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Jeroboam
The first king of the breakaway northern kingdom of Israel, who set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleThe first king of the breakaway northern kingdom, who set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
1 Kings 12:28–29
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Bethel
ArchaeologyExcavations at Tel Dan uncovered a large open-air cultic platform (a 'high place') fitting the rival shrine Jeroboam is said to have built there.
Tel Dan Area T open-air sanctuary and monumental stone platform (bamah), excavated by Avraham Biran for Hebrew Union College; A. Biran, Biblical Dan (Israel Exploration Society / Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, 1994).
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Dan
Where in scripture
1 KingsFamily
In their own words — 5 recorded sayings
“Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.” — 1 Kings 12:4
“And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David: If the people go up to make offerings in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, their heart will be turned again to their lord, to Rehoboam, king of Judah; and they will put me to death and go back to Rehoboam, king of Judah. So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.” — 1 Kings 12:26-28
“Then the king, hearing the man of God crying out against the altar at Beth-el, put out his hand from the altar, saying, Take him prisoner. And his hand, stretched out against him, became dead, and he had no power of pulling it back.” — 1 Kings 13:4
“Then the king made answer and said to the man of God, Make a prayer now for the grace of the Lord your God, and for me, that my hand may be made well. And in answer to the prayer of the man of God, the king's hand was made well again, as it was before. And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward.” — 1 Kings 13:6-7
“And Jeroboam said to his wife, Now come, put on different clothing so that you may not seem to be the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; see, Ahijah is there, the prophet who said I would be king over this people. And take with you ten cakes of bread and dry cakes and a pot of honey, and go to him: he will give you word of what is to become of the child.” — 1 Kings 14:2-3
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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