Bible Person
Meaning: vain pictures; divers picture · Male · 2 cross references
This Rekem entry refers to one of the Midianite kings slain by Israel, not to the Judahite son of Hebron. He belongs to the coalition of rulers defeated in judgment during the wilderness period. First appears in Num 31:8.1
AI summary: This Rekem matters because his cross references place him among the named Midianite rulers whose deaths mark the collapse of a hostile leadership group. The entry helps turn a large military event into a specifically remembered judgment against identifiable opponents. Taken together, the material presents this Rekem as a Midianite king whose fall signals the breaking of Midian's power.1
Central Figure
Rekem
Meaning: vain pictures; divers picture
One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites destroyed (Num.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.