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Nebat

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. iebat', נְבָט ; Gesenius, sight; Furst, cultivation; Sept. Ναβάτ ), the father of Jeroboam (q.v.), king of Israel, in connection with whom he is always mentioned as a descendant of Ephraim, living in Zereda, a city of Manasseh (1 Kings 11:26, etc.; 2 Chronicles 9:29, etc.). B.C. cir. 1000. The Jewish tradition preserved in Jerome (Quaest. Hebr. in lib. Reg.) identifies him with Shimei of Gera, who was a Benjamite.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Nebat'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​n/nebat.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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