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Ῥοβοάμ
Rhoboam
G4497
N:N-M-P Greek

Rehoboam

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Rhoboam is used as a personal name within the succession from Solomon to Abijah.

The attested use is a personal name in a genealogical succession: Matthew 1:7 places the accusative singular forms in the clauses linking Solomon, Rhoboam, and Abijah.

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  1. Personal name in a succession · dominant

    In Matthew 1:7, both accusative singular masculine forms occur in successive begetting clauses: Solomon begets Rhoboam, and Rhoboam begets Abijah. The APB renders the verse, “Solomon then begot Rehoboam. Rehoboam then begot Abijah.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 1:7, the APB presents the name as “Rehoboam” in the linked statements “Solomon then begot Rehoboam” and “Rehoboam then begot Abijah.” The verse is read as a whole.

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