Bible Person

Nebat

Meaning: that beholds · Male · 25 cross references

Nebat means "that beholds" and is remembered chiefly as the father of Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom. Though he is only briefly described, his name becomes permanently attached to Jeroboam in the biblical record and so remains embedded in the story of Israel's division. First appears in 1 Kgs 11:26.1

AI summary: Nebat matters because the cross references preserve him in one of Scripture's most repeated royal identifications: Jeroboam son of Nebat. He is not a major actor in the narrative, but his name becomes inseparable from the memory of the king whose rule begins the divided kingdom and sets a disastrous pattern of rival worship. That repeated formula gives Nebat a small but durable place in the biblical text. Taken together, the material presents Nebat as a minor ancestral figure whose significance comes through the enduring and often negative legacy of his son.1

Central Figure

Nebat

Meaning: that beholds

Sight; aspect, the father of Jeroboam, the king of Israel (1 Kings 11:26, etc.).