Jeroboam I
Sign in to saveJeroboam I (; Hebrew: Yārŏḇʿām; ), frequently cited Jeroboam son of Nebat, 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. According to the book of 1 Kings, he reigned for 22 years and "there was war continually between Rehoboam and Jeroboam". Jeroboam also fought Abijam son of Rehoboam king of Judah. Jeroboam is often described as "doing evil in the sight of the Lord"
Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Jeroboam
- Monarch.image
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard - Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol - WGA08049 (cropped).jpg
- Monarch.caption
- Detail of Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols by Fragonard, 1752
- Monarch.succession
- King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)
- Monarch.reign
- 931/22 – 910/901 BC (tentative)
- Monarch.predecessor
- Rehoboam
- Monarch.successor
- Nadab
- Monarch.spouse
- Ano (named only in the Septuagint)
- Monarch.issue
- Abijah Nadab
- Monarch.royal house
- New House, Tribe of Ephraim
- Monarch.father
- Nebat
- Monarch.mother
- Zeruah
- Monarch.birth_date
- unknown
- Monarch.birth_place
- United Kingdom of Israel
- Monarch.death_date
- 910/901 BC (tentative)
- Monarch.death_place
- Tirzah, Northern Kingdom of Israel
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Israel
- Place of birth
- Kingdom of Israel
- Spouse
- Ano
- Mother
- Zeruah
- Occupation
- governor
- Image
- Jeroboam I.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jeroboam
- date of death
- 0910-01-01
- date of birth
- 1000-01-01
- present in work
- 1 Kings 16
- name in native language
- יָרָבְעָם
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Biblical background
- Temples
- Identity of related figures
- War with Judah
- Rabbinic literature
- Commentary on sources
- In popular culture
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Jeroboam I (; Hebrew: Yārŏḇʿām; ), frequently cited Jeroboam son of Nebat, 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. According to the book of 1 Kings, he reigned for 22 years and "there was war continually between Rehoboam and Jeroboam". Jeroboam also fought Abijam son of Rehoboam king of Judah. Jeroboam is often described as "doing evil in the sight of the Lord"
William F. Albright has dated his reign from 922 to 901 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele offers the dates 931 to 910 BC.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jeroboam I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.