Rehob

Rehob [N] [H] [S]

street; broad place. 

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

     

  • Nehemiah 10:11 . 

     

  • The same, probably, as Beth-rehob ( 2 Samuel 10:6  2 Samuel 10:8 ; Judg.  18:28 ), a place in the north of Palestine ( Numbers 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. 

     

  • A town of Asher ( Joshua 19:28 ), to the east of Zidon. 

     

  • Another town of Asher ( Joshua 19:30 ), kept possession of by the Canaanites ( Judges 1:31 ). 

     

    These dictionary topics are from
    M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
    published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.