Encyclopedia of The Bible – Beth-Rehob
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Beth-Rehob

BETH-REHOB bĕth re’ hŏb (בֵּית־רְחֹ֜וב, place of street). An Aramean town or district near Laish (Dan) in the extreme N of Pal. (Judg 18:28). It is prob. identified with Rehob of Numbers 13:21, the northern limit of the spies’ inspection of Canaan. It was associated with Zobah when the Ammonites hired Syrians of these districts to fight against David (2 Sam 10:6).

It has been conjecturally identified with modern Banias, five m. NE of Dan and with Hunin, W of Banias, but archeologically there is no confirmation. Others have located the site below Zobah, some twenty-five m. NE of Dan. The exact location remains uncertain.