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"REHOBOAM" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "who sets the people at liberty". |
Date "REHOBOAM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Bible | Rehoboam he enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah "the Ammonitess," some well-known Ammonitish princess (1 Kings 14:21; 2 Chr. 12:13). He was forty-one years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned seventeen years (B.C. 975-958). Although he was acknowledged at once as the rightful heir to the throne, yet there was a strongly-felt desire to modify the character of the government. The burden of taxation to which they had been subjected during Solomon's reign was very oppressive, and therefore the people assembled at Shechem and demanded from the king an alleviation of their burdens. He went to meet them at Shechem, and heard their demands for relief (1 Kings 12:4). After three days, having consulted with a younger generation of courtiers that had grown up around him, instead of following the advice of elders, he answered the people haughtily (6-15). "The king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord" (comp. 11:31). This brought matters speedily to a crisis. The terrible cry was heard (comp. 2 Sam. 20:1): "What portion have we in David? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: To your tents, O Israel: Now see to thine own house, David" (1 Kings 12:16). And now at once the kingdom was rent in twain. Rehoboam was appalled, and tried concessions, but it was too late (18). The tribe of Judah, Rehoboam's own tribe, alone remained faithful to him. Benjamin was reckoned along with Judah, and these two tribes formed the southern kingdom, with Jerusalem as its capital; while the northern ten tribes formed themselves into a separate kingdom, choosing Jeroboam as their king. Rehoboam tried to win back the revolted ten tribes by making war against them, but he was prevented by the prophet Shemaiah (21-24; 2 Chr. 11:1-4) from fulfilling his purpose. (See JEROBOAM.) In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak (q.v.), one of the kings of Egypt of the Assyrian dynasty, stirred up, no doubt, by Jeroboam his son-in-law, made war against him. Jerusalem submitted to the invader, who plundered the temple and virtually reduced the kingdom to the position of a vassal of Egypt (1 Kings 14:25, 26; 2 Chr. 12:5-9). A remarkable memorial of this invasion has been discovered at Karnac, in Upper Egypt, in certain sculptures on the walls of a small temple there. These sculptures represent the king, Shishak, holding in his hand a train of prisoners and other figures, with the names of the captured towns of Judah, the towns which Rehoboam had fortified (2 Chr. 11:5-12). The kingdom of Judah, under Rehoboam, sank more and more in moral and spiritual decay. "There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days." At length, in the fifty-eighth year of his age, Rehoboam "slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David" (1 Kings 14:31). He was succeeded by his son Abijah. (See EGYPT.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Rehoboam (A). A clerical hat. "He [Mr. Helstone] was short of stature [and wore] a rehoboam, or shovel hat, which he did not ... remove."- "Currer Bell": Shirley, chap. i. Rehoboam A rehoboam of claret or rum is a double jeroboam. (2 Chr. xiii. 3.) 1 rehoboam = 2 jeroboams or 32 pints. 1 jeroboam = 2 tappet-hens or 16 pints. 1 tappet-hen = 2 magnums or 8 pints. 1 magnum = 2 quarts or 4 pints. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Rehoboam, king of Judah ca. 925 to 913 BC.
The name means he enlarges the people.
The successor of Solomon on the throne of Israel, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah "the Ammonitess."
He was forty-one years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned seventeen years (ca. 925 -913 BC). Although he was acknowledged at once as the rightful heir to the throne, yet there was a strongly-felt desire to modify the character of the government. The burden of taxation to which they had been subjected during Solomon's reign was very oppressive, and therefore the people assembled at Shechem and demanded from the king an alleviation of their burdens.
Under his taxation, the people revolted and the kingdom of Israel was split into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah. The tribe of Judah, Rehoboam's own tribe, alone remained faithful to him. Benjamin was reckoned along with Judah, and these two tribes formed the southern kingdom, with Jerusalem as its capital; while the northern ten tribes formed themselves into a separate kingdom with Samaria is its capital, choosing Jeroboam as their king. Rehoboam tried to win back the revolted ten tribes by making war against them, but he was prevented by the prophet Shemaiah.
In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak, one of the kings of Egypt of the Assyrian dynasty, stirred up, no doubt, by Jeroboam his son-in-law, made war against him. Jerusalem submitted to the invader, who plundered the temple and virtually reduced the kingdom to the position of a vassal of Egypt (1 Kings 14:25, 26; 2 Chr. 12:5-9). A remarkable memorial of this invasion has been discovered at Karnac, in Upper Egypt, in certain sculptures on the walls of a small temple there. These sculptures represent the king, Shishak, holding in his hand a train of prisoners and other figures, with the names of the captured towns of Judah, the towns which Rehoboam had fortified (2 Chr. 11:5-12).
The kingdom of Judah, under Rehoboam, sank more and more in moral and spiritual decay. "There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days." At length, in the fifty-eighth year of his age, Rehoboam "slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David" (1 Kings 14:31). He was succeeded by his son Abijah.
Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Rehoboam."
Crosswords: REHOBOAM |
| Specialty definitions using "REHOBOAM": Abihail ♦ Bethzur, Beth-zur ♦ Iddo ♦ Jeush ♦ Naamah. (references) |
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rehoboam | 7 |
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| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 1, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Solomwn de egennhsen ton roboam roboam de egennhsen ton abia abia de egennhsen ton asa |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Salomon autem genuit Roboam Roboam autem genuit Abiam Abia autem genuit Asa |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Salomon gestreonede roboam. Roboasgestreonede abia. Abia gestrenede asa. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Salomon bigat Roboam. Roboam bigat Abias. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Salomon begat Roboam: Roboam begat Abia: Abia begat Asa: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the son of Solomon was Rehoboam; and the son of Rehoboam was Abijah; and the son of Abijah was Asa; |
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| Language | Matthew Chapter 1, Verse 7 |
| Cebuano | ug si Salomon ang amahan ni Roboam, ug si Roboam ang amahan ni Abias, ug si Abias ang amahan ni Asa, |
| Croatian | Salomonu se rodi Roboam. Roboamu se rodi Abija. Abiji se rodi Asa. |
| Danish | og Salomon avlede Roboam; og Roboam avlede Abia; og Abia avlede Asa; |
| Dutch | En Salomon gewon Roboam, en Roboam gewon Abia, en Abia gewon Asa; |
| Finnish | Salomolle syntyi Rehabeam, Rehabeamille syntyi Abia, Abialle syntyi Aasa; |
| French | Salomon engendra Roboam; Roboam engendra Abia; Abia engendra Asa; |
| German | Salomo zeugte Rehabeam. Rehabeam zeugte Abia. Abia zeugte Asa. |
| Haitian Creole | Salomon te papa Woboram; Woboram te papa Abya; Abya te papa Asa. |
| Hungarian | Salamon nemzé Roboámot; Roboám nemzé Abiját; Abija nemzé Asát; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Rehabeam, Abia, Asa, Yosafat, Yoram, Uzia, Yotam, Ahas, Hizkia, Manasye, Amon, Yosia, Yekhonya dan saudara-saudaranya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | maka Sulaiman memperanakkan Rehabiam; dan Rehabiam memperanakkan Abia; dan Abia memperanakkan Asa; |
| Latvian | Salomons dzemdinâja Roboamu; Roboams dzemdinâja Abiju; Abijs dzemdinâja Azu; |
| Manx Gaelic | As hooar Solomon Roboam, as hooar Roboam Abia, as hooar Abia Asa: |
| Maori | Ta Horomona ko Rehopoama; ta Rehopoama ko Apia; ta Apia ko Aha; |
| Norwegian | Salomo fikk sønnen Rehabeam; Rehabeam fikk sønnen Abia; Abia fikk sønnen Asa; |
| Portuguese | a Salomão nasceu Roboão; a Roboão nasceu Abias; a Abias nasceu Asafe; |
| Rumanian | Solomon a nqscut pe Roboam; Roboam a nqscut pe Abia; Abia a nqscut pe Asa; |
| Russian | уПМПНПО ТП"ЙМ тПЧПБНБ; тПЧПБН ТП"ЙМ бЧЙА; бЧЙС ТП"ЙМ бУХ; |
| Shuar | Sarumúnka Uchirí Rupuam. Nuna Uchirísha Apías. Nuna Uchirísha Asa. |
| Swahili | Solomoni alimzaa Rehoboamu, Rehoboamu alimzaa Abiya, Abiya alimzaa Asa, |
| Swedish | Salomo födde Roboam, Roboam födde Abia. Abia födde Asaf; |
| Uma | Salomo mpobubu Rehabeam, Rehabeam mpobubu Abia, Abia mpobubu Asa, |
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Words beginning with "REHOBOAM": rehoboams. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-h-m-o-o-r" | |
-2 letters: boomer, hombre. | |
-3 letters: abhor, abmho, abohm, amber, bohea, bream, brome, bromo, broom, embar, harem, herma, homer, mahoe, morae, obeah, omber, ombre, rehab, rhomb, romeo. | |
-4 letters: aero, ahem, ambo, bare, barm, beam, bear, bema, berm, boar, boom, boor, bora, bore, brae, broo, haem, hame, hare, harm, hear, herb, herm, hero, hoar, hobo, hoer, home. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-h-m-o-o-r" | |
+1 letter: rehoboams. | |
+3 letters: bachelordom, motherboard, rhombohedra, thromboxane. | |
+4 letters: bachelordoms, motherboards, rhombohedral, thromboxanes. | |
+5 letters: thrombokinase. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 45 48 4F 42 4F 41 4D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . .... --- -... --- .- -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01000101 01001000 01001111 01000010 01001111 01000001 01001101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R E H O B O A M |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0045 0048 004F 0042 004F 0041 004D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5239424936493547 |
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