Father of Jehonadab (or Jonadab), the violent supporter of Jehu who killed Ahab’s supporters in Samaria (). Jeremiah refers to the followers and descendants of Rechab as Rechabites. These were nomadic people who lived by Jonadab’s command that his descendants not drink wine, live in houses, sow seed, or plant vineyards. Jeremiah applauded the Rechabites’ loyalty to their forebear, contrasting them with Judah and Jerusalem’s unfaithfulness to God. Jeremiah predicted doom for Judah and Jerusalem, but promised that the Rechabites would be preserved ().
