Rehoboth (Bible)

Rehoboth (Hebrew: רְחוֹבוֹת, Reḥovot; lit. broad places) is the name of three Biblical places:[1]

Nabatean and Byzantine town in the Negev

See Hebrew-language article here.

The town's ruins, called in Arabic Khirbet Ruheibeh, are located in the Wadi er-Ruheibeh area, where Isaac's well was (latitude 31°1'N, longitude 34°33'E). This was a thriving city in Byzantine times. In Israel today it is called "Rehovot ba-Negev" (Rehovot-in-the-Negev). It was apparently founded in the first century AD by the Nabateans. It grew to more than 10,000 people by the fifth century, thanks to its being on the Incense Route.

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Coordinates: 31°01′48″N 34°33′57″E / 31.0299°N 34.5657°E / 31.0299; 34.5657

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