Rephaites

The Nephilim (; ) are mysterious beings or humans mentioned in the Bible, traditionally understood as being of great size and strength, or alternatively as beings of great power and authority. The origins of the Nephilim remain unclear. Some writers, including the author of the Book of Enoch, view them as the offspring of rebellious angels and humans. Others view them as descendants of Seth and Cain.

thumb|Og is depicted towering over groups of people in the manuscript painting ''Musa va 'Uj'', Og ( ; ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible and other sources, an Amorite king of Bashan who was slain along with his army by Moses and his men at the battle of Edrei. In Arabic literature he is referred to as ʿŪj ibn ʿAnāq (, "Og son of Anaq"), Anaq being a daughter of Adam in Islamic tradition.

thumb|''Musa va 'Uj, a 15th-century manuscript painting from Iran or Iraq, depicting the Rephaite [[Og.]] In the Hebrew Bible, as well as non-Jewish ancient texts from the region, the Northwest Semitic term Rephaite, or 'Repha'im''' (; ; ), refers to a people of greater-than-average height and stature in Deuteronomy 2:10-11.

Anakim ( ʿĂnāqīm) are mentioned in the Bible as descendants of Anak.

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The Emites ( or ) or Emim ( ʾĒmīm) was the Moabite name for Repha'im.

Anak (; , homophone to a word for "giant, long neck, necklace"; ) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. His descendants are mentioned in narratives concerning the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a forefather of the Anakim, a Rephaite tribe according to . In their report, ten of the twelve Israelite spies associated the Anakim with the Nephilim of .

The Avim, Avvim () or Avvites of Philistia in the Old Testament were a people dwelling in Hazerim, or "the villages" or "encampments", on the south-west corner of the sea-coast. Their name is first used in in a description of the conquests that had taken place in Canaan before the Israelites arrived. The passage relates that they were conquered by the Caphtorites who usurped their land. They were also theorized to be Rephaim based on the chapter's overall focus on historic wars against the Rephaim.

male human biblical character in Joshua 14:15; in Joshua 15:13, father of Anak