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An ancient race of giants who lived in Canaan before Israel arrived
The Rephaim appear throughout the Old Testament as a people of unusual size. King Og of Bashan was one of the last Rephaim — his bed was 13 feet long. They're sometimes associated with the dead/shades.
Water Worth More Than Water
2 Samuel 23:13-17The Valley of Rephaim is where the Philistine army is camped during this story — named for the ancient giants, it is the hostile territory David's three warriors must fight through to reach Bethlehem's well.
Round One — "Should I Fight?"
2 Samuel 5:17-21The Valley of Rephaim is the strategic plain where the Philistines spread their forces just southwest of Jerusalem, chosen for its open terrain favorable to large troop deployment.
The Waiting Is Over
Deuteronomy 2:16-23The Rephaim are cited as the former giant inhabitants of Ammonite territory, whom God destroyed to make room for Lot's descendants — one more data point in Moses's case that God routinely displaces the fearsome for his appointed peoples.
The Giant King Who Didn't Stand a Chance
Deuteronomy 3:1-7The Rephaim are cited here to underscore how extraordinary Og's defeat was — he was the last survivor of an ancient race of giants, making Israel's victory over him all the more remarkable.
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