HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7247
רִבְלָה
riv.lah — Riblah
§ Riblah = "fertility" a place on the eastern boundary of Israel
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Riblah
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1689
דִּבְלָה
div.lah — Riblah
Diblath = "place of the fig cake" a place near the wilderness Another spelling of riv.lah (רִבְלָה "Riblah" H7247H)
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צְפַנְיָהוּ
tse.phan.yah — Zephaniah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.18; son of: Maaseiah (H4641X) § Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured" 1) the 9th in order of the 12 minor prophets; descendant of king Hezekiah of Judah and prophet in the time of king Josiah of Judah 2) son of Maaseiah and second priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah; succeeded Jehoiada and an officer of the temple; slain at Riblah on the capture of Jerusalem 3) father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah 4) a Levite
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Fruitful, an ancient town on the northern frontier of Palestine, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the Orontes, in a wide and fertile plain. Here Nebuchadnezzar had his head-quarters in his campaign against Jerusalem, and here also Necho fixed his camp after he had routed Josiah’s army at Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29-35; 25:6, 20, 21; Jer. 39:5; 52:10). It was on the great caravan road from Palestine to Carchemish, on the Euphrates. It is described (Num. 34:11) as “on the eastern side of Ain.” A place still called el Ain, i.e., “the fountain”, is found in such a position about 10 miles distant. (See JERUSALEM.)
Scripture references
2 Kings 23:29-352 Kings 25:62 Kings 25:202 Kings 25:21Jeremiah 39:5Jeremiah 52:10Numbers 34:11Jeremiah 39:6Jeremiah 62:9Jeremiah 62:10Jeremiah 62:26Jeremiah 62:272 Kings 23:33
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.