuary-for-real/

Tel Dan https://en.parks.org.il/reserve-park/tel-dan-nature-reserve/

Philippe Bohstrom, “Israelites in Biblical Dan Worshipped Idols – and Yahweh Too, Archaeologists Discover,” Haaretz (31 October 2018): https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2018-10-31/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israelites-in-biblical-dan-worshipped-idols-and-yahweh-too/0000017f-db76-db5a-a57f-db7ebdd20000

Red-Haired Archaeologist® links:

https://redhairedarchaeologist.com/free

https://www.facebook.com/AmandaHopeHaley/

https://www.instagram.com/redhairedarchaeologist/

https://amandahopehaley.square.site/

Learn more about my fabulous video editor, Tanya Yaremkiv, by visiting her website at ⁠https://tanyaremkiv.com⁠ and listening to her podcast, Through the Bible podcast with Tanya Yaremkiv. You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram @tanyaremkiv.