Bible Person

Rehum

Meaning: merciful; compassionate · Male · 1 cross reference

This Rehum entry refers to the Levite repair leader in Nehemiah 3:17, not to the covenant signer in Nehemiah 10:25. He belongs to the practical rebuilding effort in restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 3:17.1

AI summary: This Rehum matters because his single cross reference places him within the detailed, section-by-section labor of restoring Jerusalem's wall. The entry helps show that Levites as well as civic leaders took practical responsibility for the city's renewal. Taken together, the material presents this Rehum as a repair leader in Jerusalem's restoration.1

Central Figure

Rehum

Meaning: merciful; compassionate

A Levite (Neh.