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Rehum

A man, in the time of Exile and Return · named in 4 verses

the name means Merciful Easton's Bible Dictionary

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

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Merciful. (1.) One of "the children of the province" who returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:2); the same as "Nehum" (Neh. 7:7).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at Ezra 4:8.

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