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==History==

==History==

The Davidian movements, named for the restoration of the kingdom of [[David]], first developed in 1930 from the teachings of Rev. Victor T. Houteff, who pointed out a number of scriptural shortcomings in the structure of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

The Davidian movements, named for the restoration of the kingdom of [[David]], first developed in 1930 from the teachings of Rev. Victor T. Houteff, who pointed out a number of scriptural shortcomings in the structure of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The movement set up headquarters a few miles west of [[Waco]], [[Texas]], at a site named '''Mt. Carmel''', and remained unified there until 1955, when Houteff died. 

The movement set up headquarters a few miles west of [[Waco]], [[Texas]], and remained unified there until 1955, when Houteff died.  Multiple leaders arose to take commend of the movement, resulting in several splinter groups.  One splinter group, led by Benjamin Roden, called themselves "Branch Davidians," which came from select Bible passages.<ref>Zechariah 3:8-10; 6:12, 13; Revelation 2:17, 3:12</ref>  

Upon Houteff's death, multiple leaders arose to take commend of the movement, resulting in several splinter groups.  One splinter group, led by Benjamin Roden, called themselves "Branch Davidians", taking the name from select Bible passages.<ref>Zechariah 3:8-10; 6:12, 13; Revelation 2:17, 3:12</ref>  

In 1959, [[Israel]] granted the Branch Davidian movement landed immigrant status, and allowed them to create the town of Amirim in [[Galilee]].   

In 1959, [[Israel]] granted the Branch Davidian movement immigrant status and allowed them to create the town of Amirim in [[Galilee]].   

After the death of Benjamin Roden, his wife, Lois Roden, took a leadership role in the Church.  In 1983, she allowed a man named Victor Howell (later known as David Koresh) to study at the Mt. Carmel compound outside Waco, but after attracting followers among the movement, he moved to Palestine, Texas.  In 1987, Howell and followers he had amassed conducted an armed assault on the Mt. Carmel compound, but were rebuffed.  The son of Lois and Ben Roden, George, took control of Mt. Carmel after Lois' death until his arrest for murder, at which time Howell (now David Koresh) took control of the compound.

After the death of Benjamin Roden, his wife Lois took a leadership role in the Church.  In 1983, she allowed a man named Victor Howell to study at the Mt. Carmel compound outside Waco, but after attracting followers among the movement, he moved to [[Palestine, Texas]].  In 1987, Howell and followers he had amassed conducted an armed assault on the Mt. Carmel compound but were rebuffed.  Upon Lois' death, her and Ben's son George, took control of Mt. Carmel and maintained it until George's arrest for murder, at which time Howell (now taking the name '''David Koresh''') took control of the compound.

==Mt. Carmel Siege==

==Mt. Carmel Siege==