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Horites
[Bible]The Horites were a people who lived in the region of Mount Seir before the descendants of Esau arrived. They appear in Genesis and Deuteronomy, which record that they were later displaced by, or absorbed into, the Edomites.
Rehoboth
[Bible]Rehoboth is the name of a well that Isaac dug without strife after leaving the Valley of Gerar, as recorded in Genesis 26. The Hebrew name means "broad place," and Isaac gave it this name as a confession that God had made room for them.
Biblical Geography
[Bible]Biblical geography is the field that examines the locations and natural environments of the lands, cities, mountains, rivers, and seas mentioned in the Bible, and how they relate to the events of Scripture. It is commonly studied alongside Bible maps.
Hebrews 7
[Bible]Hebrews 7 describes Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest, and teaches that the priesthood of Jesus after the order of Melchizedek is superior to the Levitical priesthood and is eternal.
Tel Dan Stele
[History]The Tel Dan Stele consists of fragments of a ninth-century BC Aramaic stone inscription discovered in 1993–1994 at Tel Dan in northern Israel. It is widely accepted as the earliest extrabiblical source containing the phrase "House of David."