Bible Encyclopedia: Reba

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

REBA

re-bek'-a (rebha`, "fourth part"; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Rhobe; Codex Alexandrinus Rhebek): One of the five chieftains of Midian who were slain by the Israelites, under Moses (Numbers 31:8 Joshua 13:21). Like his comrades, he is termed a "king" in Numbers, but a "chief" or "prince" in Joshua.

Strong's Hebrew

7254. Reba -- a king of Midian
... 7253, 7254. Reba. 7255 . a king of Midian. Transliteration: Reba Phonetic
Spelling: (reh'-bah) Short Definition: Reba. Word Origin ...
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7252. reba -- lying down
... 7251, 7252. reba. 7253 . lying down. Transliteration: reba Phonetic Spelling:
(reh'-bah) Short Definition: down. ... 7251, 7252. reba. 7253 . Strong's Numbers
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7253. reba -- fourth part, four sides (pl.)
... 7252, 7253. reba. 7254 . fourth part, four sides (pl.). Transliteration: reba
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-bah) Short Definition: sides. ... 7252, 7253. reba. 7254 ...
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7251. raba -- to square
... at all fours" (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.); compare arba');
properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of reba'; to be ...
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Library

How the Hebrews Fought with the Midianites, and Overcame Them.
... Evi, Zur, Reba, Hur, and Rekem, who was of the same name with a city, the chief
and capital of all Arabia, which is still now so called by the whole Arabian ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Reba

the fourth; a square; that lies or stoops down

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Reba

(four), one of the five kings of the Midianites slain by the children of Israel when Balaam fell. (Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21) (B.C. 1450.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Fourth, one of the Midianite chiefs slain by the Israelites in the wilderness (Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21).

Thesaurus

Reba (2 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:21). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. REBA. re-bek'-a ... in Joshua.
Multi-Version Concordance Reba (2 Occurrences). Numbers 31:8 They ...
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Zur (9 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Rekem (6 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Evi (2 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Mid'ian (47 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian; Balaam also ...
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Midian (60 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Hur (17 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Tableland (8 Occurrences)
... of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the
chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of ...
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Table-land (8 Occurrences)
... of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the
chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of ...
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Reassured (1 Occurrence)

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Bible Concordance

Reba (2 Occurrences)

Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 13:21 all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Reba

Reba: Killed by the Israelites

Related Terms

Zur (9 Occurrences)

Rekem (6 Occurrences)

Evi (2 Occurrences)

Mid'ian (47 Occurrences)

Midian (60 Occurrences)

Hur (17 Occurrences)

Tableland (8 Occurrences)

Table-land (8 Occurrences)