Rehob
REHOB
1. A Levitical city in Asher, Jos 19:28 ; 21:31, on the northern border of the Holy Land, called also Beth-rehob, and lying in a valley south of Anti-Lebanon, not far north of Dan, Num 13:21 ; Jdg 18:28 . It was long governed by its own kings, Jdg 1:31, but in the time of David was rendered tributary, 2Sa 10:6,8,19 . Some think there were two cities of this name in Asher.2. The father of Hadadezer king of Zobah in Syria, 2Sa 8:3 .
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Rehob
(Heb. Rechob’, [twice , 2Sa 10:8; Neh 10:11], a street, from its width; Sept. v. r. , etc.), the name of two men and also of three places in the north of Palestine.
1. The father of the Hadadezer, king of Zobah, whom David smote at the Euphrates (2Sa 8:3; 2Sa 8:12). B.C. ante 1043. Josephus (Ant. 7:5, 1) calls him Araiis (), and the old Latin version Arachus. The name possibly had some connection with the district of Syria called Rehob, or Beth-rehob (2Sa 10:6; 2Sa 10:8).
2. A Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh 10:11). B.C. 410.
3. The northern limit of the exploration of the spies who explored Canaan (Num 13:21). It is specified as being as men come unto Hamath, or, as the phrase is elsewhere rendered, at the entrance of Hamath, i.e. at the commencement of the territory of that name, by which in the early books of the Bible the great valley of Lebanon, the Bika’ah of the prophets, and the Bfuka’a of the modern Arabs, seems to be roughly designated. This, and the consideration of the improbability that the spies went farther than the upper end of the Jordan valley, seems to fix the position of Rehob as not far from Tell el-Kady and Banias. This is conifirmed by the statement of Jdg 18:28, that Laish or Dan (Tell el- Kady) was in the valley that is by Beth-rehob. Dr. Robinson (Later Bib. Res. p. 371) proposes to identify it with Hunin, an ancient fortress in the mountains north-west of the plain of Huleh, the upper district of the Jordan valley. But since the names Ruheib, of a valley, and Deir-Rabba, of an Arab ruin, are found near Bhnias, Thomson (Land and Book, 1, 391) prefers that vicinity. There is no reason to doubt that this Rehob or Beth- rehob was identical with the place mentioned under both names in 2Sa 10:6; 2Sa 10:8, in connection with Maacah, which was also in the upper district of the Huleh. SEE BETH-REHOB.
4. One of the towns allotted to Asher (Jos 19:28), and which from the list appears to have been in close proximity to Zidon. It is named between Ebron, or Abdon, and Hammon. Schwarz, from some Jewish writer, gives it a position seven and a half miles east of Tyre, on the river Leontes; referring, perhaps, to the modern village Rezieh or Harziyeh.
5. Asher contained another Rehob (Jos 19:30).
One of the two was allotted to the Gershonite Levites (21:31; 1Ch 6:75), and of one its Canaanitish inhabitants retained possession (Jdg 1:31). The mention of Aphik in this latter passage may imply that the Rehob referred to was that of Jos 19:30. This, Eusebius and Jerome (Onomasticon, s.v. Roob) confound with the Rehob of the spies, and place four Roman miles from Scythopolis. The place they refer to still survives as Rehab, three and a half miles south of Beisan, but their identification of a town in that position with one in the territory of Asher is obviously inaccurate. The Rehob in question is possibly represented by the modern Tell Kurdany, south of the river Belus, near the northern base of which is a village with a perennial spring (Robinson, Later Bib. Res. p. 104).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Rehob
street; broad place. (1.) The father of Hadadezer, king of Tobah (2 Sam. 8:3, 12).
(2.) Neh. 10:11.
(3.) The same, probably, as Beth-rehob (2 Sam. 10:6, 8; Judg. 18:28), a place in the north of Palestine (Num. 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.
(4.) A town of Asher (Josh. 19:28), to the east of Zidon.
(5.) Another town of Asher (Josh. 19:30), kept possession of by the Canaanites (Judg. 1:31).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Rehob (1)
1. 2Sa 8:3; 2Sa 8:12. Josephus (Ant. 7:5, section 1) calls him Araos, and makes Rehob mean “charioteer.” A Syrian name. (See BETHREHOB.) (2Sa 10:6; 2Sa 10:8).
2. Neh 10:11.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Rehob (2)
(“a roomy, wide space”.)
1. The northern limit of the spies’ search (Num 13:21), at the entrance of Hamath (Num 13:21). Near Tell el Kady, anciently Laish or Dan. (See LAISH; DAN;) (Jdg 18:28). Now Hunin (Robinson).
2. A town allotted to Asher (Jos 19:28), near Sidon.
3. Another town of Asher (Jos 19:30); assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Jos 21:31); kept by the Canaanites through Asher’s remissness (Jdg 1:31).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Rehob
REHOB.1. A town at the northern end of the valley of the Jordan (Num 13:21, 2Sa 10:3), most probably the same as Beth-rehob, of which the exact site is unknown. 2, 3. Two Asherite towns, neither of which has been identified (Jos 19:28; Jos 21:31, 1Ch 6:75, Jos 19:30, Jdg 1:31). 4. The father of Hadadezer (2Sa 8:3; 2Sa 8:12). 5. A signatory to the covenant (Neh 10:11).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Rehob
King of Zobah in Syria, 2Sa 8:3. It should seem that the name is derived from Rachab, breadth. There was also a Rehob among the captives of Israel which returned from Babylon, Neh 10:11. And there was a city of Asher called Rehob, bordering upon Syria, on the road to Hamath. See Jos 19:28; Num 13:11. The Syrians called it Bethrehob. See 2Sa 10:6.
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Rehob
rehob (, rehobh; , Rhoob, , Rhaab):
(1) Etymologically the word means broad and might be applied either to a road or a plain. Rehob is given (Num 13:21) as the northern limit of Israel as reached by the spies. This agrees with the position assigned to Beth-rehob in the narrative of the settlement of the Danites (Jdg 18:28). It is mentioned again along with the kingdom of Zobah in connection with the wars of Saul (1Sa 14:47 Septuagint Lag.), and as having been associated with, Zobah and Maacah against David in the Ammonite war and as having been defeated by him (2Sa 10:6). Robinson sought to identify it with Hunin, but it hardly suits the references. Buhl (GAP, 240) following Thomson (LB, II, 547) seeks it at Paneas (modern Banias). This would suit all the requirements of the capital, Beth-rehob, which might then be the second Rehob, assigned as part of the territory of Sidon to the tribe Asher (Jos 19:28, Jos 19:30; Jdg 18:28). We must, however, assign to the kingdom of Rehob a territory extending from the settlements of the Danites to the entering in of Hamath or to Libo (modern Leboue), i.e. the Great Plain of Coele-Syria bounded by Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon and within the limits indicated.
(2) Two separate towns belonging to Asher (Jos 19:28; Jos 19:30). One of them was given to the Gershonite Levites (Jos 21:31), and one is mentioned as remaining in the hands of the Canaanites (Jdg 1:31).
(3) Father of Hadadezer, king of Aram Zobah, who was overwhelmed by David at the Euphrates (2Sa 8:3, 2Sa 8:12).
(4) One of the Levites who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant on the 24th Tishri, 444 BC (Neh 10:11).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Rehob
Rehob, 1
Rehob, called also Beth-Rehob, a town on the northern border of Palestine (Num 13:22), not far from Dan (Jdg 18:27-29). It was assigned to the tribe of Asher (Jos 19:28), and was a Levitical city (Jos 21:31; 1Ch 6:73). It does not, however, appear that the Israelites ever had it in actual possession (comp. Jdg 1:31; 2Sa 10:6; 2Sa 10:8).
Rehob, 2
Rehob, the father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, in Syria (2Sa 8:3).
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Rehob
[Re’hob]
1. Father of Hadadezer king of Zobah. 2Sa 8:3; 2Sa 8:12.
2. Levite who sealed the covenant. Neh 10:11.
3. The northern limit of the exploration by the spies. Num 13:21; 2Sa 10:8. Identified by some with Hunin , 33 13′ N, 35 32′ E.
4, 5. Two cities assigned to Asher, one of which was allotted to the Levites, but which of the two is not known, nor can they be identified. Jos 19:28; Jos 19:30; Jos 21:31; Jdg 1:31; 1Ch 6:75.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Rehob
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1. Father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah
2Sa 8:3; 2Sa 8:12
2. A Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
Neh 10:11
3. A town in northern Palestine:
– The limit of the investigation made by the twelve spies
Num 13:21
– Possessed by the Syrians
2Sa 10:6; 2Sa 10:8
– Called Beth-Rehob
2Sa 10:6
4. An unlocated town of Asher
Jos 19:28
5. A Levitical city of Asher
Jos 19:30; Jos 21:31; 1Ch 6:75
Canaanites not driven from
Jdg 1:31
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Rehob
Re’hob.
1. The father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, whom David smote at the Euphrates. 2Sa 8:3; 2Sa 8:12. (B.C. before 1043).
2. A Levite or family of Levites, who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. Neh 10:11. (B.C. 410).
3. The northern limit of the exploration of the spies. Num 13:21. Robinson fixes the position of Rehob, as not far from Tell el-Kady and Banias.
4. One of the towns, allotted to Asher. Jos 19:28.
5. Asher contained another Rehob, Jos 19:30, but the situation of these towns is unknown.