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Rephael in Hitchcock's Bible Names

the physic or medicine of God...

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Rehob in Easton's Bible Dictionary

street; broad place. (1.) The father of Hadadezer, king of Tobah (2 Sam. 8:3, 12). (2.) Neh. 10:11. (3.) The same, probably, as Beth-rehob (2 Sam. 10:6, 8; Judg. 18:28), a place in the north of Israel (Num. 13:21). It is now supposed to be represented by the castle of Hunin, south-west of Dan, on the road from Hamath into Coele- Syria. (4...

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Rehoboam in Hitchcock's Bible Names

who sets the people at liberty...

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Rei in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

re'-i (re`i, "friendly"; Rhesei): Rei, Shimei and the Gibborim who belonged to David are listed among those who did not join Adonijah in his attempt on the throne (1 Ki 1:8). The name is very uncertain. Winckler (Geschichte, II, 247) identifies him with Ira, the Jairite, who was a "priest to David" (2 Sam 20:26 the Revised Version margin); he ...

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Rehob in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. 2 Samuel 8:3; 2 Samuel 8:12. Josephus (Ant. 7:5, section 1) calls him Araos, and makes Rehob mean "charioteer." A Syrian name. (See BETHREHOB.) (2 Samuel 10:6; 2 Samuel 10:8). 2. Nehemiah 10:11....

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Rehum in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

re'-hum (rechum, or rechum): (1) One of the twelve heads of the Jewish community returning from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:2; Neh 7:7 (by a copyist's error "Nehum"); 12:3; 1 Esdras 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 Ar...

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Rei in Naves Topical Bible

-An Israelite who remained loyal to David at the time of the usurpation of Adonijah 1Ki 1:8...

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Rehob in Hitchcock's Bible Names

breadth; space; extent...

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Rehum in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A captive who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon Ezr 2:2 Called NEHUM Ne 7:7 -2. A chancellor who wrote a letter to Artaxerxes, influencing him against the Jews Ezr 4:8,9,17,23 -3. A Levite who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem Ne 3:17 -4. A Jew of the exile who signed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:25 -5. A priest who returne...

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Rei in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(friendly), a person mentioned (in 1Ki 1:8 only) as having remained firm to David's cause when Adonijah rebelled. (B.C. 1015.)...

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