Nebat

Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah and the father of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 11:26). His name appears repeatedly in the formulaic phrase 'Jeroboam son of Nebat who made Israel to sin,' which the Deuteronomistic historian uses as a standard of condemnation for the northern kings who maintained Jeroboam's golden calf cult at Bethel and Dan. Nebat himself is mentioned only through his paternal relationship to Jeroboam; his wife's name was Zeruah, a widow according to the text.