Genesis 14:5

Rephaim. a branch of the Nephilim. See App-25. Superhuman beings, so called after one Rapha: as the Anakim after Anak. See Genesis 15:20; Deuteronomy 2:11; Deuteronomy 2:20; Deuteronomy 2:21; Deuteronomy 3:11; Deuteronomy 3:13.Joshua 12:4; Joshua 13:12; Joshua 15:8; Joshua 17:15; Joshua 18:16. See notes on Genesis 6:4; Genesis 12:6; Genesis 13:7; Genesis 14:5; Genesis 15:20; Genesis 15:21.

Zuzims in Ham, same as Zam-zummim in Cuneiform writing. Compare Deuteronomy 2:20.

Emim. Compare Deuteronomy 2:10.

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Genesis 14:5