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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Zeredah</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/z/zeredah.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/judges/7-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/z/zeredah.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Zeredah</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zereda--a_city_or_district_of_ephraim.htm" title="Zereda: A City or District of Ephraim">◄</a> Zeredah <a href="/topical/z/zer'edah.htm" title="Zer'edah">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Etymology and Location:</b> <br>Zeredah, sometimes spelled Zarethan or Zarthan, is a town mentioned in the Old Testament. The name Zeredah is believed to mean "cooling" or "ambush." It is located in the region of Ephraim, which is part of the central hill country of ancient Israel. The exact location of Zeredah is not definitively known today, but it is often associated with the area near the Jordan River, possibly in the vicinity of modern-day Tell es-Saidiyeh.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>Zeredah is primarily noted in the context of the life of Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel. In <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">1 Kings 11:26</a>, the Berean Standard Bible states: "Now Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, whose mother was Zeruah, a widow, rebelled against Solomon." This passage highlights Zeredah as the hometown of Jeroboam, indicating its significance in the narrative of Israel's divided monarchy.<br><br><b>Historical and Theological Significance:</b> <br>Zeredah's mention in the Bible is significant due to its association with Jeroboam, a key figure in Israel's history. Jeroboam's rebellion against King Solomon led to the division of the united monarchy into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. This division had profound theological implications, as it marked a period of spiritual decline and idolatry in the northern kingdom, which Jeroboam initiated by setting up golden calves at Bethel and Dan (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>).<br><br>Theologically, Zeredah's connection to Jeroboam serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant. Jeroboam's actions, rooted in fear and political expediency, led the northern tribes away from the worship of Yahweh in Jerusalem, resulting in judgment and eventual exile.<br><br><b>Archaeological Insights:</b> <br>While the precise location of Zeredah remains uncertain, archaeological efforts in the region have provided insights into the cultural and historical context of the time. Excavations at sites like Tell es-Saidiyeh have uncovered artifacts and structures that offer a glimpse into the life and society of the ancient Israelites during the period of the united and divided monarchies.<br><br><b>Cultural Context:</b> <br>Zeredah, as part of the tribal territory of Ephraim, was situated in a region known for its agricultural productivity and strategic importance. The central hill country, with its fertile valleys and access to trade routes, played a crucial role in the economic and military strength of the Israelite tribes. This context helps explain the significance of figures like Jeroboam, who emerged from this region to challenge the established order under Solomon.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>While Zeredah is not frequently mentioned in the biblical text, its association with Jeroboam and the subsequent division of the kingdom underscores its importance in the narrative of Israel's history. The account of Zeredah and its most famous resident serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of forsaking God's commandments and the enduring impact of leadership decisions on a nation's spiritual trajectory.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Zeredah</span><p>ambush; change of dominion<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ZEREDAH; ZEREDATH; ZEREDATHA; ZERERAH; ZERERATH</span><p>See <a href="../z/zarethan.htm">ZARETHAN</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6868b.htm"><span class="l">6868b. Tseredathah -- Tseredathah</span></a><br><b>...</b> Tseredathah. Transliteration: Tseredathah Short Definition: <b>Zeredah</b>. Word Origin<br> perhaps the same as Tsererah, qv NASB Word Usage <b>Zeredah</b> (1). 6868a, 6868b. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6868b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6868a.htm"><span class="l">6868a. Tseredah -- a city in Ephraim</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6868, 6868a. Tseredah. 6868b . a city in Ephraim. Transliteration: Tseredah<br> Short Definition: <b>Zeredah</b>. Word Origin of uncertain <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6868a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/rehoboams_great_mistake.htm"><span class="l">Rehoboam's Great Mistake</span></a> <br><b>...</b> As soon as Jeroboam, who was still in Egypt, heard that Solomon had died, he<br> returned at once to his home town, <b>Zeredah</b> in Mount Ephraim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/rehoboams great mistake.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/z/zeredah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Zeredah</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>ZEREDAH</b>; ZEREDATH; ZEREDATHA; ZERERAH; ZERERATH.<br> See ZARETHAN. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Zeredah</b> (4 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zeredah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zer'edah.htm"><span class="l">Zer'edah (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Zer'edah. <b>Zeredah</b>, Zer'edah. Zeredath . <b>...</b> 2 Chronicles 4:17 In the plain of the<br> Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and <b>Zeredah</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zer'edah.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zarethan.htm"><span class="l">Zarethan (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In 2 Chronicles 4:17, the name appears as <b>Zeredah</b>, which in 1 Kings 11:26 is<br> said to have been the birthplace of Jeroboam, son of Nebat. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zarethan.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zereda.htm"><span class="l">Zereda (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 11:26 Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of <b>Zeredah</b>, a servant of<br> Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zereda.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zeru'ah.htm"><span class="l">Zeru'ah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 11:26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of <b>Zeredah</b>, a servant<br> of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zeru'ah.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zererah.htm"><span class="l">Zererah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>ZEREDAH</b>; ZEREDATH; ZEREDATHA; ZERERAH; ZERERATH.<br> See ZARETHAN. Multi-Version Concordance Zererah (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zererah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zeruah.htm"><span class="l">Zeruah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 11:26 Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of <b>Zeredah</b>, a servant of<br> Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zeruah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zeredath.htm"><span class="l">Zeredath</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>ZEREDAH</b>; ZEREDATH; ZEREDATHA; ZERERAH; ZERERATH.<br> See ZARETHAN. Zer'edah, Zeredath. Zeredatha . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zeredath.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zeredatha.htm"><span class="l">Zeredatha</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>ZEREDAH</b>; ZEREDATH; ZEREDATHA; ZERERAH; ZERERATH.<br> See ZARETHAN. Zeredath, Zeredatha. Zeredathah . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zeredatha.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zererath.htm"><span class="l">Zererath (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>ZEREDAH</b>; ZEREDATH; ZEREDATHA; ZERERAH; ZERERATH.<br> See ZARETHAN. Multi-Version Concordance Zererath (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zererath.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jeroboam-in-the-Bible.html">Who was King Jeroboam in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Zeredah (4 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a></span><br />And the three hundred gave a loud note on their horns, and every man's sword was turned by the Lord against his brother all through the army; and the army went in flight as far as Beth-shittah in the direction of <span class="boldtext">Zeredah</span>, to the edge of Abel-meholah by Tabbath.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">1 Kings 11:26</a></span><br />Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of <span class="boldtext">Zeredah</span>, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/12-2.htm">1 Kings 12:2</a></span><br />And, hearing of it, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, where he had gone in flight from Solomon, and was living there, came back to his town <span class="boldtext">Zeredah</span>, in the hill-country of Ephraim;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-17.htm">2 Chronicles 4:17</a></span><br />In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and <span class="boldtext">Zeredah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/z/zeredah.htm">Zeredah</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zeredah.htm">Zeredah (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zeredath.htm">Zeredath</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zereda--a_city_or_district_of_ephraim.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Zereda: A City or District of Ephraim"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Zereda: A City or District of Ephraim" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/z/zer'edah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Zer'edah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Zer'edah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>