Rephaite
Sign in to savethumb|''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.
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- Etymology
- Canaanite people group
- Long dead ancestors
- See also
- References
- Notes
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.
== Etymology == The term Rephaim first appears in Ugarit.