![]() One day, the prophet Ahijah approached Jeroboam with a prophecy. Jeroboam was a skilled worker, and, “when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work,” he placed Jeroboam over the labor force of the tribes of Joseph (1 Kings 11:28). He is first mentioned in 1 Kings 11:26: “Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.” ![]() He later became the first king of the divided northern kingdom of Israel. Jeroboam was from the tribe of Ephraim, a servant of King Solomon’s, and the son of a widow.
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