Bible Dictionaries

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Rereward

(Joshua 6:9 ), the troops in the rear of an army on the march, the rear-guard. This word is a corruption of the French arriere-garde. During the wilderness march the tribe of Dan formed the rear-guard (Numbers 10:25; Compare 1 Samuel 29:2; Isaiah 52:12; 58:8 ).

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Rereward'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/r/rereward.html. 1897.