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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Re’chabites (3 syl.).
 
A religious sect founded by Jonadab, son of Rechab, who enjoined his family to abstain from wine and to dwell in tents, (Jer. xxxv. 6, 7.)   1
 


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