Atomic Bible

Father of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel.

Nebat

Named in 25 verses across 3 books, first in 1 Kings 11:26.

נְבָטNebat

The name means “that beholds.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

Married to
Zeruah
Children
Jeroboam
People
Israel

About Nebat Written by AI

Nebat is mentioned in the Old Testament as the father of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel. Although little is known about Nebat himself, his son Jeroboam played a significant role in the history of Israel and is frequently referred to as "Jeroboam son of Nebat" throughout the books of Kings and Chronicles. Nebat was an Ephraimite from the town of Zeredah (1 Kings 11:26). His son Jeroboam was a skilled and capable man who caught the attention of King Solomon and was appointed as an overseer of the forced labor from the house of Joseph (1 Kings 11:28). However, Jeroboam later rebelled against Solomon and fled to Egypt for protection (1 Kings 11:26 to 40). After Solomon's death, Jeroboam returned and led the northern tribes in a revolt against Solomon's son, Rehoboam, resulting in the division of the kingdom (1 Kings 12:1 to 20; 2 Chronicles 10:1 to 19). As king of the northern kingdom, Jeroboam established a new religious system, setting up golden calves in Bethel and Dan to prevent his people from going to Jerusalem to worship (1 Kings 12:25 to 33). This act became known as the "sin of Jeroboam," and it had a lasting impact on the spiritual decline of the northern kingdom (1 Kings 13:33 to 34). Throughout the books of Kings and Chronicles, subsequent kings of Israel are often compared to Jeroboam son of Nebat, with many of them following in his sinful ways (1 Kings 15:34; 2 Kings 3:3). This recurring phrase serves as a reminder of the lasting consequences of Jeroboam's actions and the spiritual decline that characterized the northern kingdom. Although Nebat himself is not the focus of the biblical narrative, his mention as the father of Jeroboam serves to provide context for Jeroboam's background and to emphasize the significance of his son's role in the history of Israel. Nebat's inclusion in the story also highlights the importance of family lineage and the impact that one's actions can have on future generations.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

Sight; aspect, the father of Jeroboam, the king of Israel (1 Kings 11:26, etc.).

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. 1 Kings 11:26

    Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,

  2. 1 Kings 12:2

    When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.

  3. 1 Kings 12:15

    So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.

  4. 1 Kings 15:1

    In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,

  5. 1 Kings 16:3

    So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

  6. 1 Kings 16:26

    For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

  7. 1 Kings 16:31

    And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

  8. 1 Kings 21:22

    I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’

  9. 1 Kings 22:52

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.

  10. 2 Kings 3:3

    Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

  11. 2 Kings 9:9

    I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

  12. 2 Kings 10:29

    but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

  13. 2 Kings 13:2

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

  14. 2 Kings 13:11

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them.

  15. 2 Kings 14:24

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  16. 2 Kings 15:9

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  17. 2 Kings 15:18

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  18. 2 Kings 15:24

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  19. 2 Kings 15:28

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  20. 2 Kings 17:21

    When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.

  21. 2 Kings 23:15

    He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.

  22. 2 Chronicles 9:29

    As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?

  23. 2 Chronicles 10:2

    When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon.

  24. 2 Chronicles 10:15

    So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  25. 2 Chronicles 13:6

    Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.