Topic
Rekem
28 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 18:27Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A city in territory of Benjamin
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
- Numbers 31:8Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. A king of the Midianites, killed by the Israelites
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
- 1 Chronicles 2:43Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. A son of Hebron
And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
- Joshua 13:21ISBE · Nave 1. A king of the Midianites, killed by the Israelites
And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
- 1 Chronicles 2:44Easton · Nave 2. A son of Hebron
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
- Job 19:27ISBE
Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
- Psalms 7:9ISBE
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
- Psalms 16:7ISBE
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
- Psalms 26:2ISBE
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
- Psalms 73:21ISBE
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
- Psalms 139:13ISBE
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
- Proverbs 23:16ISBE
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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- Isaiah 11:5 ISBE
- Isaiah 52:7 ISBE
- Jeremiah 11:20 ISBE
- Jeremiah 12:2 ISBE
- Jeremiah 17:10 ISBE
- Jeremiah 20:12 ISBE
- Jeremiah 23:5 ISBE
- Micah 4:7 ISBE
- 1 Maccabees 2:24 ISBE
- Luke 1:33 ISBE
- Luke 19:14 ISBE
- Luke 19:27 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 15:25 ISBE
- Revelation 2:23 ISBE
- Revelation 11:15 ISBE
- Revelation 11:17 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Embroidered; variegated. (1.) One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites destroyed (Num. 31:8).
(2.) One of the sons of Hebron (1 Chr. 2:43, 44).
(3.) A town of Benjamin (Josh. 18:27).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 28 references
re'-kem (rekem, "friendship"):
(1) One of the five kings of Midian slain by the Israelites under Moses (Nu 31:8; Jos 13:21 (Codex Vaticanus Rhobok; Codex Alexandrinus Rhokom)). Like his companions, he is called a "king" in Numbers, but a "prince" or "chieftain" in the passage in Josh. The two references are hardly related; both are based on an earlier tradition.glish Language, 398). the Revised Version (British and American) has, however, retained the older word, at least in the margin, in all passages in which it is found in the King James Version): According to Hebrew psychology the reins are the seat of the deepest emotions and affections of man, which God alone can fully know. Thus the Revised Version (British and American) has substituted "heart" for "reins" in the text of Job 19:27; Ps 7:9; 16:7; 26:2; 73:21; Pr 23:16; Jer 11:20; 12:2; 17:10; 20:12; the translation "inward parts" is found but once (Ps 139:13). In one passage the King James Version has translated the Hebrew halac ("loins") with "reins" (Isa 11:5), where the Revised Version (British and American) has rightly substituted "waist" (which see). The Greek word nephros (which is etymologically allied to the Middle English nere, Get. Niere; see Skeat, ibid, 231, under the word "Kidney") is found in 1 Macc 2:24; Re 2:23. compare Mic 4:7); "Thy God reigneth" (Isa 52:7); "Thou hast taken thy great power and didst reign" (Re 11:17, meaning probably "thou didst assume thy might"); (2) the Messiah (Christ) as a just and righteous king (Jer 23:5); an eternal king (Lu 1:33; compare Re 11:15); punishing and subduing His enemies (Lu 19:14,27; 1Co 15:25).
(2) Eponym of a Calebite family (1Ch 2:43 (Rhekom). Probably a town in Southern Judah. A town of this name is given as belonging to Benjamin (Jos 18:27).
(3) A city of Benjamin, mentioned with Irpeel and Taralah (Jos 18:27); the site is unknown.
See also RAKEM.
Horace J. Wolf
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.