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Rekahרכה

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In the Bible

A biblical toponym — Rekah — attested in Gen 12:2 (41 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

Read Gen 12:2 on Sefaria →
Gen 12:2

וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃

I will make of you a great nation,And I will bless you;I will make your name great,And you shall be a blessing.aa blessing I.e., a standard by which blessing is invoked; cf. v. 3 end.

Facts

Typeplace (toponym)
Biblical periodPatriarchs/Conquest
Gematria225
Letters3 consonants

Stellar letters

The 3-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

ה
Aries · Heh

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Rekah appears in the stellar reading on 3 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
26 Mar 4831 BCEGemini1
20 Mar 3242 BCETaurus2
24 Apr 1857Pisces3