Assyria conquers Samaria and deports the northern kingdom of Israel's population; the ten northern tribes vanish from history as a polity, and Judah remains alone in the south.
Tagged: Conservative Judaism Jewish Orthodox Judaism Reconstructionist Judaism Reform Judaism Secular Judaism
The Event
- Date
- 722 BCE (exact)
- Era
- Biblical; Standard periodization of Jewish history
- Location
- Samaria; today Samaria, West Bank
- Traditions
- Judaism
- Streams
- Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism, Reconstructionist Judaism, Secular Judaism
- Key figures
- Sargon II
- Key texts
- 2 Kings 17
Primary Sources
- 2 Kings 17
- Assyrian royal inscriptions
Secondary Sources
- Goodman, A History of Judaism (Princeton, 2018)
- Johnson, A History of the Jews (Harper, 1987)
Provenance: HIST-0105; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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