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Rab-mag
Rab-mag
רַב־מָג rav-mag
Rab-mag (Hebrew: רַב־מָג, rav-mag) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Nebu-sar-sekim in Jeremiah 39.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Rab-mag
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Jeremiah 39:3 |
| Last appears | Jeremiah 39:13 |
| Cross-references | 16 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Rab-saris co-occurrence Appears with Rab-saris in Jeremiah 39.
- Nergal-sar-ezer co-occurrence Appears with Nergal-sar-ezer in Jeremiah 39.
- Nebu-sar-sekim co-occurrence Appears with Nebu-sar-sekim in Jeremiah 39.
- Nebushazban co-occurrence Appears with Nebushazban in Jeremiah 39.
- Samgar co-occurrence Appears with Samgar in Jeremiah 39.
- Nebuzaradan co-occurrence Appears with Nebuzaradan in Jeremiah 39.
- Nebuchadnezzar co-occurrence Appears with Nebuchadnezzar in Jeremiah 39.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.39.3
1) soothsayer, magician, chief soothsayer
2) Rab-mag, chief soothsayer, or chief of princes, an official of Babylonia
Rab-mag, a Babylonian official, was present at the capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar's army.
The biblical story
Rab-mag is mentioned as one of the Babylonian officials present at the capture of Jerusalem by the army of King Nebuchadnezzar (Jer.39.3, 13). The name "Rab-mag" is likely a title rather than a personal name, possibly meaning "chief of the magi" or "chief soothsayer." The presence of Rab-mag, along with other officials. His name was either Nergal-sharezer or he was accompanied by Nergal-sharezer together with Samgar-nebo, and Nebushazban, indicates that he was a high-ranking member of the Babylonian military or administrative hierarchy. After the city fell, these officials took up residence at the Middle Gate, a prominent location within Jerusalem. The specific duties and responsibilities of Rab-mag are not elaborated upon in the biblical text.
Key verses
Rab-mag appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 39:3 -
So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab–saris, and Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;
Jeremiah 39:13
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Jeremiah (2)
- Jeremiah 39:3
- Jeremiah 39:13