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Rehoboth

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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1. City built by Asshur, or by Nimrod in Asshur. Genesis 10:11 . Usually placed near to Nineveh, but see No. 2.

2. City in the East, 'by the river,' from whence one named Saul, or Shaul, became an early king of Edom. Genesis 36:37; 1 Chronicles 1:48 . There are two places named Rahabeh, near the Euphrates, which may be these cities. One is eight miles below the junction of the Khabur river, and the other four or five miles further south on the left bank, and called Rahabeh Melek, that is 'royal.'

3. Name of a well which Isaac dug, so called because God had 'made room' for them. Genesis 26:22 .

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Rehoboth'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​r/rehoboth.html. 1897.
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