Bible Strands
Rechab
the name means rider Strong's Lexicon
Rechab was the ancestor of the Rechabites, a nomadic tribe known for their faithfulness to God's commands.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Horseman, or chariot. (1.) One of Ishbosheth's "captains of bands" or leaders of predatory troops (2 Sam. 4:2).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Hammath
Children
Jonadab
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 2:55.
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Verses that name Rechab
- 1 Chronicles 2:55 and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.