Rehum merciful. (1.) One of "the children of the province" who returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:2); the same as "Nehum" (Neh 7:7).
(2.) The "chancellor" of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews (Ezra 1:4-24) and prevent the rebuilding of the walls and the temple of Jerusalem.
(3.) A Levite (Neh 3:17).
(4.) Neh 10:25.
(5.) A priest (Neh 12:3).