Rechobothרחבות
In the Bible
A biblical toponym — Rechoboth — attested in Gen 26:22 (15 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Gen 26:22 on Sefaria →וַיַּעְתֵּ֣ק מִשָּׁ֗ם וַיַּחְפֹּר֙ בְּאֵ֣ר אַחֶ֔רֶת וְלֹ֥א רָב֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ רְחֹב֔וֹת וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי־עַתָּ֞ה הִרְחִ֧יב יְהֹוָ֛ה לָ֖נוּ וּפָרִ֥ינוּ בָאָֽרֶץ׃
He moved from there and dug yet another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he called it Rehoboth, saying, “Now at last GOD has granted us ample spacedample space Heb. hirḥib, connected with “Rehoboth.” to increase in the land.”
Facts
| Type | place (toponym) |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 616 |
| Letters | 5 consonants |
Stellar letters
The 5-consonant name needs its 2 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Rechoboth appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |