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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Rehoboth-Ir


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The name Rehoboth occurs twice in the Bible. In Gen 26:22 Isaac names a well Rehoboth and he says, "At last the Lord has made room for us...". Rehoboth-Ir is a city in Assyria, built by Nimrod.

"The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city." - Genesis 10:10-12

The name Rehoboth comes from the verb rahab (rahab 2143), to be wide. Derivatives rahab (rahab 2143a, b, c) mean breadth, broad expanse, wide. Judging from the context, the name of the well Rehoboth means something like Space or Room.

The name Rehoboth-Ir consists of the name Rehoboth plus the word ir( 'ir 1615), the regular word for city.

The name Rehoboth-Ir means City of Room (Big City). Another name from this same stock is Rehoboam.



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