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Rekem
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Rekem (1)
#One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites destroyed (Num. 31:8).
Rekem (2)
#One of the sons of Hebron (1 Chr. 2:43, 44).
Rekem (3)
#A town of Benjamin (Josh. 18:27).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
one of the towns of the allotment of Benjamin. (Joshua 18:27) Its existing site is unknown.
(variegation).
One of the five kings or chieftains of Midian slain by the Israelites. (Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21) One of the four sons of Hebron, and father of Shammai. (1 Chronicles 2:43,44)
In the Bible
6
Verses where Rekem is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:43
The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
- 1 Chronicles 2:44
Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 7:16
Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
- Joshua 13:21
all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
- Joshua 18:27
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
- Numbers 31:8
Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
Scripture on Rekem
5
Entries that reference Rekem
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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