Rechabite
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Rechabite
C14: via Medieval Latin from Hebrew Rēkābīm descendants of Rēkāb . See Jeremiah 35:6
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A Rechabite poor Will must live, And drink of Adam's ale.
From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various
On Mondays, you say, he was a Rechabite and went to tent.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Mondays he was a Rechabite and went to tent.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The nobler elements had gathered to Jehu, as represented by the Rechabite, Jehonadab, evidently a Jehovah worshipper, and closely associated with the fierce soldier in this chapter.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes by Alexander Maclaren
We do not stand here in the character of a modern Rechabite.
From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by John Davidson
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