1051–932 BCE · 3 snapshots
Watch the boundaries of biblical-era polities shift across a draggable timeline. Click any place to see its affiliation in all 13 periods, scriptural references and archaeology notes.
Samuel anoints Saul king; Saul defeats the Ammonites and Philistines but is rejected for unlawful sacrifice and disobedience.
David captures Jerusalem as his capital, brings the ark into the city, defeats Philistia, Aram, Moab and Edom, and builds a network of vassals.
Solomon builds the Temple and palace, governs with wisdom and organizes twelve districts to supply the court; the realm is at peace and receives envoys from many nations.
Boundaries are schematic approximations, not survey-grade geography. This is a historical-geography study tool and takes no position on matters of faith.