Old Testament
Zeruah
A widow from Zeredah and the mother of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel.
Zeruah is identified in 1 Kings 11:26 as a widow from the tribe of Ephraim and the mother of Jeroboam. Her significance in the biblical narrative is limited to her role in establishing the lineage of the man who would lead the ten tribes in rebellion against the house of David. Scripture provides no further details regarding her life or actions.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- 1 Kings 11:26
- Last appears
- 1 Kings 11:26
Where Zeruah appears
1 verse · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Eli30 versesEli was a high priest and judge of Israel who mentored Samuel and oversaw the tabernacle at Shiloh.
- Naboth18 versesA Jezreelite who refused to sell his ancestral vineyard to King Ahab, leading to his unjust execution.
- Achish16 versesThe Philistine king of Gath who provided sanctuary to David while he was fleeing from King Saul.
- Abishag5 versesA young Shunammite woman chosen to serve as a nurse and companion to King David in his final days.
- Ginath2 versesA man whose followers unsuccessfully contested Omri for the throne of Israel after Zimri's death.
- Tahpenes2 versesAn Egyptian queen who raised the son of Hadad the Edomite in the court of Pharaoh.
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