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11 Only King Og of Bashan remained from the remnants of the Rephaim.[a] In fact, his bed was made of iron. It’s in Rabbah of the Ammonites, isn’t it? It was nine cubits[b] long and four cubits[c] wide.”

Moses Allots Land East of the Jordan(A)

12 “Of the land that we captured at that time, I’ve given its towns to the descendants of Reuben and the descendants of Gad from Aroer near the Wadi[d] Arnon to half of the hill country of Gilead. 13 The remainder of Gilead and Bashan of the kingdom of Og, I’ve given to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (The whole region of Argob—that is, all of Bashan—is called the land of the Rephaim.)

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  1. Deuteronomy 3:11 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33
  2. Deuteronomy 3:11 I.e. about thirteen and a half feet long
  3. Deuteronomy 3:11 I.e. about six feet
  4. Deuteronomy 3:12 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times

11 (Og king of Bashan was the last of the Rephaites.(A) His bed was decorated with iron and was more than nine cubits long and four cubits wide.[a] It is still in Rabbah(B) of the Ammonites.)

Division of the Land

12 Of the land that we took over at that time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory north of Aroer(C) by the Arnon Gorge, including half the hill country of Gilead, together with its towns. 13 The rest of Gilead and also all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh.(D) (The whole region of Argob in Bashan used to be known as a land of the Rephaites.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:11 That is, about 14 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 4 meters long and 1.8 meters wide