And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
Rehoboth, х Rªchobowt (H7344)] - wide places, plenty of room. Rowlands ('Williams' 'Holy City') discovered at no great distance from es-Sebata 'an ancient well of living and good water, bearing the name of "Bir Rohebeh," or Ruheibeh.' If to Dr. Robinson's graphic description of the valley, with its ample expanse and cheerful verdure, and to Mr. Rowland's discovery of the well, still retaining its familiar title, we add the further coincidences, that the context shows Rehoboth to have been between the valley of Gerar and Beer-sheba, just as Bir er-Ruheibeh is between Wady el-Jerur and Bir es-Seba; 'and that as Isaac went up from thence to Beer-sheba,' so Dr. Robinson tells us, 'the ascent was long and gradual,' we think we have said quite enough to convince any unbiassed judgment that the identification is complete ('Negeb').