Rehoboam
Biblical figure; first monarch of the Kingdom of Judah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the monarch of the Hebrew Bible. For the wine bottle size, see Rehoboam (unit).
Rehoboam (/ˌriːəˈboʊ.əm/; Hebrew: רְחַבְעָם, Rəḥaḇʿām, transl. "an enlarged people"; Greek: Ροβοάμ, Roboam; Latin: Roboam) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the Kingdom of Judah after the split of the united Kingdom of Israel. He was a son of and the successor to Solomon and a grandson of David. In the account of I Kings and II Chronicles, Rehoboam saw his rule limited to only the Kingdom of Judah in the south following a rebellion by the ten northern tribes of Israel in 932/931 BCE, which led to the formation of the independent Kingdom of Israel under the rule of Jeroboam in the north.
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Rehoboam רְחַבְעָם | |
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King of Israel | |
Reign | c. 931 BCE |
Predecessor | Solomon |
Successor | Position abolished |
King of Judah | |
Reign | c. 931–913 BCE |
Successor | Abijah |
Born | c. 972 BCE |
Died | c. 913 BCE |
Spouse | Mahalath Maacah Abihail 16 other wives 60 concubines |
Issue | Jeush Shemariah Zaham Abijah Attai Ziza Shelomith 21 other sons 60 daughters |
House | House of David |
Father | Solomon |
Mother | Naamah |
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