Riblah

Riblah was a place mentioned in the description of the eastern border of the Promised Land.

The name Riblah means “quarrel; greatness to him”

PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Ain only mentioned at Numbers 34:11; only referred to as Riblah (רִבְלָה).

Location

Identified as
Arbin
Certainty
Uncertain (4% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
Coordinates
33.537° N, 36.366° E
Riblah
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Glossary entries

Riblah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. …then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.