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Genesis 36:37Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And he being dead, Saul, of the river Rohoboth, reigned in his stead.

Douay-Rheims

וַיָּ֖מָת שַׂמְלָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו שָׁא֖וּל מֵרְחֹב֥וֹת הַנָּהָֽר׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Philaret of Moscow (Drosdow)

19th centuryChurch Father

This city, named Rehoboth, was situated by the river and given this designation to differentiate it from another Rehoboth mentioned in Scripture (Gen. 10:11). It was located alongside the Euphrates River.

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