Rehoboth
Rehoboth was the name of a well dug by Isaac where he found room and water.
The name Rehoboth means “spaces; places”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Genesis 26:22; only referred to as Rehoboth (רְחֹבוֹת).
Location
- Identified as
- Ruheibeh
- Certainty
- Possible (56% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.031° N, 34.566° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- רְחֹבוֹתRehoboth
Mentions
- He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”