Jeroboam was a leader in the army of King Solomon, when Rehoboam was made king, he was able to take over 10 of the 12 tribes because of Rehoboam's greediness.
see http://www.ucgstp.org/lit/gn/gn017/jeroboam.html
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Biblical Shechem
 Biblical Shechem 1. Abraham promised the land. 2. Jacob buys a plot of land; Dinah is raped. 3. Jacob's sons are tending the sheep here before Joseph finds them in Dothan. 4. The covenant is confirmed during the Conquest. 5. The city is set aside as a levitical city and a city of refuge. 6. Joseph is buried here. 7. The ten tribes reject Rehoboam. |
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