Old Testament
Rehum
A leader who returned from Babylonian exile and a Persian official who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
The name Rehum refers to at least two distinct individuals in the post-exilic period. One was a leader among the exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, while another was a Persian official who wrote a letter to King Artaxerxes to halt the reconstruction of the city walls. These figures highlight the dual challenges of rebuilding the Jewish community and navigating political opposition during the restoration era.
In the text
- Verses
- 9
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Ezra 2:2
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 12:15
Where Rehum appears
9 verses · 5 chaptersIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Mordecai52 versesA Jewish exile in Persia who raised his cousin Esther and saved the Jewish people from Haman's genocidal plot.
- Eliashib15 versesThe High Priest who oversaw the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall and later compromised temple purity.
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