The king you are referring to is Jeroboam. He was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the split from the southern kingdom of Judah. Jeroboam established places of worship at Dan and Bethel and made golden calves for the people to worship, claiming they represented their liberation from Egypt.
He was the northern kingdom’s first king and established places of worship at Dan and Bethel. He also employed craftsmen to make to idols and claimed they liberated the Hebrews from captivity in Egypt. Who was he?
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