Yarob
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Different spelling for Yarob : Yarrob, Yarub or Yarrub
[edit] Yarob, The Descendant of Prophet Ishmael Son of Abraham
The Islamic prophet Muhammad or Mohammed considered the descendant Yarob, son of Yashyob, son of Nabit, son of Ishmael,son of Abraham(ابراهيم), the Friend of God.
The oldest extant biography of Muhammad, compiled by Mohammed Ibn Ishak, and edited by Abu Mohammed Abd el Malik Ibn Hisham, opens:
This book contains the life of the Apostle of God: Muhammad was the son of Abd Allah, son of Abdu-l-Mottaleb, son of Hashim, son of Abd Menaf, son of Kussei, son of Kilab, son of Murra, son of Kaab, son of Luei, son of Ghalib, son of Fihr, son of Malik, son of Nadhr, son of Kinana, son of Khuzeima, son of Mudrika, son of Alya, son of Mudhar, son of Nizar, son of Maad, son of Adrian, son of Udd, son of Mukawwam, son of Nahor, son of Teira, son of Yarob, son of Yashyob, son of Nabit, son of Ishmael, son of Abraham, the Friend of God, son of Tara, son of Nahor, son of Sarukh, son of Rau, son of Falih, son of Eiber, son of Shalih, son of Arphakhsad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamek, son of Metushalakh, son of Khanukh, - who, as is believed, was the prophet Idris, the first prophet, and the first who wrote with the reed, - son of Yared, son of Mahaleel, son of Kainanan, son of Yanish, son of Sheth, son of Adam, to whom may God be gracious!
[edit] Yarob, The Great King of Ancient Arabia
Yarob (يعرب) is one of greatest Arab kings, he was the first to rule the entire lands of Yemen (southwestern Arabia). He expelled or destroyed the Adites, consolidated the empire of Yemen, and gave to his brothers Oman and Hadhrarnaut. His son was the king Saba or Sheba, the founder of Saba or Sheba kingdom, frequently mentioned in the Qur'an and the Bible (notably in the story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba). Yarob descendants ruled Ancient Yemen for more than a 1000 years, some early historian mentioned that he was the first to speak Arabic.
Adapted from History of Ibn Khaldun and the Encyclopædia Britannica
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[edit] Yarob'am, The King of Israel
Yarob'am or Jeroboam the name of two Israelite kings. King James Bible Strong's Hebrew Dictionary.
Yarob'am was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 10 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon's son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign.
The Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
Yarob'am II the 8th king of the northern kingdom of Israel, son of Joash, and 4th in the dynasty of Jehu; during his reign the Syrian invaders were repelled and the kingdom restored to its former borders but the idolatry of the kingdom was maintained.
The Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
Yarob'am was mentioned in the bible Old Testament in the following verses: 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles,2 Chronicles, Hosea, Amos.
