Beth-rehob

A town near Sidon on the border between Dan and Syria.

About Beth-rehob

A city or district mentioned in Judges 18:28 and 2 Samuel 10:6. It was probably the northernmost point the 12 Israelite spies reached when they searched the land of Canaan. It is probably the same as Rehob (Numbers 13:21; 2 Samuel 10:8).

See Rehob (Place).

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Key References

Judges 18:28

There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.

2 Samuel 10:8

The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

Numbers 13:21

So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.

2 Samuel 10:6

When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.

All Scripture References (4)

Numbers (1)
Numbers 13:21

So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.

Judges (1)
Judges 18:28

There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.

2 Samuel (2)
2 Samuel 10:6

When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.

2 Samuel 10:8

The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.