What/who was Yahweh, (expanded from Hebrew YHWH), in the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah?
Yahweh and while other peoples have other gods, Israel's god is Yahweh, who will procure a fertile resting-place for them: There is none like God, O Jeshurun (i.e., Israel)<br>who rides through the heavens to your help ...<br>he subdues the ancient gods, shatters the forces of old ...<br>so Israel lives in safety, untroubled is Jacob's abode ...<br>Your enemies shall come fawning to you,<br>and you shall tread on their backs. (Deuteronomy 33:26–29) Iron Age Yahweh was the national god of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and appears to have been worshipped only in these two kingdoms; this was unusual in the Ancient
History of ancient Israel and Judah synagogue became increasingly important, and most of the biblical literature, including the Torah, was written or substantially revised during this time. History of ancient Israel and Judah The Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah were related kingdoms from the Iron Age period of the ancient Levant. The Kingdom of Israel emerged as an important local power by the 10th century BCE before falling to the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 722 BCE. Israel's southern neighbor, the Kingdom of Judah, emerged in the 8th or 9th century BCE and later became a client state of first the Neo-Assyrian Empire and then