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Rehoboth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(places). (1) A city of Assyria founded by Asher or Nimrod (Gen. 10:11-12¹¹Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, ¹²And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. (Genesis 10:11‑12)). (2) A city on the Euphrates, home of Shaul or Saul, an early Edomite king (Gen. 36:37³⁷And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. (Genesis 36:37); 1 Chron. 1:48⁴⁸And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. (1 Chronicles 1:48)). (3) The third well dug by Isaac. It is located south of Beersheba (Gen. 26:22²²And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. (Genesis 26:22)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. City built by Asshur, or by Nimrod in Asshur (Gen. 10:11¹¹Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, (Genesis 10:11)). Usually placed near to Nineveh, but see No. 2.

2. City in the East, “by the river,” from whence one named Saul, or Shaul, became an early king of Edom (Gen. 36:37³⁷And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. (Genesis 36:37); 1 Chron. 1:48⁴⁸And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. (1 Chronicles 1:48)). There are two places named Rahabeh, near the Euphrates, which may be these cities. One is eight miles below the junction of the Khabur river, and the other four or five miles further south on the left bank, and called Rahabeh, Melek, that is “royal.”

3. Name of a well which Isaac dug, so called because God had “made room” for them (Gen. 26:22²²And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. (Genesis 26:22)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7344 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Rchobowth

Phonic:

rekh-o-both’

Meaning:

or Rchoboth {rekh-o-both'}; plural of 7339; streets; Rechoboth, a place in Assyria and one in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Rehoboth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

broad places

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Breadth; spaces; enlargement; streets:―name of a place in Assyria and of one in Palestine, Gen. 10:11. {Latitudines}