Rephaim

When he referred to Rephaim, his left ear twitched, an uncontainable nervous habit he tried to cover with a black bandana.

The After Wife Lexi Davis 2009

When he referred to Rephaim, his left ear twitched, an uncontainable nervous habit he tried to cover with a black bandana.

The After Wife Lexi Davis 2009

Did these Rephaim belong to the same race as the Emim and the Anakim, or were the latter called Rephaim or "Giants" merely because they represented the tall prehistoric population of Canaan?

Patriarchal Palestine 1889

And this may give light to v. 5, which some ancient versions read thus (and I think more agreeably to the signification of the word Rephaim): Behold, the giants groan under the waters, and those that dwell with them; and then follows, Hell is naked before him, typified by the drowning of the giants of the old world; so the learned Mr. Joseph Mede understands it, and with it illustrates Prov.xxi. 16, where hell is called the congregation of the dead; and it is the same word which is here used, and which he would there have rendered the congregation of the giants, in allusion to the drowning of the sinners of the old world.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721

The first ones subdued are "Rephaim," who are overcome at

Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

This proves, in opposition to Warburton [The Divine Legation], that the belief existed among the Jews that there was a Sheol or Hades, in which the "Rephaim" or manes of the departed abode.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

"Rephaim," translated in the Septuagint, "giants" (compare see on [708] Job 26: 5, 6).

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

They -- The "other lords" or tyrants (Isa 26: 13). shall not live -- namely, again. deceased -- Hebrew, "Rephaim"; powerless, in the land of shades (Isa therefore -- that is, inasmuch as.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

Before Nia could finish her scream, Rephaim struck David with one swift and powerful mortal blow.

The After Wife Lexi Davis 2009

Rephaim had stood by passively and watched Nia leave the garden of her own free will.

The After Wife Lexi Davis 2009