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Rehoboth Art League
Rehoboth may refer to: *Rehoboth (Bible), the name of three Biblical places Places Namibia *Rehoboth, Namibia *Rehoboth Ratepayers' Association *Rehoboth (homeland), a Baster territory in South West Africa (present-day Namibia) United States *Rehoboth Beach, Delaware * Rehoboth, DeKalb County, Georgia * Rehoboth, Harris County, Georgia *Rehoboth (Eldorado, Maryland), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Dorchester County, Maryland *Rehoboth, Massachusetts *Rehoboth, New Mexico *Rehoboth (Chappaqua, New York), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York *Rehoboth, Perry County, Ohio *Rehoboth, Seneca County, Ohio Other places *Rehoboth Christian College, Perth, Western Australia *Rehoboth, the conventional English name for Rehovot, Israel *Rehoboth Specialist Hospital, Nigeria Other uses *145475 Rehoboth, an asteroid *Rehoboth Bay, Delaware, United States *Rehoboth Christian School, Rehoboth, New Mexico, United States *USS R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehoboth (Bible)
Rehoboth ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת, ''Reḥovot''; lit. ''broad places'') is the name of three biblical places: * "A well in Gerar dug by Isaac (), supposed to be in Wady er-Ruheibeh, about 20 miles south of Beersheba." Isaac gave it the name Rehoboth, which means "open spaces". Isaac's servants had dug two wells and the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled because of these two wells with Isaac's herdsmens. So when they dug the third well and there were no quarrels Isaac named it Rehoboth saying "Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land." * An ancient city from which came Saul, an Edomite king (; ), "Rehoboth by the river". Since "the River" in the Bible generally is used about Euphrates, scholars have suggested either of two sites near the junction of the Khabur River and the Euphrates. However, this would be a place far outside the Edomite territory. The river mentioned could be a river in the land of Edom, such as Wadi Zered (also known as Wadi al-Hasa). Rehoboth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |