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Rephaim

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(giants). (1) A giant race east of Jordan, and probably driven to the west side (Gen. 14:5; 15:20⁵And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, (Genesis 14:5)
²⁰And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, (Genesis 15:20)). (2) “Valley of Rephaim” was a landmark of Judah, and supposedly the valley stretching from Jerusalem to Bethlehem (Josh. 15:8⁸And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: (Joshua 15:8); 2 Sam. 5:18¹⁸The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (2 Samuel 5:18); Isa. 17:5⁵And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. (Isaiah 17:5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See GIANT.