Rehoboth-ir

A city in Assyria built by Nimrod after the flood.

About Rehoboth-ir

Name meaning “broad places of the city.” It was the second city built by Nimrod the hunter (kjv “Asshur”) in Assyria (Gn 10:11; kjv “Rehoboth”). Opinion differs as to whether it was a distinct municipality (a suburb of Nineveh) or, since the name of the town is not mentioned in Assyrian literature, open squares or broad streets within Nineveh itself.

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Key References

Genesis 10:11

From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

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Genesis 10:11

From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,