<P> According to the Hebrew Bible Jeroboam built two places of worship , one at Bethel and one at far northern Dan , as alternatives to the Temple in Jerusalem. ( 1 Kings 12 : 29 ) He did not want the people of his kingdom to have religious ties to Jerusalem , the capital city of the rival Kingdom of Judah . He erected golden bulls at the entrance to the Temples to represent the national god . The Hebrew Bible , written from the perspective of scribes in Jerusalem , referred to these acts as the way of Jeroboam or the errors of Jeroboam. ( 1 Kings 12 : 26 - 29 ) </P>
<P> According to the Hebrew Bible Jeroboam built two places of worship , one at Bethel and one at far northern Dan , as alternatives to the Temple in Jerusalem. ( 1 Kings 12 : 29 ) He did not want the people of his kingdom to have religious ties to Jerusalem , the capital city of the rival Kingdom of Judah . He erected golden bulls at the entrance to the Temples to represent the national god . The Hebrew Bible , written from the perspective of scribes in Jerusalem , referred to these acts as the way of Jeroboam or the errors of Jeroboam. ( 1 Kings 12 : 26 - 29 ) </P>
where did the northern kingdom of israel worship
where did the northern kingdom of israel worship
Bethel far northern Dan
Bethel far northern Dan