A place-name in the OT. 1 Isaac’s servants dug a well and called it Rehoboth, because they found respite from their quarrels over water rights with the herdsmen of Gerar (Gen 26:22). The site is most often identified with modern Ruheibeh, southwest of Beer-sheba. 2 Rehoboth-on-the-River is the home of Shaul (Gen 36:37; 1Chr 1:48), one of the early kings of Edom (Gen 36:31). The river is possibly the brook Zered rather than the Euphrates. The site itself is unidentified.
Gen 26:22
22He moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he called it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall ... View more
Gen 36:37
37Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates succeeded him as king.
1Chr 1:48
48When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates succeeded him.
Gen 36:31
31These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites.
