The meaning of “נְבָט”
Understanding Nᵉbâṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Nebat. - § Nebat = "aspect" - Nebat, the father of Jeroboam I 1) an Ephraimite of Zereda, father of king Jeroboam I of t...
נְבָט
Nebat. - § Nebat = "aspect" - Nebat, the father of Jeroboam I 1) an Ephraimite of Zereda, father of king Jeroboam I of the northern kingdom of Israel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 16:3 | “Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.” Word: נְבָט (Nᵉbâṭ) | |
| 2 Kings 15:9 | “And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.” Word: נְבָט (Nᵉbâṭ) | |
| 2 Chronicles 10:15 | “So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.” Word: נְבָט (Nᵉbâṭ) |