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Rehob

This is an article from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.\nThis article is written from a nineteenth century Christian viewpoint, and may not reflect modern opinions or recent discoveries in Biblical scholarship.\nPlease help the Wikipedia by bringing this article up to date. Rehob - street; broad place. (1.) The father of Hadadezer, king of Tobah\n(2 Sam. 8:3, 12). (2.) Neh. 10:11. (3.) The same, probably, as Beth-rehob (2 Sam. 10:6, 8; Judg.\n18:28), a place in the north of Palestine (Num. 13:21). It is\nnow supposed to be represented by the castle of Hunin,\nsouth-west of Dan, on the road from Hamath into Coele-Syria. (4.) A town of Asher (Josh. 19:28), to the east of Zidon. (5.) Another town of Asher (Josh. 19:30), kept possession of\nby the Canaanites (Judg. 1:31). From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)