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    Jeroboam II (Hebrew: יָרָבְעָם, Yāroḇʿām; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ; Latin: Hieroboam/Jeroboam) was the son and successor of Jehoash (alternatively spelled Joash)...
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    Jeroboam I (/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Hebrew: יָרָבְעָם‎ Yārŏḇʿām; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first king of...
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    territorial expansion under Jeroboam II, who extended the kingdom's possessions throughout the Northern Transjordan. Following Jeroboam II's death, the Kingdom...
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    fourteenth king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II. Zechariah became king of Israel in Samaria in the thirty-eighth year...
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    that the bulk of the book was probably composed around the times of Jeroboam II of Israel (c. 793–753 BCE). The name Hosea (meaning 'salvation', 'he...
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    under Jeroboam, with its capital, first in Shechem, then Penuel, Tirzah, and finally Samaria, and ruled by a series of dynasties beginning with Jeroboam; and...
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  • Jeroboam was the first king of the separate northern kingdom of Israel. Jeroboam may also refer to: Jeroboam II, a later king of Israel Jeroboam (unit)...
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    the days of Uzziah king of Judah and Jeroboam (II), son of Jehoash king of Israel. The reference to Jeroboam II is helpful in restricting the date of...
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    Hosea and Isaiah and was active c. 760–755 BCE during the rule of kings Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of Judah and is portrayed as being from the southern...
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    international status. Finkelstein has posited a potential United Monarchy under Jeroboam II in the 8th century BCE, whereas the former one was potentially invented...
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    Nehemiah and Chronicles (2018), Essays on Biblical Historiography: From Jeroboam II to John Hyrcanus (2022), and Jerusalem Center of the Universe (in press...
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    Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, as well as of Joash, and his son, Jeroboam (II) in the kingdom of Israel. The narrative is a part of a major section...
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    dates back to the 8th century BCE and mentions the King of ancient Israel, Jeroboam. Archaeologist Gottlieb Schumacher and his team began excavating at Megiddo...
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  • contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah, and was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II (788–747 BC) of Samaria (Northern Israel), while Uzziah was King of Judah...
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  • Ezekiel, the Major Prophets Jeroboam, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ahab, Ahaziah, Jehoram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem...
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    Colleges argue that Jeroboam II, Joash's son, was the deliverer, citing 2 Kings 14:27: The Lord ... saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash The...
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    Jehoash to sack Jerusalem. Jehoash dies and is succeeded by his son Jeroboam II. Amaziah faces a conspiracy and is killed in Lachish. He is buried in...
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    subtracted when measuring spans of time. An analysis of the data for Jeroboam II of Israel and Jehoshaphat of Judah, both of whom had coregencies, shows...
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  • Alexander the Great Antiochus III the Great Antiochus IV Epiphanes Philip II of Macedon Astyages Darius III Baruch Tobit Judith Susanna Jesus Christ Mary...
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    reign of Jeroboam II, who ruled Israel from 786 to 746 B.C. According to 2 Kings 14:25, the prophet Jonah lived and prophesied in Jeroboam's reign. The...
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    capital city. Eventually, Jehu revolted against them and fully restored Jeroboam's golden calf cult. The last ruler, Athaliah, survived and usurped the Judean...
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  • priest of Bethel (Book of Amos 7:10–17), who lived during the reign of Jeroboam II. Amaziah banned Amos from prophesying against Israel. F. E. Gigot considers...
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    entered a period of great prosperity, particularly during the rule of Jeroboam II. Some archaeologists attribute the later large scale constructions at...
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    Archived from the original on 2017-07-27. Commentary on II Samuel 22, The Anchor Bible, Vol. 9. II Samuel. P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., 1984. New York: Doubleday...
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  • Jehoash reigned for 16 years. Jehoash was succeeded by his son Jeroboam II. Jeroboam is depicted as a very competent leader for Israel. He dominated...
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    intensely during the reign of Ahab, and did not end until the time of Jeroboam II (784–744). While the nation as a whole was impoverished, a few – apparently...
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  • The House of Jeroboam or Jeroboam dynasty was a reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Israel. They are depicted in the first of the Books of Kings. Their...
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    the "book of saviours" collected these folk tales in the time of King Jeroboam II to argue that the king's Nimshide origins, which appear to originate...
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    Latin: Iehu) was the tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel since Jeroboam I, noted for exterminating the house of Ahab. He was the son of Jehoshaphat...
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  • name was found. Jeroboam (II), king of Israel. A seal belonging to 'Shema, servant of Jeroboam', probably refers to king Jeroboam II, although some scholars...
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