Rathumus
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
RATHUMUS . See Rehum, 2 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
ra - thū´mus ( Ῥάθυμος , Rháthumos ): One of those who joined in writing a letter to protest to Artaxerxes against the Jews (1 Esdras 2:16 ff). In 1 Esdras 2:17 he is styled "story-writer," the Revised Version margin "recorder" ( ὁ τὰ προσπίπτοντα sc. γράφων , ho tá prospı́ptonta ( gráphōn ) = "Rehum the chancellor" of Ezra 4:8 , Rathumus being a Greek form of Rehum. In 1 Esdras 2:16 his title appears as an independent proper name, Beeltethmus (which see) (here the King James Version margin gives "Bahumus," a misprint), and in 1 Esdras 2:25 R. and Beeltethmus are given as distinct persons.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
( ῾Ράθυμος v. r. Ράθυος ; Vulg. Rathimus), "the story-writer" (1 Esdras 2:16-17; 1 Esdras 2:25; 1 Esdras 2:30), the same as "Rehum the chancellor" (Ezra 4:8-9; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 4:23).
