REKEM

(Reʹkem) [friendship; or, variegation].

1. A king of Midian, one of five such who were slain when Midian was punished for having seduced Israel with immorality. The five, presumably vassals of the Amorites, were also called “dukes of Sihon.”—Num. 31:8; Josh. 13:21.

2. A descendant of Manasseh.—1 Chron. 7:14, 16.

3. A descendant of Judah through Hezron’s son Caleb.—1 Chron. 2:4, 5, 9, 42-44.

4. A city in Benjamin’s territory allotment, the location of which is unknown.—Josh. 18:21, 27, 28.