Old Testament
Rekem
A Midianite king killed by Israel and a descendant of Caleb in the tribe of Judah.
The name Rekem refers to two distinct figures in Scripture. One was a king of Midian executed by the Israelites during the conquest of the Midianites in Numbers 31. The other was a son of Shema and descendant of Caleb, listed in the genealogical records of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2.
In the text
- Verses
- 5
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Numbers 31:8
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 2:44
Where Rekem appears
5 verses · 4 chaptersIn the same books
- Jephunneh15 versesA Kenizzite and the father of Caleb, the faithful spy who trusted God to give Israel the land of Canaan.
- Hepher9 versesA descendant of Manasseh whose daughters were granted an inheritance in the Promised Land.
- Kenaz14 versesA descendant of Esau and a prominent leader among the clans of Edom and the tribe of Judah.
- Terah12 versesThe father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran who migrated from Ur of the Chaldeans toward Canaan.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Caleb37 versesA faithful leader of the tribe of Judah who trusted God to give Israel the Promised Land.
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