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Rehoboam

972 BC - 914 BC

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Rehoboam (; Hebrew: רְחַבְעָם‎, Rəḥaḇʿām, transl. "an enlarged people"; Greek: Ροβοάμ, Roboam; Latin: Roboam) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the Kingdom of Judah after the split of the united Kingdom of Israel. He was a son of and the successor to Solomon and a grandson of David. In the account of I Kings and II Chronicles, Rehoboam saw his rule limited to only the Kingdom of Judah in the south following a rebellion by the ten northern tribes of Israel in 932/931 BCE, which led to the formation of the independent Kingdom of Israel under the rule of Jeroboam in the north. Extrabiblical evidence for Judah’s stability under Rehoboam is limited, with indications that the biblical accounts of Rehoboam and Jeroboam may be retrojections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rehoboam is the 669th most popular politician (down from 424th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Israel (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Israeli Politician.

Rehoboam is most famous for being the first king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. He was the son of King Solomon and the grandson of King David. He became king of Israel in 930 BC and Judah in 928 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rehoboam ranks 669 out of 19,576. Before him are George II of Great Britain, Constantius Chlorus, Abdulmejid II, Norodom Sihanouk, Albert Lutuli, and Narmer. After him are Yaśodharā, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, John Hunyadi, and Manuel I of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 972 BC, Rehoboam ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 914 BC, Rehoboam ranks 1. 

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    Rehoboam

    POLITICIAN

    972 BC - 914 BC

    HPI: 77.75

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    Rehoboam

    POLITICIAN

    972 BC - 914 BC

    HPI: 77.75

    Rank: 1

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Rehoboam ranks 39 out of 466. Before him are Joachim (-100), Herod Antipas (-20), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), Bathsheba (-3500), and Moshe Dayan (1915). After him are John the Evangelist (10), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Procopius (500), Jeroboam (-1000), and Joel (-1).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Rehoboam ranks 13. Before him are Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Herod Antipas (-20), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Moshe Dayan (1915). After him are Jeroboam (-1000), Hezekiah (-800), Ehud Olmert (1945), Ehud Barak (1942), Abijah of Judah (-1000), and Jehoiakim (-634).

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