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Rehum

Rehum was a Persian official who wrote to King Artaxerxes, attempting to stop the rebuilding of Jerusalem.

The name Rehum means “merciful; compassionate”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book8 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 4:8; only referred to as Rehum (Aramiac רְחוּם).

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Includes 4 verses that refer to Rehum without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Ezra 4:8
    Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
  2. Ezra 4:9
    From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,
  3. Ezra 4:11Referred to, not named
    (This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
  4. Ezra 4:17
    Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
  5. Ezra 4:18Referred to, not named
    The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
  6. Ezra 4:21Referred to, not named
    Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.
  7. Ezra 4:22Referred to, not named
    See that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?
  8. Ezra 4:23
    When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.