| Term | Definition |
| Abijah | A prophet who announced to Jeroboam that God would give him 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel |
| Israel (1) | Originally the whole kingdom of the 12 tribes of Israel |
| Israel (2) | After Solomon's time refers to only the northern of the two kingdoms |
| Jeroboam | A minister of Solomon who led the revolt against Solomon's son Rehoboam |
| Judah | The southern kingdom, it kept Jerusalem as its capital |
| Rehoboam | Solomon's son and heir, his pride caused a rebellion |
| Prophets | God's spokesmen in times of bad kings |
| Northern Kingdom | Consisted of 10 tribes, ruled by Jeroboam |
| Divided Kingdom | The Civil War around 930 B.C. resulting in the 12 tribes being torn apart |
| Southern Kingdom | Consisted of 2 tribes, ruled by Rehoboam |