the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Strong's #3379 - יָרָבְעָם
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Jeroboam = “the people will contend”
1) the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 10 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon’s son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign
2) the 8th king of the northern kingdom of Israel, son of Joash, and
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190 (Kings Chronicles), leader of revolt of Northern Israel (10th century), and first king 1 Kings 11:26; 1 Kings 12:2 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 12:20, etc., "" 2 Chronicles 10:2 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 10:3,12etc., 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Kings 13:4; 1 Kings 13:83 +; (specifically בֶּןנְֿבָט׳יר 1 Kings 11:26 23t.); in later times (under Deuteronomic influence) as sinful and author of Israel's sin 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 16:2,7,19,26,31 15t.
2 son of Jehoash of Northern Israel (8th cent.) and 13th king 2 Kings 13:13; 2 Kings 14:16,23,27,28,29; 2 Kings 15:1,8; Hosea 1:1; Amos 1:1; Amos 7:9,10,11; probably also 1 Chronicles 5:17.