People of the Bible

Rehob

The name Rehob means “breadth; space; extent.” Rehob is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Samuel 8:3.

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Who was Rehob?

The father of Hadadezer, king of Tobah (2 Sam. 8:3, 12).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Rehob

  • 2 Samuel 8:3

    David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

  • 2 Samuel 8:12

    Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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