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Jeroboam

1000 BC - 910 BC

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Jeroboam I (; Hebrew: יָרָבְעָם‎ Yārŏḇʿām; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel following a revolt of the ten tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy. William F. Albright has dated his reign from 922 to 901 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele offers the dates 931 to 910 BC. The name Yārŏḇ‘ām יָרָבְעָם‎ is commonly held to have been derived from rīḇ רִיב‎ and ʿam עַם‎, signifying "the people contend" or "he pleads the people's cause". It is alternatively translated to mean "his people are many" or "he increases the people" (from רבב‎ rbb, meaning "to increase"), or even "he that opposes the people". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeroboam has received more than 1,139,629 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jeroboam is the 602nd most popular politician (up from 734th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Israel (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Israeli Politician.

Jeroboam is most famous for being the first king of Israel.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jeroboam ranks 602 out of 19,576. Before him are Didius Julianus, Christian IV of Denmark, Hugo Chávez, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, and Alexander IV of Macedon. After him are Oleg of Novgorod, Constantius Chlorus, Alija Izetbegović, Tolui, Epaminondas, and Geronimo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Jeroboam ranks 4. Before him are Elijah, Queen of Sheba, and Nathan. After him are Shoshenq I, Asa of Judah, Abijah of Judah, Devadatta, King Elah, Baasha of Israel, Nadab of Israel, and Ashurnasirpal II. Among people deceased in 910 BC, Jeroboam ranks 1. 

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  • Photo of Elijah

    Elijah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 83.04

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Queen of Sheba

    Queen of Sheba

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 1000 BC

    HPI: 80.20

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Nathan

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    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 1000 BC

    HPI: 72.86

    Rank: 3

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    Jeroboam

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 910 BC

    HPI: 72.45

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Shoshenq I

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    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 924 BC

    HPI: 70.70

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Asa of Judah

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    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 873 BC

    HPI: 69.77

    Rank: 6

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    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 911 BC

    HPI: 69.60

    Rank: 7

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    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 67.68

    Rank: 8

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    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 67.54

    Rank: 9

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    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 67.14

    Rank: 10

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    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 66.84

    Rank: 11

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    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 854 BC

    HPI: 66.44

    Rank: 12

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Others Deceased in 910 BC

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    Jeroboam

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 910 BC

    HPI: 72.45

    Rank: 1

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Jeroboam ranks 38 out of 466. Before him are Rehoboam (-972), John the Evangelist (10), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Joachim (-100), and Matthias the Apostle (1). After him are Eusebius (265), Ehud Barak (1942), Judas Maccabeus (-200), William of Tyre (1130), Joseph of Arimathea (100), and Dinah (-1700).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Jeroboam ranks 12. Before him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Moshe Dayan (1915), Herod Antipas (-20), Rehoboam (-972), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Amin al-Husseini (1895). After him are Ehud Barak (1942), Ehud Olmert (1945), Hezekiah (-800), Josiah (-648), Reuven Rivlin (1939), and Abijah of Judah (-1000).

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