List of Biblical Persons / R

This list of biblical persons gives the proper names of people that appear in the Bible . It is divided into several pages in alphabetical order. Those Bible passages are given in which the person is mentioned first. Names of places, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, islands, sanctuaries, countries, peoples can be found in the list of geographical and ethnographic names in the Bible .

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Name (German)	Name (Urtext)	Meaning of the name	Bible passage	person
Raamja	רַעַמְיָה ra'amjāh		Neh 7.7  EU	Returnees from exile
Rabsaris	רַב־סָרִיס rav sārîs		2 Kings 18.17  EU	Ambassador of the King of Assyria
Rabshake	רַב־שָׁקֵה rav šāqeh		2 Kings 18.17  EU	Ambassador of the King of Assyria
Rafa	רָפָא rāfā '	"(God) has healed"	1 Chr 8.2  EU	Benjamin's fifth son
			1 Chr 8.37  EU	Benjaminite, son of Bina, father of Elasah
Rafu	רָפוּא rāfû '	"Cured"	Num 13.9  EU	Benjaminite, father of the scout Palti
Ragma	רַעְמָה ra'māh		Gen 10.7  EU	Son of Kusch , great-grandson of Noach
Raguël	Ραγουηλ		Tob 3.7  EU	Sara's father
Rahab	רָחָב rāḥāv		Jos 2,1  EU Hebr 11,31  EU	Whore in Jericho
			Mt 1.5  EU	Mother of the boas, the solver of rut
Raham	רַחַם raḥam	"(God) had mercy"	1 Chr 2.44  EU	Calebiter, son of Schema, father of Jorkoam
Rachel	רָחֵל rāḥel	"Ewe"	Gen 29.6  EU Mt 2.18  EU	Laban's daughter, Jacob 's wife
			1 Sam 10.2  EU	Owner of a grave site in Zelzach
R.A.M	רָם rām	"(God) is exalted"	Ruth 4.19  EU	Son of Hezron, father of Amminadab
			Hi 32.2  EU	Ancestor of the Elihus family
Rafael	Ραφαηλ		Tob 3.16  EU	Angel
Reba	רֶבַע ræva '		Num 31.8  EU	King of Midian
Rebekah	רִבְקָה rivqāh	"Cow"	Gen 22.23  EU	Wife of Isaac
Rechab	רֵכָב rekhāv		2 Sam 4,2  EU	Troop leader of Ischbaal
			2 Kings 10.15  EU	Father of Jonadab
			Neh 3.14  EU	Malkija's father
Regem-melech	רֶגֶם מֶלֶךְ rægæm mælækh		Sach 7,2  EU	Messenger from Bet-El
Regu	רְעוּ rə'û	"(God) is friend"	Gen 11.18  EU	Peleg's son , Serug's father
Reguël	רְעוּאֵל rə'û'el	"El is friend"	Gen 36.4  EU	Son of Esau and the Basemat
			Ex 2.18  EU	Father-in-law Moses (according to other passages Jitro)
	דְּעוּאֵל də'û'el		Num 1.14  EU	Gaditer, father of the commander Eljasaf
Rehaboam	רְחַבְעָם rəḥav'ām	"Father brother has gone far"	1 Kings 11.43  EU Mt 1.7  EU	King of Judah, successor to Solomon
Rehabja	רְחַבְיָה rəḥavjāh	" YHWH has gone far"	1 Chr 23.17  EU	Levite, son of Eliëser
Rehob	רְחֹב rəḥov	"(God) has gone far" (?)	2 Sam 8,3  EU	Hadad-Eser's father to the King of Zoba
			Neh 10.12  EU	Levite under Nehemiah
Rehum	רְחוּם rəḥûm	"(God) had mercy"	Esr 2.2  EU	Commander, companion of Zerubbabel
Reï	רֵעִי re'î	"(God) is friend"	1 Kings 1,8  EU	Supporters of David
Rekem	רֶקֶם ræqæm		Num 31.8  EU	King of Midian
			1 Chr 2.43  EU	Calebiter, son of Hebron
			1 Chr 7.16  EU	Manassit, son of Scheresch
Remaliah	רְמַלְיָהוּ rəmaljāhû	" YHWH has adorned" (?)	2 Kings 15.25  EU	Pekach's father, a conspirator against Pekahiah of Israel
Resa	Ῥησά		Lk 3.27  EU	Son of Zerubbabel
Reson	רְזֹון rəzôn		1 Kings 11.23  EU	Adversary of Solomon
Rëuma	רְאוּמָה rə'ûmāh		Gen 22.24  EU	Concubine with Nahor , Abraham's brother
Rezin	רְצִין rəṣîn	"(God) has found approval" (?)	2 Kings 15.37  EU	King of Aram
			Esr 2.48  EU	Ancestor of Levites who return home with Ezra
Rhode	Ῥόδη		Acts 12:13  EU	Servant
Rimmon	רִמֹּון rimmôn		2 Sam 4,2  EU	Father Baanas and Rechabs
Rifat	רִיפַת rîfat		Gen 10.3  EU	Son of gomers
Rizpah	רִצְפָּה riṣpāh	"Glow coal" (?)	2 Sam 3.7  EU	Concubine Saul
Romfa	Ῥαιφάν Raiphan		Acts 7.43  EU	God
Rosh	רֹאשׁ ro'š		Gen 46.21  EU	seventh eldest son of Benjamin
Ruben	רְאוּבֵן rə'ûven	"See, a son!"	Gen 29.32  EU Rev 7.5  EU	Firstborn son of Jacob
Rufus	Ῥούφος Rufos	"the Red"	Mk 15.21  EU	Son of Simon of Zyrenes
			Rom 16:13  EU	Greetings in Romans
Ruhama	רֻחָמָה ruḥāmāh		Hos 2,3  EU	Daughter of Hosea , renamed Lo-Ruhama
Ruth	רוּת rût		Rut 1.4  EU Mt 1.5  EU	Moabite woman, Mrs. Boaz ′ and great-grandmother of David

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q} Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names , Münster 2012