Geographic Border Locations:
Riblah
The name means "fruitful". Riblah is the name of more than one city in the Bible. The Riblah connected with the borders of the Promised Land was east of Ain, which sat directly east of the southern end of the Sea of Galilee.
This is a complete listing of the name "Riblah" in the Bible.
Nm 34:11
and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of
Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of
Chinnereth eastward;
2Kg 23:33
Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he
might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred
talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
2Kg 25:6,20,21
6 Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah;
and they gave judgment on him.
20 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king
of Babylon to Riblah.
21 The king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in
the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
Jr 39:5,6
5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the
plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he
gave judgment on him.
6 Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before
his eyes: also the king of Babylon killed all the nobles of Judah.
Jr 52:9,10,26,27
9 Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah
in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.
10 The king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he killed
also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
26 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king
of Babylon to Riblah.
27 The king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in
the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
Ezk 6:14
I will stretch out my hand on them, and make the land desolate and waste, from
the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations: and they
shall know that I am Yahweh.
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