Jeroboam set up golden calf idols in Bethel and Dan for the people to worship as an alternative to going to Jerusalem for religious ceremonies, so he led the people of Israel into idolatry.
Jeroboam was the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. His dynasty would have survived had he not condemned himself, his offspring and his nation by his promotion of idolatry (Egyptian golden calf worship) and false religious practices at shines in Dan and Bethel. Whether he was related to Jeroboam biologically or not, no subsequent king of Israel's Northern Kingdom ever discontinued the sin Jeroboam initiated, so the country itself was destroyed in 720 BC by divine judgment.
Yes, according to the Bible, Jonah ministered during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel in the 8th century BCE.
Jeroboam I reigned as king of the northern Kingdom of Israel for approximately 22 years, from around 931 to 910 BC.
Solomon, Rehoboam, and Jeroboam were all kings in ancient Israel. Solomon was known for his wisdom and wealth, Rehoboam was Solomon's son who ruled after him and led to the split of the kingdom, and Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the split. They were all key figures in the history of Israel.
The tribe of Judah was the largest of the twelve tribes of Israel. This tribe was known for its leadership and prominence in the kingdom of Israel.
Jeroboam was the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. His dynasty would have survived had he not condemned himself, his offspring and his nation by his promotion of idolatry (Egyptian golden calf worship) and false religious practices at shines in Dan and Bethel. Whether he was related to Jeroboam biologically or not, no subsequent king of Israel's Northern Kingdom ever discontinued the sin Jeroboam initiated, so the country itself was destroyed in 720 BC by divine judgment.
Rehoboam and Jeroboam were both kings in Israel's divided kingdom.
Jeroboam.
Ahijah prophesied to Jeroboam that God would tear the kingdom of Israel away from Solomon's descendants and give ten tribes to Jeroboam to rule. This prophecy came true when Solomon's son Rehoboam lost control of the northern tribes, leading to the division of Israel into two kingdoms.
JEROBOAM
Yes, according to the Bible, Jonah ministered during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel in the 8th century BCE.
Yeravam ben Nevat (Jeroboam).
Jeroboam I reigned as king of the northern Kingdom of Israel for approximately 22 years, from around 931 to 910 BC.
Amos prophesied when Uzziah was king in Judea and Jeroboam was king in Israel. Amos 1:1 (NKJV) The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. Uzziah was king over Judah from 792 to 740 B.C. and Jeroboam was king of Israel 793 to 753 B.C.
Solomon, Rehoboam, and Jeroboam were all kings in ancient Israel. Solomon was known for his wisdom and wealth, Rehoboam was Solomon's son who ruled after him and led to the split of the kingdom, and Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the split. They were all key figures in the history of Israel.
Jeroboam was the first king of the rebellious northern tribes, not the kingdom. Israel, as opposed to Judah, was the kingdom, and there were nine tribes that comprised the Kingdom of Israel. (Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, Dan, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben and Gad.)
The tribe of Judah was the largest of the twelve tribes of Israel. This tribe was known for its leadership and prominence in the kingdom of Israel.