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Rechabites
The Rechabites were the descendants of Jehonadab (Jonadab) the son of Rechab. In obedience to their ancestor's command, they drank no wine, built no houses, and lived in tents. They appear in Jeremiah 35 as an example of obedience.
Malchiah (Son of Rechab)
Malchiah, the son of Rechab, was the ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem in the time of Nehemiah. During the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, he repaired the Dung Gate.
Jonadab
Jonadab (Jehonadab), the son of Rechab, accompanied Jehu, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, in his purge of Baal worship and commanded his descendants to abstain from wine and to dwell in tents.
Jehonadab
Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, joined Jehu, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, in his campaign to eradicate Baal worship. In the Book of Jeremiah he appears as "Jonadab," who left his descendants a command to drink no wine and to dwell in tents.
Rehabiah
Rehabiah was the only son of Eliezer, the son of Moses, and appears in the Levitical genealogies of 1 Chronicles. The text records that his descendants were very numerous.
Baanah
Baanah was the son of Rimmon the Beerothite. With his brother Rechab, he served as a captain under Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul. The two men killed Ish-bosheth and brought his head to David, who had them executed (2 Samuel 4).
2 Samuel 4
2 Samuel 4 recounts how Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, is murdered by his captains Rechab and Baanah, and how David, upon receiving his head, has the two men executed.
Jeremiah 35
Jeremiah 35 recounts how, in the days of King Jehoiakim, Jeremiah offered wine to the Rechabites, who refused it in obedience to the command of their ancestor Jonadab. God uses their faithfulness to rebuke Judah for not listening to His word.
Isshiah
Isshiah was a Levite recorded as the head (chief) among the sons of Rehabiah, the grandson of Moses. His name appears only once, in 1 Chronicles 24:21.
Rahab
Rahab is a woman of Jericho who appears in Joshua 2 and 6 of the Old Testament. She hid the Israelite spies and was saved together with her family. The New Testament mentions her in the genealogy of Jesus, as an example of faith, and as an example of works.
Sabbatical
A sabbatical is a period during which a pastor or missionary, after serving for a set length of time, steps away from ministry to rest, study, pursue further training, and recharge. The term is taken from the Old Testament ordinances concerning the sabbatical year.
Shelomoth
Shelomoth was a Levite of David's time and a descendant of Eliezer, the son of Moses. With his brothers, he was in charge of the treasuries of the dedicated things that David and the military commanders had set apart (1 Chronicles 26).