The Kingdom of Israel was an Israelite kingdom that may have existed in the Southern Levant. The first extra-biblical mention of Israel dates from the Merneptah Stele created by Pharaoh Merneptah in 1
Land of Israel Shewing the Purveyorships in the Reign of Solomon, published by James Wyld in 1819 based on the Books of Kings
Aerial view of Khirbet Qeiyafa, an archaeological site in modern-day Israel (2008)
Arthur Szyk. Visual History of Nations, Israel, New Canaan, CT
Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)
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The Kingdom of Israel, also called the Kingdom of Samaria or the Northern Kingdom, was an Israelite kingdom that existed in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Its beginnings date back to the fir
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
…United Monarchy existed under the reigns of Saul, Ish-bosheth, David, and Solomon, encompassing the territories of both the later kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Whether the United Monarchy existed—and, if so, to what extent—is a matter of ongoing academic debate. During the 1980s, some biblical scholars began…
William Hughes, The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel
Ruins of the royal palace of the Omiride dynasty in the city of Samaria, which was the capital of Israel from 880 BCE to 720 BCE.
Jehu's delegation to Shalmaneser III, Black Obelisk, 841–840 BCE.
The tribute of Israel's king "Jehu of the people of the land of Omri" (Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒀀 𒈥 𒄷𒌝𒊑𒄿), as depicted on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III from 841 to 840 BCE. This is "the only portrayal we have in ancient Near Eastern art of an Israelite or Judaean monarch."