Rekem

Rekem (Ree´kuhm)

1 A Midianite king slain with four others by the Israelites on their way to Canaan (Num 31:8; Josh 13:21). 2 An eponymous ancestor of a Calebite family that was associated with the man Hebron (1Chr 2:43-44). 3 An eponymous ancestor (Rakem) of one of the Machir clans in Gilead (1Chr 7:16). 4 A town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin (Josh 18:27).

Num 31:8

8They killed the kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian, in addition to others who were slain by them; and they also killed B ... View more

Josh 13:21

21that is, all the towns of the tableland, and all the kingdom of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Mi ... View more

1Chr 2:43-44

43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.44Shema became father of Raham, father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

1Chr 7:16

16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

Josh 18:27

27Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

HarperCollins Dictionary

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