Remphan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Chiun, Kiun, Kaiwan, Kijun, Kaivan, Kaywan, Kayvan, Remfan
thumb|The Star of Remphan in a pantheon of Samaritan idols, from Athanasius Kircher's [[Oedipus Aegyptiacus (1652)]] Remphan (also spelled Rephan; ) is a term used by Stephen at the time of his martyrdom in the Book of Acts in the New Testament, in reference to a specific object of idolatrous worship:
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thumb|The Star of Remphan in a pantheon of Samaritan idols, from Athanasius Kircher's [[Oedipus Aegyptiacus (1652)]] Remphan (also spelled Rephan; ) is a term used by Stephen at the time of his martyrdom in the Book of Acts in the New Testament, in reference to a specific object of idolatrous worship:
According to some Biblical scholars, the name refers to the Hebrew Kiyyun or Chiun (), mentioned in Amos . Since the words "Kiyyun" ("Chiun") and "Remphan" are each hapax legomena, there is debate whether they are meant as common or proper nouns. It is generally presumed that both remphan and chiun refer to the planet Saturn.
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