Rephaim

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron... nine cubits was the length thereof.

Several more sons of the giant in Gath fall to David's men, including one "of great stature" with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. The passage explicitly names them "born unto the giant in Gath."

The KJV's "dead things" translates the Hebrew Rephaim. Many modern translations render it "the dead" or "the departed spirits," who tremble in the waters beneath. The same word used for the giant clans also names the shades of the dead in the underworld.

A third giant clan, the Zamzummim, again measured against the Anakim standard. The verse also records that the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites, showing divine judgment against these clans wasn't limited to Israel's own conquest but extended to other nations clearing their own land.

Goliath of Gath, the giant champion of the Philistines. The Masoretic Text gives his height as "six cubits and a span" (about 9 feet 9 inches), while the older Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint read "four cubits and a span" (about 6 feet 9 inches), the reading most textual scholars favor.

An ancient people of giant stature east of the Jordan, of whom King Og of Bashan was the last remnant.

A general term for the oversized clans and warriors of the ancient world tied to the Nephilim bloodline.

The giant king of Bashan defeated by Israel, described as the last remnant of the Rephaim.

If the Flood judged the Nephilim, why do the Anakim and Rephaim appear afterward? Three explanations, weighed.

A look at Ohio's Serpent Mound, its uncanny astronomical precision, the giant skeletons once reported nearby, and what the effigy's open-mouthed serpent may really be guarding against.

Did you know Goliath wasn't the only giant in Gath? Second Samuel 21 reveals a family of giants, including Goliath's brother Lahmi, who faced David’s men in battle.

While the word vampire is modern, the Bible identifies the blood-drinking Alukah and the restless spirits of giants known as the Rephaim, providing the ancient foundation for vampire legends.

If the Flood judged the Nephilim, why do the Anakim and Rephaim appear afterward? Three explanations, weighed.