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rechabites

rechabites


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Rechabites 
  the  descendants  of  Rechab  through  Jonadab  or  Jehonadab.  They 
  belonged  to  the  Kenites,  who  accompanied  the  children  of  Israel 
  into  Palestine,  and  dwelt  among  them  Moses  married  a  Kenite 
  wife  (Judg.  1:16),  and  Jael  was  the  wife  of  "Heber  the  Kenite" 
  (4:17).  Saul  also  showed  kindness  to  the  Kenites  (1  Sam.  15:6). 
  The  main  body  of  the  Kenites  dwelt  in  cities,  and  adopted 
  settled  habits  of  life  (30:29);  but  Jehonadab  forbade  his 
  descendants  to  drink  wine  or  to  live  in  cities.  They  were 
  commanded  to  lead  always  a  nomad  life.  They  adhered  to  the  law 
  laid  down  by  Jonadab,  and  were  noted  for  their  fidelity  to  the 
  old-established  custom  of  their  family  in  the  days  of  Jeremiah 
  (35);  and  this  feature  of  their  character  is  referred  to  by  the 
  prophet  for  the  purpose  of  giving  point  to  his  own  exhortation. 
  They  are  referred  to  in  Neh.  3:14  and  1  Chr.  2:55.  Dr  Wolff 
  (1839)  found  in  Arabia,  near  Mecca,  a  tribe  claiming  to  be 
  descendants  of  Jehonadab;  and  recently  a  Bedouin  tribe  has  been 
  found  near  the  Dead  Sea  who  also  profess  to  be  descendants  of 
  the  same  Kenite  chief.