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Considering the historical context of the divided kingdom after Solomon's reign, what was a primary reason why Jeroboam, the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, established alternative worship centers in Dan and Bethel (1 Kings 12:26-33)?
A
To promote religious tolerance and integrate the worship practices of neighboring pagan cultures into Israelite religion.
B
To provide geographically convenient locations for his people to worship, thereby preventing them from traveling to Jerusalem in the Southern Kingdom and potentially returning allegiance to the Davidic line.
C
To purify the existing temple worship in Jerusalem, which he believed had become corrupted by idolatrous practices.
D
To fulfill a direct divine command received in a personal revelation, instructing him to establish these new worship sites.
Reference:
1 Kings 12:26-33
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