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Friday, July 1, 2011

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Well, I had never heard of it before but saw it in all the Bible Dictionary's....a Jeroboam of wine......whatever....I am reading a fabulous English novel and in the wine cellar they have Jeroboams of wine......oh, my.....

jeroboam [ˌdʒɛrəˈbəʊəm]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a wine bottle holding the equivalent of four normal bottles (approximately 104 ounces) Also called double-magnum
[humorous allusion to Jeroboam (sense 1), described as a ``mighty man of valour'' (I Kings 11:28) who ``made Israel to sin'' (I Kings 14:16)]
Jeroboam [ˌdʒɛrəˈbəʊəm]
n Old Testament
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?922-?901 bc)
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?786-?746 bc)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
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