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rē - ba ( רבא , rebha‛ , "fourth part"; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Ῥόβε , Rhóbe ; Codex Alexandrinus Ῥεβεκ , Rhébek ): One of the five chieftains of Midian who were slain by the Israelites, under Moses ( Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21 ). Like his comrades, he is termed a "king" in Numbers, but a "chief" or "prince" in Joshua.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Reba'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​r/reba.html. 1915.
 
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