Rekem

2 verses

Numbers

Numbers 31:8

And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

Joshua

Joshua 18:27

And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew George Easton, 1897

Embroidered; variegated. (1.) One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites destroyed (Num. 31:8).

(2.) One of the sons of Hebron (1 Chr. 2:43, 44).

(3.) A town of Benjamin (Josh. 18:27).

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

Rekem

one of the towns of the allotment of Benjamin. (Joshua 18:27) Its existing site is unknown.

Rekem

(variegation).

(1.) One of the five kings or chieftains of Midian slain by the Israelites. (Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21)

(2.) One of the four sons of Hebron, and father of Shammai. (1 Chronicles 2:43,44)

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Dictionary entries from Easton's Bible Dictionary and Smith's Bible Dictionary. Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.