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Jeroboam
| Jeroboam ירבעם | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Detail of Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols by Fragonard, 1752 | |
| King of Israel (Northern Kingdom) | |
| Reign | 931/22 – 910/901 BC (tentative) |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Nadab |
| Born | unknown United Kingdom of Israel |
| Died | 910/901 BC (tentative) Tirzah, Northern Kingdom of Israel |
| Spouse | Ano (named only in the Septuagint) |
| Issue | Abijah Nadab |
| House | New House, Tribe of Ephraim |
| Father | Nebat |
| Mother | Zeruah |
Jeroboam I (/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Hebrew: יָרָבְעָם Yārŏḇʿām; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám), 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", and all the rest of the northern kings were also described in the same way.
William F. Albright has dated his reign from 922 to 901 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele offers the dates 931 to 910 BC.[1]
There has been much academic discussion in recent years on whether Jeroboam I existed and whether he may be a retrojection of Jeroboam II, though there is not a consensus on the topic.[2][3][4]
- ^ Thiele 1983.
- ^ Frevel, Christian (2023). History of Ancient Israel. SBL Press. pp. 228–249. ISBN 9781628375145.
"[T]here is a second king Jeroboam II (787-747 BCE) for whom much of what is biblically told about Jeroboam I is more plausible." (p. 240)
- ^ Römer, Thomas. “How Jeroboam II became Jeroboam I”, HeBAI 6/3, 2017, 372-382. “The Deuteronomistic redactors of the book of Kings are almost silent about the reign of Jeroboam II. This can be explained by the fact that they transferred the foundation of the sanctuaries of Dan and Bethel to the time of Jeroboam I.”
- ^ Grabbe, Lester L. (2017). "Jeroboam I? Jeroboam II? Or Jeroboam 0? Jeroboam in History and Tradition". In Lipschits, O.; Gadot, Y.; Adams, M. J. (eds.). Rethinking Israel: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Ancient Israel in Honor of Israel Finkelstein. Eisenbrauns. pp. 115–123. ISBN 978-1-57506-787-2.
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