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Reba

Midianite king

One of five Midianite kings slain by Israel during the campaign commanded by Moses in the Transjordan.

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Reba was one of five kings of Midian slain during the campaign against Midian recorded in Numbers 31 and referred to in 13. The five kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—are described as vassals (princes) of , king of the , and they fell alongside the armies and the diviner son of Beor. Joshua 13 recalls their deaths when describing the extent of the Israelite conquest east of the , and their defeat is treated as part of the fulfillment of God's judgment on Midian for the episode at .

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