Rehoboth (biblical city)

E481939

ancient town biblical city

Rehoboth is an ancient biblical town mentioned in the Book of Genesis as a place where Isaac successfully dug a well and found room to live in peace.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rehoboth (biblical place)	2
Rehoboth (biblical city) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4933803 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rehoboth (biblical city)
Context triple: [Rehovot, namedAfter, Rehoboth (biblical city)]

A. Anathoth
Anathoth is an ancient Levitical town in the territory of Benjamin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally associated with the prophet Jeremiah.
B. Ephrath
Ephrath is an ancient place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally identified with Bethlehem in the land of Canaan.
C. Yavneh
Yavneh is an ancient Jewish center of learning in the Land of Israel that became a key hub for rabbinic scholarship and religious reorganization after the destruction of the Second Temple.
D. Beersheba
Beersheba is a major city in southern Israel, often regarded as the "Capital of the Negev" and known for its historical significance and rapid modern development.
E. Kfar Nahum
Kfar Nahum is the modern Israeli site identified with the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, known for its significant New Testament associations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rehoboth (biblical city)
Target entity description: Rehoboth is an ancient biblical town mentioned in the Book of Genesis as a place where Isaac successfully dug a well and found room to live in peace.

A. Anathoth
Anathoth is an ancient Levitical town in the territory of Benjamin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally associated with the prophet Jeremiah.
B. Ephrath
Ephrath is an ancient place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally identified with Bethlehem in the land of Canaan.
C. Yavneh
Yavneh is an ancient Jewish center of learning in the Land of Israel that became a key hub for rabbinic scholarship and religious reorganization after the destruction of the Second Temple.
D. Beersheba
Beersheba is a major city in southern Israel, often regarded as the "Capital of the Negev" and known for its historical significance and rapid modern development.
E. Kfar Nahum
Kfar Nahum is the modern Israeli site identified with the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, known for its significant New Testament associations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient town ⓘ biblical city ⓘ
associatedWithPatriarch	Isaac ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Isaac ⓘ
associatedWithRiver	none (distinct from Rehoboth on the River) ⓘ
category	Hebrew Bible places ⓘ Patriarchal narratives locations ⓘ Places in the Book of Genesis ⓘ
connectedToFigure	Abrahamic covenant line through Isaac ⓘ
countryInBiblicalContext	Canaan ⓘ
describedAs	place where the LORD made room for Isaac ⓘ
distinctFrom	Rehoboth on the River ⓘ Rehoboth-ir (city of Asshur) ⓘ linked to: Ashur
etymologyRoot	Hebrew root ר-ח-ב (r-ḥ-b) meaning to be wide or spacious ⓘ
event	Isaac declared that the LORD had made room for him there ⓘ linked to: biblical patriarch Isaac Isaac dug a well there ⓘ Isaac found no quarrel over this well ⓘ
hasBiblicalVerse	Genesis 26:22 ⓘ
hasModernCommemoration	name used by various modern towns and churches ⓘ
hasWellName	Rehoboth well ⓘ
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
locatedIn	Negev region (traditional identification) ⓘ linked to: נגב land of the Philistines (narrative context) ⓘ linked to: Philistia
locatedNear	Gerar (region) ⓘ
meaningOfName	broad places ⓘ room ⓘ
mentionedIn	Book of Genesis ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
nameInHebrew	רְחֹבוֹת ⓘ
narrativeContext	patriarchal narratives ⓘ
relatedEvent	disputes over earlier wells Esek and Sitnah ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam (as part of shared patriarchal narratives) ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
status	location uncertain ⓘ
symbolismInPreaching	place of enlargement and blessing ⓘ
symbolismInTheology	God providing space after conflict ⓘ
theme	divine provision ⓘ end of conflict over resources ⓘ peaceful coexistence ⓘ
timePeriod	patriarchal age (traditional dating) ⓘ
transliteration	Reḥovot ⓘ
typeOfSite	well site ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rehovot → namedAfter → Rehoboth (biblical city) ⓘ

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware → namedAfter → Rehoboth (biblical place) ⓘ

linked to: Rehoboth (biblical city)

Rehoboth, Massachusetts → namedAfter → Rehoboth (biblical place) ⓘ