Rehum
The name Rehum means “merciful; compassionate.” Rehum is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Ezra 2:2. Also called Harim,Nehum.
Who was Rehum?
One of “the children of the province” who returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:2); the same as “Nehum” (Neh. 7:7).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Rehum
- Ezra 2:2
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
- Nehemiah 7:7
Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
- Nehemiah 10:5
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
- Nehemiah 12:3
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
- Nehemiah 12:15
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;