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Nehum

A leader listed among the returnees from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel in Nehemiah 7, possibly the same as Rehum in Ezra 2.

returnee from exile1 Bible book1 chapter1 verse appearance

Who is this?

Nehum is listed in Nehemiah 7:7 among the leaders who returned from exile with and Jeshua in the first wave of return. The parallel list in Ezra 2:2 gives the name as Rehum, suggesting a possible scribal variation. Beyond this single appearance in the list of returnees, no narrative information is provided about him.

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