Rehoboth (biblical city)
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Rehoboth is an ancient biblical town mentioned in the Book of Genesis as a place where Isaac successfully dug a well and found room to live in peace.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rehoboth (biblical place) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
biblical city ⓘ |
| associatedWithPatriarch | Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | none (distinct from Rehoboth on the River) ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew Bible places
ⓘ
Patriarchal narratives locations ⓘ Places in the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| connectedToFigure | Abrahamic covenant line through Isaac ⓘ |
| countryInBiblicalContext | Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | place where the LORD made room for Isaac ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Rehoboth on the River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rehoboth-ir (city of Asshur) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Hebrew root ר-ח-ב (r-ḥ-b) meaning to be wide or spacious ⓘ |
| event |
Isaac declared that the LORD had made room for him there
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isaac dug a well there ⓘ Isaac found no quarrel over this well ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalVerse | Genesis 26:22 ⓘ |
| hasModernCommemoration | name used by various modern towns and churches ⓘ |
| hasWellName | Rehoboth well NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Negev region (traditional identification)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
land of the Philistines (narrative context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gerar (region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
broad places
ⓘ
room ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| nameInHebrew | רְחֹבוֹת NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | patriarchal narratives ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | disputes over earlier wells Esek and Sitnah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam (as part of shared patriarchal narratives) ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| status | location uncertain ⓘ |
| symbolismInPreaching | place of enlargement and blessing ⓘ |
| symbolismInTheology | God providing space after conflict ⓘ |
| theme |
divine provision
ⓘ
end of conflict over resources ⓘ peaceful coexistence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | patriarchal age (traditional dating) ⓘ |
| transliteration | Reḥovot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSite | well site ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Rehoboth (biblical place)