Rehob
Rehob was a Levitical city within the territory of Asher.
The name Rehob means “breadth; space; extent”
PlaceOld Testament3 books4 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Tell Bir el Gharbi
- Certainty
- Possible (43% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 32.901° N, 35.169° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- רְחוֹבRehob
Mentions
- Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
- Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
- Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.