Places in the Bible Today:

Rehob 2

Data

Translated NameRehob
Typesettlement
Notesin northern Asher
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

6 Possible Identifications

  1. Tell el Balat (modern): 25% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell el BalatTell el Balat

  2. Tell er Rahb (modern): 15% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell er RahbTell er Rahb

  3. another name for Rehob 3 (ancient): less than 10% confidence. It may be:

    1. panorama looking south of Tell Bir el GharbiTell Bir el Gharbi

    2. ruins at Khirbet Da‘ukKhirbet Da‘uk

  4. Tell Bir el Gharbi (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. panorama looking south of Tell Bir el GharbiTell Bir el Gharbi

  5. another name for Rehob 1 (ancient): less than 10% confidence. It may be:

    1. panorama of the Beqaa Valleyin the Beqaa Valley

    2. ruins at BaniasBanias

    3. panorama of the upper Huleh Valleyin the upper Huleh Valley

    4. building at HuninHunin

    5. panorama looking south of Tell Bir el GharbiTell Bir el Gharbi

    6. ruins at Khirbet Da‘ukKhirbet Da‘uk

    7. gate at Tel DanTel Dan

  6. Horbat Kenesiyya (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Horbat KenesiyyaHorbat Kenesiyya

Verses (1)

Josh 19:28

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com814
Logos FactbookRehob (north of Asher)
OpenBible.info (2007)Rehob 2
OpenBible.infoaaf5fef (Rehob 2)
TIPNRRehob@Jos.19.28
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2682
WikipediaCities in the Book of Joshua (nonunique url)

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 441
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Rehob (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Rehob
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Rehob
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Rehob
  6. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  7. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Rehob (place)
  8. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  9. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Rehob
  10. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Rehob
  11. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  12. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 22
  13. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  14. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Rehob
  15. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Num 13:21-22
  16. Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 3
  17. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Rehob
  18. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  19. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Rehob
  20. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Rehob (Place)
  21. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Rehob
  22. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Rehob
  23. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  24. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  25. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 21:27-33

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Places with Similar Names

Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Aaadir, Uri Zackhem, Rasmus Bøgeskov Larsen, EdoM, Jotpe, Bukvoed, Lajoya02

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.