Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) been referred to as "Israel in Samaria". According to the Hebrew Bible, the territory of the Kingdom of Israel comprised the territories of the tribes of Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, Dan, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben and Gad. Its capital was Samaria according to the Book of Isaiah. The United Kingdom of Israel and Judah is said to have existed from about 1030 to about 930 BCE. It was a union of all the twelve Israelite tribes living in the area that presently approximates modern Israel and the other Levantine territories including much of western Jordan, and western Syria. After the death
Kings of Israel and Judah kingdom was a separate development. There are some dissenters to this view. The Bible describes a succession of kings of a united kingdom, and then of divided kingdoms. According to the Bible, the Tribes of Israel lived as a confederation under "ad hoc" charismatic leaders called judges. In around 1020 BCE, under extreme threat from foreign peoples, the tribes united to form the first United Kingdom of Israel. Samuel anointed Saul from the Tribe of Benjamin as the first king. After Rehoboam reigned three years, the United Kingdom of Israel was divided in two – the northern Kingdom of Israel