Rehum

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Merciful. (1.) One of “the children of the province” who returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:2); the same as “Nehum” (Neh. 7:7). (2.) The “chancellor” of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews (Ezra 4:8-24) and prevent the rebuilding of the walls and the temple of Jerusalem. (3.) A Levite (Neh. 3:17). (4.) Neh. 10:25. (5.) A priest (Neh. 12:3).

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ISBE

re'-hum (rechum, or rechum): (1) One of the twelve heads of the Jewish community returning from captivity with Zerubbabel ( Ezr 2:2 ; Ne 7:7 (by a copyist's error "Nehum"); Ne 12:3 ; /RAPC 1Es 5:8, "Roimus"). (2) A Persian officer of high rank (literally, "master of judgment, taste, reason") who with others wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes ( Ezr 4:8 , 9 , 17 , 23 ). (3) Son of Bani, a Levite, one of the wall-builders under Nehemiah ( Ne 3:17 ). (4) One of the signers of the covenant in Ne 10:25 . (5) In Ne 12:3 (omitted in the Septuagint) one Rehum is mentioned with those who went up with Zerubbabel. It is probable that we should read here "Harim" (charim for rechum of Ne 12:15 ). W. N. Stearns

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(merciful).

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