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    3 others in the registry answer to the name Rehum. Every Rehum in the Bible

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    Rehum

    רְחוּם

    Rehum was a Persian official who wrote to King Artaxerxes, attempting to stop the rebuilding of Jerusalem.

    verses
    4
    first named
    Ezra 4:8
    last named
    Ezra 4:23
    period
    Exile and Return
    role
    Man

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    Who was Rehum?

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    Rehum is mentioned in the book of Ezra as a high-ranking Persian official who held the title of "commander" (Ezr.4.8, 9, 17, 23). When the enemies of the Jews learned that they had begun rebuilding the temple and the city walls of Jerusalem, they wrote a letter to King Artaxerxes to persuade him to stop the work (Ezr.4.7-16). Rehum was one of the officials who signed this letter, along with Shimshai the scribe and others (Ezr.4.9). In the letter, they accused the Jews of rebuilding a rebellious and wicked city that had a history of causing trouble for kings (Ezr.4.12-16). As a result, Artaxerxes ordered the work to be stopped until further notice (Ezr.4.17-22). Rehum and his associates then went to Jerusalem and forcibly made the Jews stop building (Ezr.4.23). This opposition delayed the completion of the temple and the city walls until the reign of King Darius (Ezr.4.24). Rehum's actions demonstrate the political challenges faced by the Jews as they sought to rebuild Jerusalem after returning from Babylonian exile.

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    How the graph connects Rehum8 of 8 entities the graph connects to Rehum, in 2 groups: company 1, events 7. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemTook part in · 3 versesCompanyJerusalem3 events · 888 versesArtaxerxes1 event · 14 versesRest Of Associates5 events · 4 versesShimshai5 events · 4 versesBishlam1 event · 1 verseMithredath1 event · 1 verseTabeel1 event · 1 verseEventsRehum

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    Where the story of Rehum happensThe one place the claims about Rehum reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Rehum there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Jerusalem
    Exile and ReturnThe one place the claims about Rehum reach

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    1. Ezra4 verses

      4:84:94:174:23

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    via Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemArtaxerxesPersian king during Ezra and Nehemiah's timevia Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemBishlamSamaritan official who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalemvia Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemMithredathA Persian official who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem.via Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemRest Of AssociatesRest Of Associates is a group attested across 4 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemShimshaiScribe who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem.via Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemTabeelPersian official involved in accusing the Jews to Artaxerxesvia Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemWritingWriting is a concept gathering 75 labelled instances in the text.

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