Reba (ISBE)

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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.