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Jeroboam I (/ ˌ dʒ ɛr ə ˈ b oʊ. əm /; Hebrew: יָרָבְעָם Yārŏḇʿām; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel following a revolt of the ten tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy.
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Jeroboam II (Hebrew: יָרָבְעָם, Yāroḇʿām; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ;...
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The House of Jeroboam or Jeroboam dynasty was a reigning...
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Jeroboam, in the Bible, either of two kings of northern Israel. The events of their reigns are recorded chiefly in 1 and 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Jeroboam I (10th century bce), son of Nebat, was a corvée overseer under Solomon, who incurred the suspicion of the king as an instrument of the popular democratic and prophetic parties.
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Jul 20, 2020 · The Beginner’s Guide. by Ryan Nelson | Jul 20, 2020 | Bible characters. Jeroboam I was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, which included ten (ish) of Israel’s twelve tribes. The Bible records his rise to power in 1 Kings 11:26–14:20. He reigned for 22 years, from 930–909 BC.
The name of two kings of the northern kingdom of Israel. I. Jeroboam i. As the first king of the secessionist kingdom of Israel, he reigned twenty-two years ( 1 Kings 14:20; 931-910 b.c. according to Thiele; 922-901 according to Albright) and established a short-lived dynasty.
JEROBOAM II, son of *Joash, king of Israel (789–748 B.C.E.; see *Chronology). He was the greatest ruler of the dynasty of Jehu. It seems that his father associated him in the kingship in the last two years of his reign and that these years are included in the 41 regnal years ascribed to Jeroboam.
