Zeredah

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Zeredah is an ancient town in the central highlands of Israel, traditionally identified in the region of Ephraim and noted in the Hebrew Bible as the hometown of Jeroboam I.

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Zeredah canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
biblical location
associatedWithPerson Jeroboam I
associatedWithTribe tribe of Ephraim
country ancient Israel
linked to: Ancient Israel
culturalContext ancient Israelite society
describedAs town of a servant of Solomon
hasVariantName Zarthan
Zeredah of Mount Ephraim
languageOfName Hebrew
laterPartOf Northern Kingdom of Israel
locatedIn central highlands of Israel
linked to: Samaria highlands

hill country of Ephraim
mentionedIn 1 Kings
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
notedAs hometown of Jeroboam I
partOf Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
region Samaria highlands
relatedEvent rise of Jeroboam I
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scripturalRole origin place of a future king of Israel
timePeriod Iron Age Levant
traditionallyIdentifiedIn territory of Ephraim
uncertainModernLocation true

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Jeroboam I birthPlace Zeredah
Zeruah associatedWithPlace Zeredah