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Biblical place

Where was Rehoboth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ruheibeh.

First appears in Genesis 26:22 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Broad places. (1. ) A well in Gerar dug by Isaac (Gen. 26:22), supposed to be in Wady er-Ruheibeh, about 20 miles south of Beersheba. (2. ) An ancient city on the Euphrates.

Rehoboth is represented in the local geography layer as Ruheibeh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 26:22 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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About 97 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 104 km away in the local coordinate layer.

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About 124 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 125 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Rehoboth today

Travel to Rehoboth, the modern-day Ruheibeh.

Rehoboth is commonly identified with Ruheibeh, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Rehoboth is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Ruheibeh

31.031°N · 34.566°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention