When Rehoboam refused to alleviate the burdens of the northern tribes, they separated, forming the independent Northern Kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam, while Rehoboam remained king of the ...

King Rehoboam made the decision to establish two new temples, one in Beit El and the other in Dan, both of which included golden calf statues (1 Kings 12:28–29). He even made up his own holidays ...