Zeredah
Zeredah was the hometown of Jeroboam, who became the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel .
The name Zeredah means “ambush; change of dominion”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Deir Ghassaneh
- Certainty
- Possible (44% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 32.046° N, 35.097° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- צְרֵדָהZeredah
Mentions
- Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,