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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Rechab (Man living at the time of United Monarchy)
He and his brother were captains of raiding bands. They killed their own master in his bed, carried the head off expecting a reward, and were put to death for it.
First, in plain English
He and his brother were captains of raiding bands. They killed their own master in his bed, carried the head off expecting a reward, and were put to death for it.
Who this is
Rechab was the father of Jehonadab, whose descendants, the Rechabites, kept a strict vow of nomadic simplicity for generations, refusing wine and permanent houses, and Jeremiah held their disciplined faithfulness up as a rebuke to Judah's own broken promises to God.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H7394
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 4:2
- 2 Samuel 4:5
- 2 Samuel 4:6
- 2 Samuel 4:9
