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Rapha

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: R By: George A. Morrish

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1. Son of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:2²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. (1 Chronicles 8:2)).

2. Son of Binea (1 Chron. 8:37³⁷And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: (1 Chronicles 8:37)). Called REPHAIAH in 1 Chronicles 9:43⁴³And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. (1 Chronicles 9:43).

3. Rapha occurs in the margin of 2 Samuel 21:16,18,20¹⁶And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. (2 Samuel 21:16)
¹⁸And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. (2 Samuel 21:18)
²⁰And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. (2 Samuel 21:20) and 1 Chronicles 20:4⁴And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. (1 Chronicles 20:4), where it is “the giant” in the text. An ancestor of certain warriors.

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