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REHOBOTH

(Heb. rĕḥōḇôṯ)

1. The third of three wells dug by Isaac’s servants in the valley of Gerar (Gen. 26:22). The tradition reflects tension between the herders over water rights. The well’s location has been associated with Wadi Ruḥeibeh/Naḥal Shunra, SW of Beer-sheba, which may preserve the ancient name.

2. Rehoboth ha-Nahar (rĕḥōḇôṯ hannāhār, “Rehoboth on the river”), the home of Shaul, one of the early kings of Edom (Gen. 36:37; 1 Chr. 1:48). The location is uncertain. “The river” has been assumed to describe the Euphrates (NRSV), as elsewhere (e.g., Gen. 31:21), but in this context it may refer to a location in Edom. It may perhaps be identified with Brook Zered (modern Wadi el-µesa), which marked the border between Moab and Edom (Deut. 2:8-14). The site may be modern Râs er-Rihâb (208038).

Laura B. Mazow






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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