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Rehum

Hebrew: רְחוּם —transliteration: Rchuwm or Rehum —meaning: compassion or merciful

This is the name of five biblical men.

  1. Rehum, one of “the children of the province” who returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:2); the same as “Nehum” (Neh. 7:7).

  2. Rehum, the “chancellor” of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir the king up against the Jews (Ezra 4:8-24) and prevent the rebuilding of the walls and the temple of Jerusalem

  3. Rehum, a Levite (Neh. 3:17)

  4. Rehum, of Nehemiah 10:25

  5. Rehum, a priest (Neh. 12:3)

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