The Riddle of the Rephaim
The article discusses the "Rephaim," identified as beings in biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources. Topics include two main meaning for Rephaim, a mythical and ancient race of giants and ghosts or shades of the dead in the Biblical dictionaries and encyclopedias, confusion regarding a...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 4, Pages: 68-69 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ghosts
B Giants B Ugaritic literature B Mythology B BIBLICAL figures |
| Summary: | The article discusses the "Rephaim," identified as beings in biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources. Topics include two main meaning for Rephaim, a mythical and ancient race of giants and ghosts or shades of the dead in the Biblical dictionaries and encyclopedias, confusion regarding a single clear conclusion about their identity, and the description of Rephaim in Ugaritic texts. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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