Bible Location
Meaning: spaces; places · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Rehoboth entry refers to Rehoboth by the River on the Euphrates, not to Isaac's well-name in Genesis 26. It is important because it preserves an eastern city in the Edomite king list. First appears in Gen 36:37.1
Place meaning
spaces; places
Coordinates
30.88, 35.90
First appears
Gen 36:37
AI summary: Rehoboth matters here because it places the Edomite royal list within a wider Mesopotamian world. By naming Rehoboth by the River, Scripture gives the dynastic memory a larger geopolitical setting. The cross references present this Rehoboth as an Euphrates-side city in the eastern royal horizon.1
Place meaning
spaces; places
Latitude
30.88
Longitude
35.90
Bible references
2
An ancient city on the Euphrates (Gen. 36:37; 1 Chr. 1:48), “Rehoboth by the river.” 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.