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Why Israel and Judah, not others?
Many small kingdoms were conquered. Israel's and Judah's scribes uniquely admitted defeat, commemorated it, and built a new project of peoplehood on it.
Defeat plus a special rivalry.
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The special relationship between two kingdoms made the difference.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 466
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