Rekem
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Rekem [1]
rē´kem ( רקם , reḳem , "friendship"):
(1) One of the five kings of Midian slain by the Israelites under Moses ( Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21 (Codex Vaticanus Ῥόβοκ , Rhóbok ; Codex Alexandrinus Ῥόκομ , Rhókom )). 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.
(2) Eponym of a Calebite family ( 1 Chronicles 2:43 ( Ῥέκομ , Rhékom ). Probably a town in Southern Judah. A town of this name is given as belonging to Benjamin ( Joshua 18:27 ).
(3) A city of Benjamin, mentioned with Irpeel and Taralah ( Joshua 18:27 ); the site is unknown. See also Rakem .
