Oboth
Oboth (Biblical Place • Dibon 1 • 31.497°N, 35.783°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:10 , Num 21:11 , Num 33:43 , Num 33:44 (identified with Dibon 1 ). It is closely linked with Rehoboth 2 (Biblical Place • Zered • 30.884°N, 35.898°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:37 , 1 Chr 1:48 (identified with Zered ).
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Obed (Generation 31 • Messianic Line • Child of Boaz ): Obed is a biblical figure in Generation 31 of the Messianic Line , child of Boaz , parent of Jesse . ( Ruth 4:21 , 1 Chronicles 2:12 ) (mentioned in Ruth 4 , 2 Samuel 6 , 1 Chronicles 2 ) Boaz (Generation 30 • Messianic Line • Child of Salma (or Salmon )): Boaz is a biblical figure in Generation 30 of the Messianic Line, child of Salma (or Salmon), parent of Obed. ( Ruth 4:21 , 1 Chronicles 2:11 ) (mentioned in Ruth 2 , Ruth 3 , Ruth 4 ) Onan (Generation 24 • Child of Judah ): ( Genesis 38:2-4 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 , Genesis 38:9-10 ) Onan did what was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, so He took his life. ( Genesis 38:10 ) (mentioned in Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 ) Kohath (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:29 ). (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 3 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Oboth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:10 , Num 21:11 , Num 33:43 , Num 33:44 (identified with Dibon 1 ).) Rehoboth 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:37 , 1 Chr 1:48 (identified with Zered ).) Rehoboth 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 26:22 .) Rehoboth-Ir (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:11 (identified with Nineveh ).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Numbers 33:43 : "And they departed from Punon , and pitched in Oboth ."; Numbers 21:10 : "And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth ."; Numbers 33:44 : "And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Iye–abarim, in the border of Moab .". Related canonical books and chapters: Numbers 21 ( Numbers • Chapter 21 (35 verses)), Genesis 26 ( Genesis • Chapter 26 (35 verses)), Genesis 36 ( Genesis • Chapter 36 (43 verses)).