Rehoboth (Hebrew: רְחוֹבוֹת, Reḥovot; lit. broad places[1]) is the name of three biblical places:[2]
The town's ruins, called in Arabic "Khirbet Ruheibeh", are located in the Wadi er-Ruheibeh area, where Isaac's well was (31°01′48″N 34°33′57″E / 31.0299°N 34.5657°E). This was a thriving city in Byzantine times. In Israel today it is called "Rehovot ba-Negev" (Rehovot-in-the-Negev). It was apparently founded in the first century AD by the Nabateans. It grew to more than 10,000 people by the fifth century, thanks to its being on the Incense Route.