Nebat [Nē'băt]—cultivation. Father of Jeroboam, who rebelled against Rehoboam and became the first king of the ten tribes of Israel (1 Kings 11:26; 12:2, 15). As Jeroboam I is always referred to as “the son of Nebat,” distinguishing him from Jeroboam II, one wonders what influence father had over son.