Zeruah (Hastings' Dictionary)
The mother of Jeroboam, 1 K lI'-« (B and I-uc. om., A Zapova) l2-"> (BA Zapeiffd, B" 'Apdpd). In the latter passage, which is an addition of the LXX, it is further stated that she was a harlot (7r6pi'i)),
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Zeruah
Zeruah ze-roo'-a (tseru`ah, perhaps "leprous"): Mother of King Jeroboam I (1Ki 11:26), the Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus and Lucian omit the name in 1Ki 11:26, but the long the Septuagint after Massoretic Text of 1Ki 12:24 reads (1Ki 12:24b): "And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, a servant of Solomon, and his name was Jeroboam, and the name of his mother was Sareisa (Septuagint has Sareisa), a harlot." ⇒See a list of verses on ZERUAH in the Bible. See ZARETHAN. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Zeruah
(full breasted), the mother of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. (1 Kings 11:26) (B.C. 973.)
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Zeruah
Mother of Jeroboam (1Ki 12:24). Septuagint adds she was a harlot, and names her Sarira.
References
- Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia