According to the Hebrew Bible, Rehoboam (Hebrew: רְחַבְעָם, Rehav'am) was a king of ancient Israel and later king of the Kingdom of Judah after the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled in 932/931 BC to form the independent Kingdom of Israel.
He was a son of Solomon and a grandson of David. His mother was Naamah the Ammonite.
His name means he who enlarges the people.
Conventional Bible chronology dates the start of Rehoboam's reign to the mid ...
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According to the Hebrew Bible, Rehoboam (Hebrew: רְחַבְעָם, Rehav'am) was a king of ancient Israel and later king of the Kingdom of Judah after the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled in 932/931 BC to form the independent Kingdom of Israel.
He was a son of Solomon and a grandson of David. His mother was Naamah the Ammonite.
His name means he who enlarges the people.
Conventional Bible chronology dates the start of Rehoboam's reign to the mid 10th century BC. His reign is described in 1 Kings 12 and 14:21-31 and in 2 Chronicles 10-12
See: 10th century BC; Shishaq; Shishaq Relief
According to the Hebrew Bible, Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned for seventeen years. The people, led by Jeroboam, feared that Rehoboam would continue to tax them heavily - as had his father Solomon. Jeroboam and the people promised their loyalty in return for lesser burdens. The older men counseled Rehoboam to at least speak to the people in a civil manner (it is...
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