Rehum [N] [H] [S]

merciful. 

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

   

• The "chancellor" of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews ( Ezra 4:8-24 ) and prevent the rebuilding of the walls and the temple of Jerusalem. 

   

• A Levite ( Nehemiah 3:17 ). 

   

• Nehemiah 10:25 . 

   

• A priest ( Nehemiah 12:3 ). 

   

  These dictionary topics are from
  M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
  published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.