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Rechab

Meaning: horseman, or chariot

This is the name of 3 Biblical men.

1. Rechab, son of Rimmon the Beerothite

   This Rechab is one of Ishbosheth’s commanders of military bands of men.

   Ishbosheth is a son of King Saul. Rechab and his brother Baanah assassinated Ishbosheth in the false hope of winning special favor with David, which it certainly did not (2 Sam. 4:2).

2. Rechab, a Kenite

   He is the father of Jehonadab, who was the father of the Rechabites (2 Kings 10:15, 23; Jeremiah 35:6-19)

3. Rechab, the father of Malchiah, ruler of part of Beth-haccerem

   Rechab repaired Jerusalem’s destroyed Refuse Gate after the Captivity, and built and hung its doors (Nehemiah 3:14).