Rereward
Easton, 1897
(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; comp. 1 Samuel 29:2; Isaiah 52:12; Isaiah 58:8).
Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).