KEILAHke-i'-la (qe`ilah; Keeilam):(1) A city of the Shephelah mentioned (Joshua 15:44) along with Nezib, Aehzib and Mareshah. Among those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem was "Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah" (Nehem... View Details
Bani [N] [S] built. 1 Chronicles 6:46 . One of David's thirty-seven warriors, a Gadite ( 2 Samuel 23:36 ). Ezra 2:10 ; Ezra 10:29 Ezra 10:34 Ezra 10:38 . A Levite who was prominent in the reforms on the return from Babylon ( Nehemiah 8:7 ; Nehemiah 9:4 Nehemiah 9:5 ). His son Rehum took part in rebuil... View Details
Rehum [N] [H] [S] merciful. One of "the children of the province" who returned from the Captivity ( Ezra 2:2 ); the same as "Nehum" ( Nehemiah 7:7 ). The "chancellor" of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews ( Ezra 4:8-24 ) and prevent the rebuilding of the walls and the temple of Jerusalem. A Levite ( Ne... View Details