Bible Person
Meaning: the fourth; a square; that lies or stoops down · Male · 2 cross references
Reba is one of the Midianite chiefs killed in Israel's campaign of judgment in the wilderness period. He appears among the rulers associated with Midian's opposition and corruption. First appears in Num 31:8.1
AI summary: Reba matters because his cross references place him among the named Midianite leaders whose downfall marks the severity of Israel's conflict with Midian after Peor. The entry turns a large conflict into a more concrete and personal record by naming the defeated rulers. Taken together, the material presents Reba as one of the chiefs whose death symbolizes Midian's broken power.1
Central Figure
Reba
Meaning: the fourth; a square; that lies or stoops down
Fourth, one of the Midianite chiefs slain by the Israelites in the wilderness (Num.
Fourth, one of the Midianite chiefs slain by the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 31:8; Josh. 13:21). 3
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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.