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REHUM

(Heb. rĕḥûm, rĕḥum)

1. One of 10 leaders who accompanied Zerubbabel from Babylon back to Judea (Ezra 2:2; cf. Neh. 7:7, Nehum).

2. The Persian commanding officer in Samaria who, along with Shimshai, wrote a letter to King Xerxes protesting the Jews’ work of restoring the walls and repairing the foundations of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:8). Xerxes replied, ordering the work to cease, and Rehum stopped the work by force (Ezra 4:17-23).

3. A Levite, son of Bani, and supervisor of other Levites during the rebuilding of a section of the wall in Jerusalem near the tomb of David (Neh. 3:17).

4. A leader of the people who signed a long prayer of praise, confession, and petition asking the Lord for help in a time of distress after return from the Exile (Neh. 10:25[MT 26]). The governor Nehemiah, priests, and Levites also signed.

5. A priest and Levite who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3; cf. Harim in v. 15; 1 Chr. 24:8).

Robin Gallaher Branch

Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

REHUM

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)