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Jeroboam

Jeroboam

1 9.9
The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who leads the people into sin
  • proper noun
  • /ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊəm/
: Jeroboam
  • Israel, on the other hand, from the time of King Jeroboam, has abandoned God's Sabbaths and substituted its own days of worship.

Examples

  • The northern ten tribes chose Jeroboam the son of Nebat as their king, while Judah remained loyal to Rehoboam, Solomon's son.

  • Jeroboam of the House of Israel led the northern ten tribes astray.

    Blog text (28)

  • Jeroboam ruled the 10 tribes of Israel.

    Solomon (1997)

  • Jeroboam, remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of troubles come.

    Solomon (1997)

  • It was at the time Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam, son of Jehoash, was king of Israel.

    Blog text (11)

  • Jeroboam ruled the 10 tribes of Israel.

Synonyms

Jeroboam I
vsJeroboam
9.9

The first king of northern Israel after the kingdom split in the Bible

has identical meaning but omits the ordinal numeral in the name

Surface Forms

Jeroboam main

Etymology

Jeroboam comes from old Hebrew parts Yarov ('increase') and -am ('people'), so the name can be read as 'the people will increase' or 'one who helps the people grow'. This is an easy memory: he was a leader who rose from the people and set up a new kingdom, so the name fits his role in the Bible.