Places of the Bible
Riblah
Northern Aram, on the Orontes (Syria) · Old Testament · 11 verses
Riblah was a town in the land of Hamath on the Orontes River in modern Syria. It lay on the route between Egypt and Mesopotamia. The name appears in Numbers, 2 Kings, Jeremiah in the King James text.
About Riblah
Riblah was a town in the land of Hamath on the Orontes River in modern Syria. It lay on the route between Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Its place in the story
At Riblah, Pharaoh Necho and later Nebuchadnezzar set up military headquarters. It was there that King Zedekiah's sons were killed before his eyes and he was blinded after Jerusalem fell. Riblah became a place of judgment on Judah's last king.
Riblah in Scripture (KJV)
Riblah is named 11 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.
Where it leads
The tragic end of Judah's last king at Riblah marks the low point of the exile, from which the hope of a coming true King in Christ arose.
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Where is Riblah in the Bible?
Riblah was a town in the land of Hamath on the Orontes River in modern Syria. It lay on the route between Egypt and Mesopotamia. The name appears in Numbers, 2 Kings, Jeremiah in the King James text.
What happened at Riblah?
At Riblah, Pharaoh Necho and later Nebuchadnezzar set up military headquarters. It was there that King Zedekiah's sons were killed before his eyes and he was blinded after Jerusalem fell. Riblah became a place of judgment on Judah's last king.
Scripture verbatim KJV. Place facts curated; any coordinates via Wikidata (CC0).