Jeroboam

Jeroboam ירבעם‎
Detail of Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols by Fragonard, 1752
King of Northern Israel
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) 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.

William F. Albright has dated his reign from 922 to 901 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele offers the dates 931 to 910 BC.^[1]