Bible Location
Meaning: quarrel; greatness to him · 11 cross references · Modern-day map available
Riblah was a northern city on the Orontes that became an important military headquarters for Near Eastern kings campaigning in the Levant. It is important because both Pharaoh Necho and Nebuchadnezzar are associated with it in moments that proved disastrous for Judah. First appears in 2 Kgs 23:33.1
Place meaning
quarrel; greatness to him
Coordinates
34.43, 36.55
First appears
2 Kgs 23:33
AI summary: Riblah's significance comes not from a long local history in Scripture but from the imperial power concentrated there at key moments. It becomes the staging point from which kings of larger empires judge, punish, and control Judah and its leaders. In the final years of Jerusalem's monarchy, Riblah is especially associated with the humiliation and collapse of Judah's royal house under Babylonian conquest. The cross references present Riblah as a northern command center where the fate of Jerusalem was decided.1
Place meaning
quarrel; greatness to him
Latitude
34.43
Longitude
36.55
Bible references
11
Fruitful, an ancient town on the northern frontier of Palestine, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the Orontes, in a wide and fertile plain. Here Nebuchadnezzar had his head-quarters in his campaign against Jerusalem, and here also Necho fixed his camp after he had routed Josiah’s army at Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29-35; 25:6, 20, 21; Jer. 39:5; 52:10). It was on the great caravan road from Palestine to Carchemish, on the Euphrates. It is described (Num. 34:11) as “on the eastern side of Ain.” A place still called el Ain, i.e., “the fountain”, is found in such a position about 10 miles distant. (See JERUSALEM.) 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.