Ῥοβοάμ
Rhoboam
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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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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.