Riblah

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

or Rivlah (fruitful) (Num. 34:11)—a city on Palestine’s northern frontier. Pharaoh Necho detained Jehoahaz king of Judah there and sent him in bonds to Egypt (2 Kings 23:33). Nebuchadnezzar brought Zedekiah there for judgment; Zedekiah’s sons were slain before him, his eyes were put out, and he was carried in chains to Babylon (2 Kings 25:6–7). The source identifies the place with modern Ribleh on the road between Baalbek and Homs near the Orontes.

Scripture cited

Numbers 34:11 4 Kingdoms 23:33 4 Kingdoms 25:6

Related entries

Ahihud (brother of the Jews) (Num. 34:27) — chief of the tribe of Asher, son of Shelomi.
Akrabbim (scorpions) (Num. 34:4) — a chain of hills on the southern border of Judea, toward the Dead Sea. From the…
Ammihud (according to Gesenius, one of the tribe of Judah) — the name of various persons mentioned in Holy Scripture,…
Azmon (stronghold, fortress) (Num. 34:4; Josh. 15:4) — a city on the southern border of Palestine, between Kadesh…
Azzan (sharp) (Num. 34:26) — father of Paltiel, one of the princes of Issachar, appointed together with the princes…
Brook of Egypt (Num. 34:5; Josh. 15:4)—the boundary stream between Egypt and Palestine, separating Palestine from Egypt and…
Bukki (destruction) — the name of two persons: a) (Num. 34:22) prince of the tribe of Dan, one of the ten persons…
Chinnereth, Chinneroth (hollow) (Num 34:11) - the eastern part of Naphtali adjoining the Sea of Galilee, which was therefore…
Elidad (whom God loves) (Num. 34:21) — son of Chislon, of the tribe of Benjamin, one of those who assisted Joshua…
Elizaphan (God protects) — name of two persons: a) (Num. 3:30; 2 Chron. 29:13) one of the Levites, sons of Uzziel,…

Search the whole Encyclopedia All 4,575 entries, searchable, with every entry linked to the verses it explains.