Og in Wikipedia
According to several books of the Old Testament, Og
(pronounced /ˈɒɡ/, meaning "gigantic"; Hebrew: עוג Arabic:
عوج [ʕoːɣ]) was an ancient Amorite king of Jerusalem who,
along with an army, was slain by Joshua and his men at the
battle of Edrei (probably modern day Daraa, Syria). The
internal chronology of the Deuteronomistic History and the
Torah would suggest Og's overthrow and the conquest of
Canaan by Israel around c. 1500 or 1200 BC, although Bible
critics attest that these books may have been written no
earlier than the 7th-6th centuries BC, and are considered by
some Bible critics to be of uncertain historical
accuracy[original research?] .
Og, the giant of the Amorites, is equally considered a folk
legend, around whom gathered many Jewish legends: according
to some traditions he lived to be 3,000 years old and clung
to Noah's ark during the Deluge.[1] In Islamic lore he is
referred to as ‘Uj ibn Anaq (‘Ûj ibn ‘Anâq عوج بن عنق),
evidently one of the giants mentioned in the Qur'an
(jababirat or jabbirun).
Og is mentioned in Jewish folklore as being alive from the
time of Noah up until the time of his death in battle with
the Jews. It is also written in the Midrash[2] that he had a
special compartment in Noah's Ark just for him. Aggadah
suggests an alternative to this; that he sat upon the top of
the ark, riding out the flood for the duration of the storm
from this location...
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