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Rechab

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12
Chapters
4
Books
4

Two men named Rechab appear in Scripture. One was a captain of raiders under Saul whose sons assassinated Saul's son Ish-bosheth, expecting reward from David but instead being executed. Another Rechab founded an ascetic clan, the Rechabites, whose descendants refused wine and lived a separated life throughout the Old Testament period.

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"Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is considered a part of Benjamin:"
2 Samuel 4

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2 Samuel
4
v. 2
2 Kings
10
v. 15
Nehemiah
3
v. 14
Jeremiah
35
v. 6

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