entity · people_judahites
Judahites
Also known as: People of Judah
People associated with the polity and highland region of Judah; the term is appropriate for dated Iron Age contexts rather than the whole 1600-800 BCE interval.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1000 BCE–586 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · contextualizes
The Two Houses of Israel: State Formation and the Origins of Pan-Israelite Identity — Omer Sergi (2023)Treats Judahite formation separately from Israelite and later Jewish identity.
Locator: Judah formation and identity chapters - informs · supports distribution
The Shephelah in the Iron Age: A New Look on the Settlement of Judah — Avraham Faust (2020)Provides regional evidence for later Judahite expansion.
Locator: settlement expansion discussion
Research description
People associated with the polity and highland region of Judah; the term is appropriate for dated Iron Age contexts rather than the whole 1600-800 BCE interval. The record preserves the distinction between source label, archaeological pattern, political formation, and later identity.
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
The Two Houses of Israel: State Formation and the Origins of Pan-Israelite Identity — Omer Sergi (2023)Treats Judahite formation separately from Israelite and later Jewish identity.
Locator: Judah formation and identity chapters - informs · supports distribution
The Shephelah in the Iron Age: A New Look on the Settlement of Judah — Avraham Faust (2020)Provides regional evidence for later Judahite expansion.
Locator: settlement expansion discussion
Referenced records
- Jerusalem and southern highlands · entity