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13 lines
498 B
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# tribes
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The descendants of each of Jacob’s twelve sons had become a “tribe” or very large family group in the nation of Israel. Everyone in Israel belonged to one of the twelve tribes.
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# rebelled against him
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That is, “refused to follow Rehoboam as their king.” It might help to start this sentence with, “So” or, “Because of that” or, “Because of what Rehoboam said.”
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# remained with him
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That is, “stayed loyal to him” or, “continued to support him as king.”
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