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Biblical place

Where was Rehoboth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ras Rihab.

First appears in Genesis 36:37 · 2 books · 2 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. Modern identification: Ras Rihab.

Rehoboth is represented in the local geography layer as Ras Rihab. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 36:37 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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Jordan

About 92 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 94 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 100 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 100 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 106 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 Ras Rihab.

Rehoboth is commonly identified with Ras Rihab, 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

Ras Rihab

30.933°N · 35.611°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention