Rehob
Rehob is a settlement mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is Tell Bir el Gharbi. The name means “breadth; space; extent.”
Where is Rehob?
Approx. 32.9014, 35.1694 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Bir el Gharbi | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Rehob 2 | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Da‘uk | settlement | Low |
Rehob in the Bible dictionary
The same, probably, as Beth-rehob (2 Sam. 10:6, 8; Judg. 18:28), a place in the north of Palestine (Num. 13:21). It is now supposed to be represented by the castle of Hunin, south-west of Dan, on the road from Hamath into Coele-Syria.
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Verses that mention Rehob
- Joshua 19:30
Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
- Joshua 21:31
Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
- Judges 1:31
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
- 1 Chronicles 6:75
And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: