The hometown of Jeroboam, first king of Israel
Zeredah
Named in 1 verse of 1 Kings, first in 1 Kings 11:26.
צְרֵדָהZeredah
The name means “ambush; change of dominion.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Zeredah Written by AI
Zeredah is mentioned in the Bible as the hometown of Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (1Ki.11.26). Jeroboam was an Ephraimite from Zeredah who was a valiant warrior and an industrious worker. King Solomon noticed Jeroboam's abilities and made him the overseer of the forced labor of the house of Joseph. However, the prophet Ahijah prophesied that God would tear the kingdom from Solomon's son and give ten tribes to Jeroboam. When Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, he fled to Egypt until Solomon's death. Zeredah's exact location is unknown but was likely in the hill country of Ephraim.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
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Where the Bible names it
- 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,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.